What is the traditional treatment for chronic periodontitis?
In many cases, periodontitis can be slowed through a good oral hygiene routine. However, is cases of chronic periodontitis, brushing and flossing will not remove the problem. This is because, as the bacteria eat away at the periodontal gum tissue, pockets form around the roots of the teeth where the bacteria accumulate. This makes it impossible for the toothbrush to clean the bacteria away. Once these pockets have formed and filled with plaque, calculus and bacteria, professional dental treatment is required. If the pockets are still fairly shallow, the debris may be able to be removed by scaling and then the teeth smoothed by root planing. This can cause the patient some discomfort. However, once the procedure is complete and the pockets around the teeth have been cleaned, the gums will naturally grow back around the teeth and hopefully remain healthy. In some cases of chronic periodontitis, the pockets are too deep for scaling to be effective in removing all of the debris. On these o
