User:Caston/BlogEntry: 2010 September 24 08:35:01 UTC

Trip to the dentist
I went to the dentist to get a scale and clean yesterday and it turned out that I had quite a bit of plaque between my teeth, my gums still bleed on scaling and I'm told I have gingivitis but that's ok because its only gingivitis and not periodontal disease lol.

I was quizing the dental hygienist a bit about plaque and biofilms and such and she didn't think it was a good idea to use antibitotics because she said they would also kill all the good bacteria in my mouth and the bad bacteria would come back soon anyway. She said the bad bacteria is anaerobic bacteria meaning they are killed if they touch oxygen which is why they like to hide in places like the lining of gums or inside teeth.

She said that I would have to get my top left wisdom tooth out because she thought it was infected. I had quite a bit of plaque on it as well and fortunately she was able to get it all off. I do notice that when I floss between my back left wisdom tooth the dental floss usually smells like a sort of a poo smell afterwards so I should probably get that wisdom tooth removed as well.

She left me with strict instructions to floss everyday but I don't think flossing alone is going to save me. Next time I go to see a dentist I would like to get my gum pockets measured. She also recommended getting a rechargeable electric toothbrush.

Today I went to the chemist and got some biotene mouth wash and gel which is supposed to contain enzymes to help break up the bacterial biofilms as well as relieve the symptoms of dry mouth. I have gargled with the mouth wash already and I will use the gel before I go to sleep each night.



I have also been thinking more about what to do about gum pockets. I think the dentist I went to has laser root planning options but I don't know if this is a good idea I will need to research it more. Normal root planning is painful and disfiguring which is why I would want to look into laser root planning more.

One of the options I really like to look of is periowave. Periowave seems to photo disinfect the gum area using a liquid and a laser. It also allows the gum pockets to heal very nicely. The only problem is that in Australia things like this a very hard to get past the therapeutical goods administration or the AMA or whatever it has to go through. At the moment it is only just going through FDA tests according to the periowave website. There seems to be some dentists in the UK that offer this. The company that makes periowave is actually in Toronto Canada.

Now I will embed a video(or two) to show why periowave looks so good.