Periodontitis Disease Essay

Periodontitis disease slides.

So as you already chose this profession, you already know main problems and diseases of oral health. One of them is periodontitis. In my language, first of all I will tell you what is periodontitis, then tell you what are signs and main signals of this disease and then in the end I will suggest you how to prevent it.

One and the main sign of periodontitis is swollen and red gums, bad breath, loose teeth. According to some research that was done in 2010, only 20% of 430 people who had periodontitis felt these symptoms. So, this shows that we have to see our dentist for dental checks regulary, not only when the tooth is hurting.

So, you may ask how does a dentist diagnoses periodontitis? First of all, it starts with simple questions, about gum sensitivity or bleeding.