Teeth are susceptible to various diseases, one of the most serious - periodontal disease. With this disease, bone tissue is destroyed, and its neglected stage leads to a gradual loss of teeth. Doctors say that periodontitis is difficult to cure, but despite this, traditional medicine offers simple methods of treatment at home that are designed to improve the condition of the patient.
- reasons
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Home Treatment
- Nutrition
- Massage and rinse
- Recipes
- home therapy during pregnancy
- Children
- Prevention
reasons
major role in the development of periodontal disease plays a hereditary factor and unhealthy lifestyle( unbalanceddiet, smoking, poor oral hygiene, etc.).Other causes of the onset of the disease include:
- Hormonal disorders that occur during menopause, pregnancy, puberty. With diabetes and endocrine disorders.
- Somatic diseases( GI, atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, etc.).
- Diseases of the immune system( HIV, malignant tumors).
- Taking some anticonvulsants.
- Hypovitaminosis and impaired reactivity.
Local causes of the disease are:
- Insufficient development of the vestibule of the oral cavity.
- Small sizes of bridles of lower and upper lips and tongue.
- Incorrect bite.
Symptoms of
The disease is characterized by a prolonged course, so the first signs and symptoms of periodontal disease are very difficult to identify at an early stage. Abnormal processes that occur during the disease, lead to a decrease in the size of the interdental partitions. As a result, the patient may have the following symptoms:
- Pain during chewing.
- Itching and burning in the gums.
- Bleeding during brushing.
- Strong pulsation in the gums. Unpleasant odor from the mouth.
- Decrease in the size of dental cells.
- Mobility of teeth.
- Pale gums.
- Quenching of the tooth roots.
- Dentition.
Treatment of
With periodontal therapy, the therapy is aimed at restoring or improving blood circulation in the jaw and gums, regenerating periodontal tissues and arresting the underlying chronic disease.
Frequently used medical methods of treatment of the disease include:
- Physiotherapy treatment for improving metabolic processes in tissues, early recovery of cells and control of microbes. Electrophoresis, ultrasound is used( Vector apparatus is most popular), KUF-therapy.
- Vacuum gum massage or vibromassage to improve blood flow. In the case of a patient's complaints of increased sensitivity and tenderness of the teeth, symptomatic treatment is first performed.
- Surgery to increase bone tissue helps to correct some defects, for example, incorrect bite. The treatment of periodontal disease with a laser is very popular.
- Orthopedic treatment. The fixation of teeth by means of splinting is often used. The bare teeth of the teeth are covered with a ceramic plate. In some cases, an artificial crown is placed on the damaged tooth. At the advanced stage of the disease, the patient is recommended prosthetics of the teeth.
- Drug therapy. According to the indications for oral administration, antibiotics are prescribed( Levomycetin, Lincomycin, Trichopol).Also prescribed are topical preparations( for example, Olazol for quick healing, Levosin ointment for pain relief, Troxevasin gel for strengthening gingival capillaries, etc.).Necessarily appoint vitamin complexes, which include vitamins A, C, E, B.
Treatment at home
to the table of contents ^Proper nutrition
To cure periodontal disease, first of all you should change the diet. At the first stage of the disease should be abandoned ice, or, conversely, too hot drinks, do not eat sweets. The daily menu should be supplemented with a sufficient number of vegetables and fruits, drink drinks made on the basis of cholagogue grasses. Diet and proper nutrition assume a 6-month course according to the following scheme:
- The first breakfast is a small portion of freshly prepared salad from cabbage, potatoes, radishes and beets.
- The second breakfast - porridge with the addition of fruit. You can prepare it from oatmeal, buckwheat, use cherries, apples, currants as fruit.
- Complete dinner - before and after eating to drink tea, brewed from wormwood, immortelle, tansy.
- Dinner - boiled fish, salad, the components of which are vegetables, cottage cheese.
- Before going to bed - tea from the leaves of birch and dogrose.
Massage and rinsing
To perform the massage, you need to drip any essential oil on the thumb and index fingers and perform circular massaging movements, double-treating each tooth. Massage is performed in the direction from the gum to the tooth.
In order for the treatment to be more effective, it is recommended to do gymnastics, which will require an oak or fir branch. Her piece is cleaned, sent to the mouth and bite. At first, such a simple exercise can cause pain and discomfort. Nevertheless, every day it must be complicated: clamp the branch with the front teeth, moving the jaws, or snack it, and then pull at the other end. Such charging is useful for weak gums, it provides a normal blood supply and trains muscles.
For rinses it is desirable to use a tincture prepared on the basis of such herbs as elecampane, calamus, immortelle. To make the tincture, you need 2 tablespoons of herbs to pour vodka and insist for 10 days. For rinses 1 teaspoon of tincture to dilute in 0,5 glasses of boiled water. With this disease, systematic rinses are of particular importance - you need to do this every time after eating and immediately after the massage.
to the table of contents ^Recipes for home therapy
The experience of people who have encountered this unpleasant disease shows that home remedies have already produced an excellent result from the first day of use. Traditional medicine offers many recipes, each of them gives a positive result and allows you to quickly cure the disease. Even if some of the teeth fall out, the remaining ones take effect, the jaw looks healthy again, the pain disappears:
- Sauerkraut is considered an effective remedy for periodontal disease. You need to put a small amount of cabbage into your mouth and thoroughly chew. It is also useful to rinse the oral cavity with juice.
- In the first stages of the disease, plantain helps well. This plant will relieve bleeding gums and strengthen them. It is necessary to chew for some time a leaf and spit it out.
- Garlic has a bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic effect that is necessary to cure the periodontal disease. To make a medicine, you need to clean the garlic head, grind it and put it in boiling water. Then insist for 20 minutes, and then use as a rinse. The procedure should be carried out for 10 days at any convenient opportunity.
- For the treatment of periodontal disease, onion seeds are often used. They should be poured with boiling water, wrapped and left for the night. Use as a rinse after eating.
- An effective means is the mountaineer's grass. For infusion 2-3 pinches of grass to fill with water and withstand 2-2,5 hours. Take inside 1/3 cup after eating.
- Hydrogen peroxide to strengthen the gums.25 drops of the drug diluted in 250 milliliters of water and the resultant solution gently( without swallowing) massage the gums.
Many healers treat periodontal disease with common salt. It is mixed with honey, put in gauze and gently rubbed into the gums.
Another effective way to get rid of the problem is treatment of periodontal disease with propolis.100 grams of fresh propolis pour alcohol( 0.5 liters) and infuse for 14 days in a cool dark place. You can use this infusion in 3 ways:
- 5-7 drops on a tooth cheek and rubbed into your teeth twice a day.
- Moisten the tincture with a cotton swab and apply to the gums for the night.
- Dissolve 6 drops of tincture in 75 milliliters of water and rinse the mouth twice a week.
In pregnancy
There are many folk methods of treating the disease with natural ingredients that are safe for the future mother and her baby. However, we must remember that infusions and broths have a healing effect, but at the advanced stage it is better to contact a doctor who will prescribe a comprehensive treatment.
- Comfrey broth will help cope with pain and discomfort.5 grams of the plant pour 200 milliliters of boiling water and leave to infuse for 12 hours. Apply the solution in the form of lotions or rinses.
- The oak bark has a curative and preventive effect.1 tablespoon must be brewed in a glass of boiling water and left for 15 minutes under a closed lid. Use as a rinse.
- Sugar beet will help to overcome periodontal disease within 1 week. Fresh root should be grated on a small grater and the resulting mass is applied to the gums for 30 minutes. The procedure should be done once a day for 7 days.
- Aloe will speed up the recovery process. The fresh leaf of the plant should be cut along and applied to the teeth at night. The procedure is recommended to be repeated every night for 7 days.
In children
Also as an additional treatment can be applied folk methods at home: rinsing herbal tea( chamomile, sage), rubbing in the gums of medicinal oils( a mixture of fish oil and fir oil).The easiest way is to brush your teeth with salt water after each meal( 1 teaspoon of food or sea salt per glass of water).
to contents ^Prevention of
To prevent the development of the disease it is necessary:
- Daily 2 times a day brush your teeth using a quality toothbrush.
- For gum massage you need to eat solid foods, including vegetables and fruits in raw form.
- If for some reason the tooth or several teeth were lost, then you need to make a prosthetic repair.
- After ingestion, rinse mouth and floss with food.