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  2. Gum disease: causes, risks, prevention and when to see your ...

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    Gum disease treatment. Gum disease may be treated with teeth cleanings, medications and surgery, depending on the condition's severity. ... in addition to maintaining good oral hygiene at home ...

  3. Periodontal disease - Wikipedia

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    Most alternative "at-home" gum disease treatments involve injecting antimicrobial solutions, such as hydrogen peroxide, into periodontal pockets via slender applicators or oral irrigators. This process disrupts anaerobic micro-organism colonies and is effective at reducing infections and inflammation when used daily.

  4. Scaling and root planing - Wikipedia

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    Scaling and root planing, also known as conventional periodontal therapy, non-surgical periodontal therapy or deep cleaning, is a procedure involving removal of dental plaque and calculus (scaling or debridement) and then smoothing, or planing, of the (exposed) surfaces of the roots, removing cementum or dentine that is impregnated with calculus, toxins, or microorganisms, [1] the agents that ...

  5. Debridement (dental) - Wikipedia

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    At home treatment for periodontal pockets include meticulous and routine plaque removal by brushing and interproximal cleaning. Professional treatment includes routine dental visits for debridement, scaling and root planing. Clinical treatment goals are set to control the inflammatory disease by removal of coronal and subgingival plaque ...

  6. Teeth cleaning - Wikipedia

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    In addition to brushing, cleaning between teeth may help to prevent build-up of plaque bacteria on the teeth. This may be done with dental floss or interdental brushes.. 80% of cavities occur in the grooves, or pits and fissures, of the chewing surfaces of the teeth, [4] however, there is no evidence currently showing that normal at-home flossing reduces the risk of cavities in these areas.

  7. Periodontology - Wikipedia

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    In order to identify disease, classification systems have been used to categorize periodontal and gingival diseases based on their severity, aetiology and treatments. [11] Having a system of classification is necessary to enable dental professionals to give a label to a patient's condition and make a periodontal diagnosis.

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