1.Bacterial Induced Infection There are over 350 bacterial species found in the oral cavity, 12-15 of these are considered periodontal specific and can be used as markers to confirm the existence of periodontal disease.
3.Risk Factors Broken down into things we can control such as restorative needs, tooth mobility, teeth grinding, stress, and smoking (the #1 factor). Then there are those things we can not control such as age, ethnicity, chronic illnesses, diabetes, hormonal or genetic factors, AIDS, and other deficiency diseases.
Long-term research supports non-surgical intervention for the treatment of most classes of periodontal disease. Thecritical massconcept implies that if the quantity of bacterial stimuli such as plaque or calculus in maintained below the hosts reparative ability, then healing takes place. Root planning is an effective technique for debridement and remains the most important aspect of periodontal therapy for the maintenance of gum attachment levels and control of plaque-induced diseases.