Advances in Gum Treatment

Periodontal (gum) disease progresses steadily if not treated. It starts with bleeding gums before progressing to shrinking gums and finally loose, shaky teeth.

Previously, conventional wisdom was that there was no cure for gum disease. The only thing dentists could do was to stop it from progressing and preserving what was left of the gums.

Today, there are numerous ongoing research into the holy grail of gum treatment, i.e. the cure for severe gum disease. The latest research is able to regenerate the lost bone destroyed by the disease but the best news to date is that scientists are able to regenerate the gums themselves.

There is also research into how dentists can block the disease process and ultimately shut it down as well.

For the patients, it would mean being able to save their undecayed teeth and eliminate the need for dental prosthesis. It is a shame to lose perfectly healthy teeth just because they have no foundation (the bone) to hold them.