Forms of treatment for periodontal disease

Once periodontal disease has set in, its progress can be halted in most cases. Modern methods work more gently than was possible only a few years ago.

Two routes

Initial therapy stops the disease. It removes the cause – the bacterial deposits in the gum pockets – and prevents further loss of gum and bone. Tissue already lost it recovers only to a limited degree.

Tissue regeneration follows on from that. It seeks to rebuild lost tissue so that the tooth-supporting apparatus can do its job again.

The order cannot be reversed: without the inflammation having healed, any rebuilding has no prospect of lasting.