Chronic parodontitis

Chronic parodontitis is a local infection of the parodontium tissue (gingiva, alveolar bone, desmodont and root cementum). It is the most common form of parodontitis and can occur during any age. Severity increases with age. This is an infectious disease.
The disease's symptoms are:

• Inflamed gingiva – bleeding/discolouration/loss of stippling
• Probeable, parodontal pocket
• Migrating/loosening teeth
• Receding gums
• Radiologically visible bone deterioration
• Increased (partially suppurative) exudate emission from pockets
• Plaque concrement and tartar collection
• Occurrence of typical parodontal-pathogenic bacteria

Anaerobic conditions prevail in the depths of the pockets, i.e., there is a lack of oxygen. The more anaerobic bacteria (bacteria living without oxygen) exist in the subgingival plaque, the more dominant the appearance of parodontitis.

The prospects for successful treatment of chronic parodontitis are good. Therapy consists of thorough removal of all soft and hard plaques even in root areas deep in the pockets (deep scaling), subsequent root planing as well as comprehensive prophylaxis advice. Accompanying treatments could be: application of antibiotics (local or systemic), surgical procedures.