Just why is it that periodontal disease can only be maintained and not cured? once a few teeth are involved, the disease will always be there?

Perio Disease PreDis: Good day; Periodontal disease is similar to Osteoarthritis which can not be cured. A person has a susceptability to the disease and a few or many of their teeth may be involved. The gingival inflammation and associated loss of surrounding bone may be arrested: however, you can't recover the lost alveolar bone. Eliminate the symptoms- periodontal treatment and thorough home care and your good

Periodontal disease: Periodontal disease is a chronic disease. Chronic dis ashes such as diabetes or heart disease can be treated, managed and controlled but the tendency for these diseases is always present. Following the recommendations of your dentist or periodontist will help you control this.

Perio disease: There are bacteria in our mouths that use food debris to live on in dental plaque and they produce toxins that first irritate the gums and then the bone. If we could eliminate the bacteria in our mouths (which we can't and shouldn't) and we able to keep our teeth 100% clean 100% of the time, there would be no perio disease. To date, that's impossible. So we can prevent but not cure it.