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Because of demand. 75% of the adult population has It In some form - mild, moderate, or severe. Therefore our patient base already exists within our practices.
Because this percentage hasn't changed In over 50 years.
Because Pyorrhea (Periodontal Disease) has Proven resistant worldwide to all standard of care treatments.
Toothpaste doesn't offset periodontal disease at all.
It doesn't penetrate below the gum line. It creates an alkaline environment for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria to thrive in. It has no bacterialstatic or bactericidal properties. Toothpaste manufacturers confirm that their toothpaste products have no affect whatsoever on periodontal disease.
Mouthwash doesn't affect periodontal disease at all.
It doesn't penetrate much below the gum line, It creates an alkaline environment for aerobic bacteria to thrive in. It has limited bacterialstatic effects on aerobic organisms and has no effect on anaerobic organisms. Mouthwash manufacturers, likewise, make no periodontal disease effectiveness claims at all.
Floss doesn't affect periodontal disease at all - and can make it worse.
Floss has no bactericidal properties. In the presence of infection it causes bacteremias and mechanically spreads infection from infected areas to susceptible, non-infected areas. Bacteria cannot be scraped away. Flossing in an infected mouth MAY spread this infection to other areas of the mouth.
Atridox, Periostat, and Periochip.
Atridox and Periochip are not significantly effective. The nutrient fluids in the sulcus flow coronally and are exchanged every 90 seconds. This action flushes out these medications and does not allow them to circulate all the way down to the source of the infection. Atridox and Periochlp cannot be placed at all the sites of infection. Therefore, these sites of infection are largely unaffected by the presence of these treatments and any minor Improvement that may take place will be subsequently overcome by the continuing, unresolved infection.
Systemic treatment for periodontal disease (such as Perlostat) have never shown more than very minor Improvements in levels of Infection and Pocket deaths, In fact Atrldox, Periochlp , and Periostat claim reduction of pocket depths in the range of 1 mm. One millimeter Is the documented margin of error in measuring pocket depth.
Surgical intervention isn't effective given that bacterial infections cannot be, flushed out or scraped away, A 29-year long A.D.A. study completed in March of 1997 clearly established that surgical and non-surgical treatments were equally ineffectIve in promoting tooth retention in groups with moderate to severe periodontitis.
Scaling, although often a cosmetically desirable procedure, is medically ineffective since bacterial infections cannot be scraped away.
Root planning doesn't work, again, because bacterial infections cannot be scraped away.
Definition of Periodontal Disease:
Periodontal disease refers to a group of pathogenic problems that arise in the gum sulcus usually because of an increase in the quantity and change in the type of bacteria present. These medical bacterial infections are generally divided into two groups: gingivitis, which causes mostly minor damage to the gums, and periodontitis, an autoimmune disease which damages bone, cementum, and connective tissue that supports the teeth. For these reasons, periodontitis often leads to tooth loss. Although gingivitis usually precedes periodontitis, It doesn't always lead to periodontitis. In fact, some experts believe that these are two entirely different diseases.
Wish List
For many, many years the dental community has said that if there was a broad range, safe bactericidal product that could be delivered to the site of periodontal Infection and held there for a sufficient length of time, there might be a chance that periodontitis can be controlled.
Based on that wish list, what we've developed has turned out to be a non-surgical, painless, and safe treatment for periodontal disease that's proven to be clinically effective when used as directed.
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