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What is the best way to manage a gum disease called periodontitis in aggressive stage?

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Surgery: See a dental specialist called a periodontist. They will probably start you out with a deep cleaning called a scaling and root planing and then perhaps plan on some gum surgery and even the extraction of some teeth.

Answered 5/7/2013

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Aggressive perio: Please make sure you get treatment from a periodontist you need the gums and bone treated all the while on antibiotics aggressive bone loss must be well supervised otherwise you will be in danger of losing teeth.

Answered 6/23/2018

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Aggressive treatment: If you are only 20, then this may be rapidly progressing gum disease which usually needs to be treated surgically. See your dentist for an evaluation.

Answered 5/7/2013

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Dr. I. Jay Freedman answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Professional care: Advanced periodontitis must be treated by a highly trained general dentist or periodontist. The treatment will involve an intense and deep cleaning, use of systemic antibiotics, special rinses, possible gum surgery, rigorous homecare, 3-4 professional cleaning a year and possibly the placement of localized antibiotics. Regardless, there is no real cure, but vigilance will keep it in remission!

Answered 12/9/2013

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