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| about periodontal disease |
| In this column, we will reply to questions about periodontal disease, monthly. We hope you can learn correctly what periodontal disease in connection with your health is, and refer to it for your life. |
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| The 1st time basic knowledge
of gum disease |
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Q1:What
is periodontal disease?
A1:
Periodontal disease is a lesion that arise
in any periodontal tissue -including gingiva,
alveolar bone, cementum, and periodontal
ligament-- a structure surrounding and
supporting the tooth. Periodontal disease,
in general, refers to "chronic marginal
periodontitis" which can eventually lead
to loss of teeth.
[Early
stage of periodontal disease]
Periodontal disease is mainly caused by
bacterial infection. It begins with the
symptoms of gingivitis, presented by clinical
symptoms of red, swollen or bleeding gums.
If the borders between teeth and gingiva
(gingival sulcus) is left unclean, they
become inflamed from miscellaneous bacteria
stagnation. This inflammation is a sign
of defense reaction of the body's immune
system counteracting the bacteria and
protecting the periodontal tissues from
it. with poor oral hygiene, the functions
of epithelial cells attached to tooth
surfaces and periodontal ligament cells
are affected by immune products for defense,
resulting in the deepening of gingival
sulcus. This sulcus formed is designated
periodontal pocket.
[Established
stage of periodontal disease]
Once formed, periodontal pocket starts
to act as a breeding ground for periodontal
bacteria to proliferate. The immune response
intensifies in the deeper part, in reaction
to the periodontal bacteria invading a
course into root apex from gingival margin
can ultimately lead to the destruction
of the supportive structure that holds
your teeth in place. As a consequence,
the severely progressed periodontal disease,
thus, can result in the loss of teeth
along with significant destruction of
the periodontal tissues.
[Advanced
stage of periodontal disease]
Periodontal disease, as above, can be
refereed to as a disease that destroys
the "periodontal structure."
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