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Suggest Treatment For Periodontitis

Hi doctor, my teeth has been feeling weird lately and yesterday a piece of my teeth fell off between my gums and there is a hole. I've looked online and it said it Periodontitis. The only treatment for it is surgery. I am very concern now. What can i do. I don't have health insurance at the moment.
Tue, 12 Aug 2014
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The part of the tooth structure lost is because of the deacay, which has made the tooth weak. The periodontitis can be treated by scaling and root planing. The problems and findings what you are presenting looks like you have both tooth infection(apical periodontitis) and gum infection(localised periodontitis). So i would suggest you to consult a oral physician and get a radiograph done to rule out these two conditions. treat the tooth with RCT or extraction.
Mean while you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic).
Do saline gargling.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Periodontitis

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The part of the tooth structure lost is because of the deacay, which has made the tooth weak. The periodontitis can be treated by scaling and root planing. The problems and findings what you are presenting looks like you have both tooth infection(apical periodontitis) and gum infection(localised periodontitis). So i would suggest you to consult a oral physician and get a radiograph done to rule out these two conditions. treat the tooth with RCT or extraction. Mean while you can take a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days (if you are not allergic). Do saline gargling. I hope my answer will help you, take care.