What are the Reasons of Periodontal Disease?

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What are the Reasons of Periodontal Disease?
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• Periodontal disease is a common dental disorder
  that most people are unaware that they have. When
  patients are first diagnosed with it, they often
  ask Dr. Prasad Gonavarum at Smiles of Naperville
  What are the reasons of periodontal disease?
  This periodontal disease usually starts with
  plaque, a sticky substance composed mainly of
  bacteria.

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• Although brushing and flossing helps to remove
  plaque, it can be hard to keep it off your teeth.
  That is because plaque re-forms within 24 hours
  of you removing it. One way to reduce the risk of
  developing plaque is to avoid foods with a high
  sugar content. When your teeth get heavily coated
  with plaque, it eventually causes tartar.

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• This is a hard substance that can be difficult to
  remove from the teeth with normal brushing and
  flossing. Eventually, plaque and tartar eat away
  at your gums and teeth and cause gum pockets to
  form. This becomes a vicious cycle because gum
  pockets attract even more plaque, tartar, and
  bacteria.

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• When you dont get treatment for periodontal
  disease, it can threaten the health and stability
  of your teeth. You may even lose one or more
  teeth to the disease. Besides poor oral hygiene
  habits, the following risk factors increase the
  likelihood of developing periodontal disease
• Diabetes
• Advanced age

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• Use of tobacco and illegal drugs
• Dental restorations that dont fit properly
• Improper bite
• Hereditary factors
• Poor nutrition
• Decreased immunity
• Treatments for Periodontal Disease

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• Once periodontal disease has developed, its
  important to treat it as quickly as possible. Dr.
  Prasad Gonavarum may advise you to undergo root
  planing and scaling, a process also known as deep
  cleaning. This removes bacteria and decreases the
  size of gum pockets. You normally come to Smiles
  of Naperville for at least two separate deep
  cleaning appointments.

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• Afterwards, its important to eliminate the risk
  factors you can control and commit to brushing
  and flossing your teeth at least twice daily. Dr.
  Prasad Gonavarum only recommends dental surgery
  to remove gum pockets when deep cleaning and home
  care fails to bring lasting relief of periodontal
  disease.

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• If youre concerned about the possibility of
  periodontal disease, please contact our clinic at
  any time. You dont have to wait until your next
  scheduled exam to ask questions or request
  additional cleaning by our staff.