“Can periodontitis be cured at home?”

No, you will need the help of your dentist and dental hygienist.

Dr. Laurentis Barnett

No you need to be in a dental office three times a year to keep this problem from progressing.

Dear Reader,

Unfortunately, if you have be truly diagnosed with Periodontitis (gum disease that has advanced into the jawbone), you will need professional care to eliminate it and help you manage it. Is it serious? Periodontitis is associated with greater risk of stroke and heart attack. It will worsen a person's diabetes making it harder to get their glucose levels under control. It is linked to premature and low birth weights in women and ED (erectile disfunction) in men. Periodontitis has been lined to greater chance of Alzheimer's disease. The inflammation of periodontitis is linked to other diseases as well. Once your dentist or periodontist (a dental specialist that treat periodontal disease) and their hygienist gets the situation under control, it will be up to you to maintain and control it so it doesn't return. Unfortunately, there is no cure, only maintaining control.

Hope this helps,

Steven Chamish, DDS, FAGD,FIOCI

No. Periodontitis is a long term (chronic) infection involving multiple bacteria and the resulting inflammation and gum and bone destruction. Periodontitis has a genetic component which makes some individuals more predisposed to its problems. It is tough to say we cured your periodontitis just like Trying to say we have cured your diabetes. Once you have it it is a life time of treatment and maintenance. Your home care is 90 percent of how well treatment and maintenance goes. The first step is to complete the recommended therapy debridement and cleaning of the area.

No. It has to be treated by getting your teeth cleaned below the gums down to bone level to stop the progression of the damage to bone around teeth