Treatment of Various Stages of Periodontitis and Prevention of Periodontitis

Abstract

Periodontitis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria destroying periodontal supporting tissues. As the number of patients with periodontitis is increasing, more attention is being paid to the prevention and treatment of periodontitis. The incidence of periodontitis in China is about 70%. Currently, periodontitis has been considered one of the three major diseases that endanger human oral health. Both diabetic patients and hypertensive patients have a higher risk of periodontitis disease than healthy individuals. Advanced stages of periodontitis are often accompanied by tooth loss, and tooth loss can lead to decreased chewing function, which can lead to diseases such as indigestion and gastric ulcers. Besides, A growing body of research links periodontitis to Alzheimer's disease. Periodontitis is closely related to other systemic diseases. Therefore, the prevention and treatment of periodontitis is important. The paper summarizes the treatment measures for periodontitis in different periods in the new international classification of periodontal diseases in 2018 by analyzing the relevant literature and also introduce the measures related to the prevention of periodontitis.