Periodontitis is a dental disease of the soft tissues around the teeth. This problem arises due to internal disorders of the body. Periodontitis occurs in people of different ages and develops in different ways. Medications and treatment of periodontitis at home are effective.
Periodontitis disease: symptoms
Periodontitis can occur both with clearly expressed symptoms and without them, a person may not even know about the development of the disease. At an early stage, it is difficult to determine this disease. It usually makes itself felt when bleeding occurs when brushing your teeth. In this case, there is already a peak in the development of periodontitis.
The symptoms of periodontitis are as follows:
- discharge between teeth looks like pus;
- periodontal pocket formation;
- redness, gums bleed at the slightest irritation;
- gum sensitivity gets worse;
- observed dentaldeposits;
- Teeth are shifting.
Disease prevention
In dentistry, the prevention of this disease is divided into three types:
- Primary - these are activities that identify the causes of periodontitis. Particular attention is paid to improving immunity, while improving metabolism, stimulating the strengthening of the whole organism. There is protection in which external environmental factors will not have such a negative impact on a person.
- Secondary - this type of prevention is aimed at eliminating the first manifestations of periodontitis.
- Tertiary - activities in this form help to avoid complications of periodontitis.
Key preventive measures include:
- Brushing your teeth. You need to brush your teeth at least twice a day - in the morning and in the evening, and it’s also good to clean your mouth after eating. In the process of brushing your teeth, it is better to use a hard brush, which will ensure the maximum elimination of bacteria from the oral cavity. It is recommended to walk on one side at least 20 times, while the handle should be flexible so that bacteria can be eliminated between the teeth.
- Using dental floss. According to statistics, it is known that a toothbrush can only eliminate 30% of bacteria, while the remaining 70% remains between the teeth. Flossing is required to eliminate more bacteria - it reaches where a toothbrush can't.
- Chewing gum is very effective after eating for 3-5 minutes. It is able to eliminate a small part of the bacteria.
Treatment of periodontitis at home
What to do if you notice slight bleeding when brushing your teeth? No need to immediately get upset, because this is only the first bell to the fact that it is necessary to actively apply treatment or preventive measures. Treatment of periodontitis at home with folk remedies is possible, but first you need to consult a dentist who will determine the degree of the disease and prescribe the necessary drugs. To qualitatively eliminate periodontitis, it is better to use drug treatment with an active visit to the doctor. Prevention at home doctors advise using as an additional remedy.
Treatment of periodontitis at home is possible in cases where the disease is in the primary stage. There are a number of cases when people self-medicate, but it does not help, but only aggravates the condition. Therefore, it is better to contact qualified specialists.
How do gels help with treatment?
An alternative to medical procedures for periodontal disease is the treatment of the disease with herbal gels and ointments. Heparin ointment is often used, which prevents the further development of inflammation and stops one of the pronounced symptoms - bleeding gums. This is a well-known treatment for periodontitis at home.
Gels alsoused to fight disease. The most effective of them are: Cholisal, Matrogil Denta, Kamistad, Asepta. These drugs have an anti-inflammatory effect, destroy microbes in the oral cavity, remove swelling of the gums, anesthetize, and completely remove bleeding. Some of them are made on the basis of herbs, some contain an antibiotic or propolis (a natural antibiotic). But the gels are different in their action and duration of use, so they should be prescribed by a specialist.
Folk remedies in the fight against the symptoms of periodontitis
As practice shows, effective treatment of periodontitis at home will be when using herbs such as chamomile, lingonberry leaves, violet, St. John's wort. Linden, oak bark, needles, sorrel, sea buckthorn and fir oils are considered good remedies.
It is believed that periodontitis is not very dangerous in the initial stages. Treatment at home is possible only with the correct manufacture of decoctions for rinsing the mouth. By doing everything strictly according to the recipe, you will achieve results after just a few treatments.
But periodontitis is terrible for its consequences in the absence of therapy. Home treatment, people's reviews testify to its effectiveness, it can prevent tooth loss, bleeding gums. There are many recipes for fighting the disease with folk methods - this is herbal medicine, api-therapy, and the use of special foods. But not worth itneglect going to the doctor and following his instructions when an illness occurs.
Periodontitis - home treatment with honey
Since ancient times, periodontitis has been treated with honey. This product has beneficial substances that have a beneficial effect on the oral cavity. Bee products make the treatment of periodontitis at home (reviews repeatedly say about this) more accelerated and painless.
A good recipe for the prevention and treatment of periodontitis is a mixture of honey and s alt, which must be rubbed into the gums. This requires 20 grams of honey and 10 grams of s alt, they must be mixed well. The resulting mixture is rubbed into the gums.
Phytotherapy for disease treatment
Phytotherapy is considered an effective method in the treatment of this pathology. There are many recipes for the use of herbal medicine in treatment, which allow you to quickly and painlessly get rid of a disease such as periodontitis. Treatment at home (a photo of the manifestation of the disease is reflected in the article) is available to everyone.
- When periodontitis is useful to massage the gums through the cheeks, then massage the gums with olive oil and fingers. Then you need to rinse them with chamomile and lemon balm.
- Blackberry leaves have firming properties. They can be chewed or brewed and drunk.
- Cleaning with fir oil: for this procedure, it is necessary to soak the bandage with oil and apply to the teeth for 10-15 minutes. It is important to be careful not to burngum.
- Make a decoction of crushed pine needles, chopped wild rose, onion peel. Boil this decoction for 5 minutes. After it cools down, you should drink it like regular tea.
Vegetables to help with periodontitis
A very important point during the treatment of periodontitis is the use of solid food. Vegetables can be good solid foods. The first step is to pay attention to the fact that vegetables are very useful for the body. They contain many vitamins and minerals that are involved in the regulation of all processes in the body, including dental issues.
The second factor is that during the intake of vegetables, a significant number of harmful bacteria die. There are several recipes for using vegetables in healing.
- It is necessary to take ordinary sauerkraut, chew it for a long time, then rinse your mouth with juice from it. After a week of such treatment, good results will appear.
- Grate sugar beets (preferably on a fine grater), put on the gums and hold for 30 minutes. Applying this recipe every day, in a week you will feel that the disease is going away.
