Some patients raised a question on Shenzhen A.K.J Stomatological Hospital website about how to deal with gingival atrophy.

If one do not take care of the oral care and dental calculus generates, it is more likely that periodontal disease will come into being and then severe periodontal diseases will cause gingival atrophy. Early symptoms of periodontal disease are not obvious so enough attention or importance have hardly been paid to. However, people begin to realize the seriousness when the gum shrinks. Then, in the face of gingival atrophy, what should we do? Below are the analyses of dentists from Shenzhen A.K.J Stomatological Hospital.

Causes and Precautions of Gingival Atrophy

Gingival atrophy is generally caused when dental calculus oppresses the gum. Ignoring the oral hygiene, irregular tooth cleaning (dental calculus accumulates too much) and poor eating habits often account for the formation of dental calculus.

Whether you are suffering from the periodontitis or not, it is suggested to develop a habit of regular tooth cleaning in a professional dental hospital. Dental hospitals will adopt ultrasound to clean the tooth so nothing to worry about the damages to teeth. Brushing teeth is of ultimate importance. Brushing your teeth twice a day in the morning and evening and gargling after a meal are essential. Try to eat more fruit and vegetables even if you don't like to eat. Try to avoid eating sweets or drinking sugared beverage. In addition, go to a dental hospital for check-up regularly and in this way you will know your oral conditions better.

How to deal with gingival atrophy?

The basic treatment of gingival atrophy is to clean the teeth. Although there will be a little bit ache in the process of tooth cleaning, after all, the result is good. After teeth cleaning, you will find the chief culprit of gingival atrophy will all disappear. Dental plaque is also greatly reduced and the teeth become write and clean.

Slight gingival atrophy do not need treatment, however if the gingival atrophy is very severe, then you are required to receive a timely treatment according to the dentists’ advice. Don't believe some online folk prescriptions. They are just folk prescriptions and will not solve the gingival atrophy problem fundamentally. What’s worse, the folk prescriptions will exacerbate the damage to teeth if misused.

Dentists at Shenzhen A.K.J Stomatological Hospital remind you that the best way to deal with the gingival atrophy  is to have a dental check-up in a professional dental hospital directly and make a face to face counseling with the dentists instead of spending so much time on internet searching.