Virginia W asked:
I was diagnosed w/ peridontal disease and I never had bad breath but I was informed by my dentist that I may experience it because it is a symptom and about a year ago I started experiencing PERSISTENT bad breath. i’ve tried many things to no avail because my bad breath is coming from my gums unlike people that have bad breath just because. Anyone know what I can do to stop bad breath that is caused by PERIODONTAL disease? There may be some sort of home remedy that I can try. Please help….
First off, have you gone in for the cleaings they recommended? That will the most important thing to help with your breath.
depending on the severity, you can either have scaling and root planing done by a hygenist, or periodontal surgery done by a periodontist. that would help to clean out the infection causing bad breath and help to save your teeth. if you let this go on to long, u will lose your teeth do to bone loss. the disease affect the bone support for your teeth. if you lose that, there is nothing to hold your teeth. i’ve seen patients who have never had a cavity loose their teeth do to periodontal disease. bad breath is not your only problem. the surgery may b covered by your health insurance. look into it.