What makes periodontal disease chronic?

Altered Anatomy: Periodontal disease is characterized by bone loss around teeth with pocketting around the teeth greater than 3 mm. If the pocketting is not reduced the disease-causing bacteria in the pocket will recolonized and reactivate the disease.

Time: The fact that periodontal disease develops over a long period of time and often produces no symptoms or discomfort until late stages is what leads us to classify it as chronic vs. A painful, short duration episode which would be classified as acute. Some forms of periodontal disease can be classified as acute, but most are chronic.

Chronic gum disease: Periodontal diseases are caused by bacteria that normally live in the mouth. Because there is no way to eradicate these bacteria, there is no cure for periodontal disease.

Chronic vs. acute: There are forms of acute periodontitis. Acute forms are very fast in their growth and destruction, they are also more rare. Almost all periodontal disease is chronic because it is slow moving, usually not painful and just continues to grow until it is treated.

Whether its Chronic : Or acute, you have to treat the cause, which is bacteria (pathogens). You need to see a dentist or periodontist who will develop a program so you can control your periodontal pathogens. I have had many patients successfully reduce their bacteria on a daily basis using the perio protect method resulting in improvement.