Periodontal /Gum Treatment
The teeth are the hardest substances in the human body. Besides being essential for chewing, the teeth play an important role in speech.
Parts of the teeth include:
Enamel, Dentin, Pulp, Cementum, Gingival ligaments Peridontal Ligament and alveolar bone as shown in above picture.
Gingival ligament
The gingival fibers are the connective tissue fibers that inhabit the gingival tissue adjacent to teeth and help hold the tissue firmly against the teeth
These fibersattach the tooth to the gingival tissue.
The periodontal ligament
It is commonly abbreviated as the PDL, is a group of specialized connective tissue fibers that inserts into root cementum one side and onto alveolar bone on the other.
Cementum is a specialized calcified substance covering the root of a tooth. It is paet of periodontium.
It essentially attach a tooth to the alveolar bone within which it sits
What are Gum disease and periodontal disease.
Gum disease is inflammation of gum line that surrounds the tooth. It is very common among individuals .It Starts out mild, with no obvious symptoms especially for smokers (nicotine limits the blood supply to the gums, masking the bleeding and swelling that normally accompanies gum disease)
Gum disease is known as periodontal disease when it progress and affects the alveolar bone surrounding the tooth It is advanced stage of gum disease and can turn out to be serious
