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DentalModerate
Periodontitis
Dentistry · Dental
Moderate
Severity
Common — affects an estimated 30-40% of adults in some form, with severe cases more common after age 65
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Dentistry
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Non-surgical deep cleaning procedures
- 2known as scaling and root planing
- 3remove plaque and tartar from below the gumline and smooth root surfaces to help gums reattach. Antibiotics
- 4either topical or oral
- 5may be used alongside cleaning to control infection in more advanced pockets. For severe cases with significant bone loss
- 6surgical treatments such as flap surgery
- 7bone grafting
- 8or guided tissue regeneration are used to restore lost support
- 9alongside a strict long-term maintenance program of professional cleanings.
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