Periodontal disease, along with the cavities, is the main cause of tooth loss, but it is a process that can be controlled, following a series of measures:

Removal of plaque through proper oral hygiene: brushing and dental floss.

Proper nutrition: nutritional deficiencies, such as vitamins, favoring the presence of periodontal problems.

No smoking is clearly shown that snuff is injurious to an agent periodontium.

Revisions to the dentist every 6-12 months: of course, periodic checks are an opportunity to assess periodontal status.

Faced with a periodontal patient, the dentist will tell you about their illness and motivate him for a proper follow-up, as it is a chronic disease but that usually possible to check if they are appropriate care.

An activity like tartrectomía (supragingival dental cleaning of the calculation) can be considered if no preventive gingivitis despite having something of deposit in the teeth.

The maintenance of tooth surfaces very smooth and polished is a way in which the dentist can also help their patients to combat the accumulation of plaque (and thus periodontal disease).

Preventing periodontal disease prevents the patient from:

- Bacteremia: passage of bacteria into the bloodstream.

- Infective endocarditis: infection at the heart of periodontal bacteria.

- Cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis: there are items that correlate with periodontitis these ailments.

- Difficulties in controlling blood sugar in diabetic patients.

- Respiratory infections by microorganisms periodontopathogens.

- Premature newborns with low birth weight.