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Non surgical periodontal disease treatment

Periodontal disease is a bacterial infection of the gingiva and bone. The gingiva and bone are the supporting system of the teeth in the mouth. Periodontal disease is a silent epidemic that does not hurt. It is site specific: it occurs in asynchronous bursts at active sites, and it has periods of remission and healing at inactive sites, in the same mouth at the same time. It is contagious: it can spread between sites and family members. Each person is an unique biochemical individual. Each person's immune response to periodontal disease is varied and influenced by the following risk factors:

family history
prior periodontal disease
medications
clenching/grinding
age
stress
gender
family transmission
smoking
osteoporosis
diabetes
hormones

Conservative care means using:

mechanical debridement of the mouth to eliminate bacteria and calculus and plaque = deep scaling and root planing
curettage of necrotic tissues in severe cases
application of local, natural antimicrobials to disinfect and disrupt the bacterial colony formed in the infected sites
intensive home care plus professional hygiene visits 3 to 4 times a year
reevaluate the healing process
modify some of the risk factors mentioned above

Periodontal disease may increase your risk for the following health concerns:

diabetes
cardiovascular disease
stroke
lung infections
pre-term, low birth weight infants
respiratory diseases

Periodontal disease can be managed and controlled but never cured.

Bio-compatible endodontic treatment

Endodontic treatment or root canal therapy mechanically removes the bacterial source of infection from inside a tooth, which then allows the body to naturally remove the rest of the infection.
Success or failure of endodontic treatment is hard to determine as scientific studies have been contradictory and inconsistent. The level of bacterial toxicity emanating from the treated root is difficult to evaluate with current methods.

Each person must be individually evaluated. Each patient must choose his treatment preference, if he wants to keep the tooth by treating the infection or if he wants permanent removal of the non-vital tooth. We don't know how to tell which treatment will present a toxic challenge exceeding an individual's physiological ability to deal with it.

The endodontic technique that minimizes the toxicity that develops in a root canal treated tooth uses calcium oxide as a permanent root canal filling. The common name of calcium oxide is lime, the brand name has been changed from BIOCALEX TO ENDOCAL-10. It buffers, disinfects and obturates all dentinal tubules and lateral canals. This is a material that creates a self regulating system by being an active disinfectant in an acidic ph and obturator in a basic ph. In the

U.S.

, the calcium oxide root canal technique is the alternative method not the prevailing standard. The FDA allows Endocal-10 to be sold to dentists. In Canada and Europe, Endocal-10 is within the standard of care.

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