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How to get rid of gum disease?

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

See a periodontist.: Not a diy project. May involve surgery to reduce pocketing, use of specific meds, and deep scaling and root planing.

Answered 1/19/2013

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Dr. I. Jay Freedman answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Specific TX 4 type: Gum disease is a general term used to describe a wide variety diseases that affect the supporting tissues of the teeth. Treatment can be as simple as a thorough cleaning at the dentist to a complex series of dental visits involving deep cleaning (scaling and root planning) and possibly pocket elimination surgery. In the middle are medicines, lasers and excellent homecare with brushing and flossing.

Answered 12/10/2013

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See a gum specialist: If your good habits at home, i.e. Brushing and flossing, don't reduce the problem, you may have more serious periodontitis rather than just gingivitis. See your dentist soon.

Answered 12/10/2013

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Gum disease tx: Yes you usually can with treatment. See your dentist to discuss cause and treatment of your disease.

Answered 2/28/2014

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Yes you can: If you already have gum disease you need to be under care of periodentist for deep cleaning and you may need gum surgery.Once done that you need to prevent further gum disease by using a powered tooth brush and flossing twicedaily.And getting cleaning and check up done twice a year by your dentist laser treatment is also available for gum disease by some perodontists.

Answered 2/28/2014

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