Treatment for periodontitis?!

Treatment for periodontitis?

My dentist informed last week me that I have periodontitis. 32 of the pockets are 4 or 5 mm deep. He recommended that I have a "deep cleaning" done. I am interested in getting the scaling done, although expensive since I don't have dental insurance, but without the proposed antibiotics treatment as I cannot afford the additional cost of antibiotics.

In the meantime, I have been educating myself about gum diseases, and I am not sure whether I should get the scaling done since it appears that "flap surgery", in many cases, follows.

My question is whether there is some home care treatment I can follow to reduce the pocket sizes without getting the scaling done.

Your answers will be much appreciated.

4 weeks ago
Thank you all for your answers. In sincerely appreciate it.

Unfortunately, there are no home remedies for periodontitis.

Periodontitis results usually from the presence of hardened tartar on your tooth roots below the gumline. The hardened tartar are masses of germs, and they are irritating and breaking down the connective tissues in your gums and underlying bone. The only way to stop that would be to get rid of the tartar below the gumline, and there are no home remedies that can do that.

The only way to remove tartar below the gumline is to scrape it off, and that's what the scaling and root planing (SRP) does.

Flap surgery is to reduce the depth of the pockets so you won't get tartar trapped so far below the gumline. Sometimes it's necessary if dirty things are still getting trapped below your gumline despite the SRP.

The peridex rinse mentioned by the above poster works to prevent plaque buildup, but it's not intended for long-term use-- prolonged use can stain your teeth.

Hope this helps.