In our lives we are beat over the head with oral and dental health needs and requirements. We know in our minds that there are bad consequences to not listening and following the dentist's prescription for preventative treatments. The sad fact is many of us wait until we have apical periodontitis to really understand how bad our mouths can get.
However this time you hear a new word from your dentist that is apical periodontitis. What was that again? You know cavity and gingivitis as familiar words and problems but this is new. Hopefully it is not really bad, right doc?
Your concern grows as you hear the word apical periodontitis again and associated with the word disease and bad. You feel compelled to ask a question and worst luck the dentist answers. He explains that the disease can ultimately cause major damage to your gums and loss of your teeth. Yikes! Now he has your complete attention and panic starts to set up in your body.
There are several herbal remedies that are noted for their antibiotic properties and these are a possible alternative to traditional dentistry when treating apical periodontitis. They can be ingested but are usually applied as a paste to the areas affected to reduce or kill the disease causing bacteria. The effects are often gradual and require patience for full effect. Many people do not have the desire or time to wait, so they go to modern dental techniques.
Apical periodontitis can be treated in the early stages with simply trying to power wash out the offending bacteria with a special antiseptic solution or just pure water. The power of the stream will clean out most of the current bacteria and follow-up treatments with anti-bacterial rinses can make the progress permanent.
Once the tooth and gum are detached or weakened by apical periodontitis, the disease starts to work on the main larger ligament holding the tooth to the jawbone. The jawbone itself is not immune to this disease and will be attacked soon. The final blows from the disease often result in the tooth just falling out.
A fairly mainstream method to deal with apical periodontitis is called scaling. It also has a companion cleaning technique named root planing. These are fairly invasive techniques where the dentist actually inserts probes and instruments between your tooth and gum to effectively remove any bacteria or gunk stored there. It is more effective at cleaning than just the water stream, but not as easy on the patient.
You really think you have it with this last supposed cure for apical periodontitis. The main difficulty is getting the bacteria fighting solutions into the pocket homes of the disease. This is the same difficulty you faced in brushing and flossing to begin with. Next you try a relatively new device that places a mouthpiece over your teeth and the inside is covered with bacteria fighting goo. As you wear the device, the goo seeps quietly into the pockets and kills the bacteria. This final tool really works well so your teeth are safe for now. But you vow to brush and floss all the time now.
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Petra actually knows what she is talking about. You can see more about apical periodontitis and natural gum disease here.
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