Pyorrhea or periodontitis is an advanced stage of periodontal disease in which the ligaments and bones that support the teeth become inflamed and infected.

Considering that periodontal (gum) diseases are usually painless it is not unusual for it to go undetected until it is too late. Early symptoms of pyorrhea are similar to the symptoms of gingivitis and include a visible change in the gums. Gums will appear shiny and bright-red or red-purple. Additionally affected gums tend to bleed e8asily (even from regular teeth brushing) are swollen and are tender when touched but otherwise painless.

Generally early signs of periodontal diseases are detected by one’s regular dentist. If detected early periodontal diseases can be treated through non-surgical procedures such as scaling and root planning (removing plaque and tartar from deep gum pockets through the thorough cleaning of root surfaces and also smoothing the tooth root to remove bacteria and viruses.)

Surgical treatment may be required in instances of pyorrhea. The four most common periodontal surgical treatments are

i.   Pocket reduction procedures (recommended when daily at-home oral hygiene and regular
     dentistry visits are insufficient due to pockets becoming too deep)
ii.  Regenerative procedures (recommended when the bone supporting the teeth have been
     destroyed this procedure regenerates the lost tissue and bone)
iii. Crown lengthening (recommended when one’s teeth have been covered with excessive gum
     tissue this procedure reshapes the excess gum and bone tissue in order to further expose the
     natural tooth) and
iv. Soft tissue grafts (recommended when gum recession leads to exposed tooth roots this
     procedure is used to cover roots or develop gum tissue if it is absent.)

At 32 Facts, we take care of all the gum problems, through non-surgical and surgical procedures.