Periodontal Disease And Gum Disease
One In The Same

The vast majority of the public are completely unaware that periodontal disease and gum disease are both the same condition-just with different names. The fact is that periodontal disease is a scientific name that actually refers to an entire class of medical problems relating to gingival tissue. Gum disease may be more of a basic or common way of talking about periodontal issues but they both refer to problems caused by anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity. These harmful bacteria cause an infection in your gums that depletes the immune system while leaving you at a greater risk for serious medical problems such as stroke or heart attack. However, like many medical conditions, treating gum disease is complicated because there are several different variations to contend with, such as:

• Gingivitis
• Chronic Periodontitis
• Aggressive Periodontitis
• Periodontitis As a Manifestation of a Systemic Disease
• Necrotizing Periodontitis

Gingivitis
Treating gum disease in this earliest and mildest stage is a fairly simple matter and can generally be accomplished with good oral hygiene and a teeth cleaning. The reason that gum disease treatment may involve a teeth cleaning is because the harmful bacteria breed faster behind tartar. When the dentist removes this layer of tartar during a cleaning, the bacteria can be removed and the periodontal gum disease problems should disappear so long as proper oral hygiene is maintained.

Chronic Periodontitis
Treating gum disease problems becomes more difficult when the condition spreads below the gum line because bacteria populations can grow and spread faster. Chronic periodontitis is typified by the formation of pockets in between your gums and teeth. These pockets form because the toxins from the bacteria dissolve your gingival and bone tissue. The loss of gum and bone tissue is generally slow but steady and treating gum disease of this variety often requires periodontal surgery, such as a pocket reduction procedure.

Aggressive Periodontitis
This is not as common as the chronic variety of periodontitis and it is generally characterized by a very rapid loss of gingival and bone tissue. Gum disease treatment for this variety is complicated because there is no obvious cause (like poor diet, dehydration, improper or non-existent oral hygiene routine).

Periodontitis As A Manifestation of Systemic Diseases
This is another variety where gum disease treatment is very difficult because the condition occurs as a result of other medical problems, such as Diabetes or HIV. The condition is often controlled with antibiotics but there really is no long-term cure due to the larger medical problem.

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