Treating chronic periodontal disease - Dental Health Message Board

kelly49 · 05-26-2009, 01:33 PM

I just returned from having my 2nd laser perio treatment in 3 years-this time only for my molars. Dentist said I keep "sliding down the slope" and there is no real cure, just slowing down the progression. I have already lost 3 of the very back molars, and he says eventually the 4th one will go also. I just don't know what to to anymore- it's so depressing! Has anyone experienced this battle, and if so, is there any hopeful outlook to this? Also, I have heard that CoQ10 helps, has anyone tried it with positive results?

Stribe · 05-26-2009, 04:49 PM

What else are you doing to treat the gum disease? Prescription mouth rinses and regular cleanings do wonders.
Vitamin C will help as well, your gums require it to form stronger crosslinks between collagen fibers.

kelly49 · 05-26-2009, 05:25 PM

I get perio cleaning done every 4 months, rinse with Peridex, brush with a sonic, and floss of course. What else can I do??

sedulous · 05-31-2009, 01:41 PM

I can empathize. I brush 3 times a day, thoroughly. Not for 2 minutes for my whole mouth, but 2 minutes per arch. I floss twice a day and rinse with peridex, and go faithfully every 3 months for a cleaning, where my dentist is quite thorough.

All of this, not to get better, or have any kind of improvement, but just to remain stable. Sometimes I feel like periodontal maintenance is a matter of two proactive treatments (cleaning, and scaling/planing) to prevent further bone loss, and a matter of just waiting for the next thing to go wrong.