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What is the treatment of a "Periodontal Pocket"?

Gum Diseases are a common phenomena in today's world. Many people suffer from "Periodontal Pockets" a very serious Gum Ailment. What is its suggested tratment?

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Question added by Zainul Abidin Qazi , Lt: col: (R) Zainul Abidin, Master's in Public Health (M.P.H) / Office,Unit Administration.) , Institute of Management Sciences Hayatabad Peshawar
Date Posted: 2014/07/13
Dr Vivek Maggon
by Dr Vivek Maggon , Specialist Periodontist , Pearl Dermatology and dental center, Doha Qatar

The best way for tratment of Periodontal pocket,

1. phase 1 therapy: Oral prophylaxis

2. Local drug delivery

3. Excisonal new attachment procedure

4. If pocket still not subsides then surgical intervention by doing localized periodontal flap surgery in the needed region.

Amal Emara
by Amal Emara , Dentist , Dental Center

Patient must follow the instructions by improvig good oral hygiene through good tooth brushing,flossing and mouth-wash

dentist must remove the pocket with curretage and root planning to remove diseased cementum of root and promote new attachment

in case of severe pocket periodontal surgery needed 

Nausheer Pagarkar
by Nausheer Pagarkar , Periodontist , Harkan Dental Clinic

Periodontal pockets are pathologically deepened gums, this is a common problem in patients with inadequate oral hygiene. If untreated, over time they can lead to bone loss and loss of tooth.

Treatment for periodontal pockets basically depends on the pocket depth, in most cases, scaling and root planing (also termed as "deep cleaning") is adequate to remove the local deposits which results in a resolution of the periodontal pockets.

However, in cases of advanced gum disease and severe periodontal pockets, the tartar and other accumulations cannot be accessed by merely scaling and root planing, thus periodontal surgery is required.

The advantages of periodontal flap surgery is that it can restore the lost bone in case of severe disease, and change/improve the soft tissue contours.

khalid Ghanghro
by khalid Ghanghro , medical officer(dental) , civil hospital lumhs

SCALING ROOT PLANING AND CURATAGE

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