PERIODONTOLOGY & ACCIDENTS

Dental accidents happen at home, during leisure time or while playing sports.

Young people are particularly affected: around 50% of all children and young people in Europe have a dental accident before the age of 16. If dental accidents are correctly identified and treated in a timely manner, even severely injured teeth can often be saved. If this does not succeed, a dental accident in childhood can cause high costs - possibly for a lifetime. Parents and supervisors in schools, kindergartens, swimming pools and sports clubs must therefore know how to behave correctly after a dental accident.

Here you will find a leaflet from the SSO on what to do in the event of a dental accident. In any case: call us immediately!

Periodontitis - what is it?

Periodontology is a specialty of dentistry that deals with the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of gum disease.

The gums are responsible for protecting the teeth and bones from external influences (bacteria and other factors). When the periodental ligaments are affected by periodontal disease, the process of bone loss begins, followed by tooth loss.

The first symptoms of periodontal disease are spontaneous bleeding, redness and swelling of the gums.

As the disease progresses, the following symptoms also occur:

• Mobility of the teeth
• Bad bad breath and bad taste
• Gum recession
• Appearance of gaps between teeth
• Sensitivity to cold, heat, sweets...

People who have genetically thicker gums and/or are heavy smokers can mask these symptoms of the disease, and the only way to determine whether a disease is present is through x-rays. Because periodontitis in a progressive status will lead to tooth loss, prevention is extremely important.

Further details on the subject of periodontitis can also be found here:

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