Periodontitis is a progressive disease —— means that it is not like the common cold, whether treated or not, as long as not secondary infection, a week or so will be good. If inflammation and oral stimuli are not controlled, gingivitis will further develop into periodontitis, which is no longer limited to soft tissue inflammation, but will involve the alveolar bone. When the bone is slowly lost, the teeth will lose support and begin to loose, and eventually lead to tooth loss.

 The onset age of periodontitis is more common after 35 years old. If gingivitis is not treated in time, the inflammation can spread from the gingival to the deep layer to the periodontal membrane, alveolar bone and cementum and develop to periodontitis. Because there are no obvious symptoms in the early stage and easy to be ignored, when the symptoms have been more serious, or even can not retain teeth.

 Through some of their daily symptoms can judge whether they have periodontitis, you also from the test ~

1. There is blood on the toothbrush when brushing your teeth, and blood on the food when biting the food, indicating that there is gingivitis;

2. When looking in the mirror, the teeth were found red and swollen, bleeding on a touch, indicating that there is gingivitis;

3. Tooth have different degrees of loosening, root exposure or gingival swelling, pus, indicating that has developed to periodontitis;

4. Bad breath suggests that there may be periodontitis.

 There are tricks for prevention

1. Brush your teeth correctly. In fact, people with periodontitis are most times the brushing method is not correct, over time, so that the residue in the tooth gap can not be clear in time and the formation of plaque, calculus, increase the chance of causing periodontitis. Especially when brushing teeth, avoid horizontal brush method, to avoid brushing wounds, gingival retreat, root exposure and other diseases.

 2, gingival massage. After careful brushing, you can use a clean index finger to circle the teeth and the surface of the gum like rotation massage, from the upper and lower jaw back teeth, gradually massage to the front. Massage once in the morning and evening, for 10-15 minutes each time. But if the inflammation is acute, you can not massage, and if there are more calculus, the calculus should be removed before the gum massage.

 3, percussion tooth method. Every morning and evening, bite the teeth 10 times, and the occlusion should be sound. This method helps to enhance the periodontal tissue and promote blood circulation. Often tapping the teeth can make the teeth strong.

 4, scientific dental cleaning. Dental cleaning is recommended once or twice a year after periodontal treatment. Just like our car needs regular maintenance, after periodontal treatment, still need regular maintenance, in order to prevent recurrence. Systemic factors can affect the health of periodontal tissue, and conversely, periodontal disease can also affect systemic health. Therefore, it is recommended to conduct regular oral examinations twice a year.

 5. Reduce cigarette smoking. People with smoking habits are more likely to suffer from periodontitis and need to pay more attention to oral hygiene than other people. Tar will attach to the surface of the teeth, making the tooth surface uneven, more likely to form dental plaque, calculus.

 Five small errors in daily tooth care

Ignore the small toothbrushing details

When brushing your teeth, don't back and forth "pull the saw", but to use the method of "drawing a circle", let the bristles and teeth, gums into a 45 degree Angle, so that part of the toothbrush hair into the gap between the gums and teeth, the other part into the teeth, to draw a small circle. Brushing water to 35℃ ~36℃, brush toothbrush do not touch the water, do not rinse with water, so as to reduce the friction between toothbrush, toothpaste and teeth.

 Didn't give the teeth a good "bed"

The healthy gums are pink, and the edges are close to the teeth. If the gums become red, the edges are swollen and thickened, and they look soft, most obviously bleeding, it means that the gums have problems. Brush teeth horizontally, toothbrush too hard will hurt the gums, use a soft toothbrush circle brush. After brushing your teeth, wash your right hand and you can do a "gum massage".

 Unexpected bad habits can hurt your teeth

Habsuch as not exercise, breakfast, snacks and drinks can also indirectly damage teeth. Studies have found that people with anxiety, depression and other symptoms have poor oral health and are more likely to lose teeth. This may be related to their stress, affect the immune system and other factors. And brushing teeth immediately after eating will damage the periodontal, it is best to brush half an hour after dinner.

 Without teeth without filling, without brushing

No matter what the cause of tooth loss, should be repaired in about 3 months, because long-term lack of teeth will lead to the tilt and displacement of the teeth on both sides of the tooth, and even cause the loss of one tooth function, will also increase the incidence of periodontal disease and caries. In addition, there are many people with teeth out, no longer pay attention to the mouth, it is recommended that the elderly who wear dentures every morning, after meals, before going to bed with water gargle, "drive away" the food residue in the mouth.

 Wash your teeth and floss to widen them

Regular dental cleaning is the most effective way to deal with periodontal disease. After cleaning the teeth, I feel the gap between the teeth becomes wider, because I have periodontal disease, gingival atrophy, and I are usually wrapped by dental stones. Once the dental floss is removed in life, the toothpick is easy to hurt the gums and other tissues.