Today I’m going to talk a little more about dental treatment.
Periodontal disease is said to affect about 80% of Japanese people.
In addition, the most common dental treatment in Japan is endodontic treatment, also known as root canal treatment.
Many people who need root treatment have cavity, which further progress to the pulp (so-called dental nerves), and bad bacteria spread around the roots, sometimes as large as soybeans.
Earlier, I said about 80% of the people have periodontal disease.
This means that people who need root treatment often also have periodontal disease.
So which should be done first, periodontal treatment or root canal treatment?
The answer is root canal treatment first.
In fact, some dentiststreat periodontal disease first. This is the wrong treatment procedure.
Of course, if the tooth that needs root canal treatment is not brushed at all and you have periodontal disease, it is easy to bleed from the gum when you put on the equipment necessary for root canal treatment, so tooth brushing instruction and minimum cleaning your teeth is necessary.
However, periodontal disease is extremely difficult to cure even if periodontal disease is treated while bad bacteria are spilling out from the roots.
