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Gingivitis and periodontitis or pyorrhea
Edited and translated by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu 按此看中文
Causes of Periodontal disease Local causes: 5. breathing through the mouth 6. incorrect positions of the teeth 7. drug or chemical usage 8. over biting
1. malnutrition 4. allergy 5. genetic 6. mood problems 7. granulomatous disease (肉芽腫感染) Herb Formula Name of formula: yin hua detoxifying tea jin yin hua 9 g, zhu ye 9 g, xuan shen 9 g, lian qiao 9 g, sheng gan cao 4.5 g. Boil with water to make tea. In case of bleeding, add sheng di, mao gen; forming of pus, add zao jiao, chao shan jia. Remove calculus. Apply potassium iodide powder to bottom of the sag of swollen gum and use 3% hydrogen peroxide solution to wash around the swollen gum.
Effectiveness: Number of patients: 113 Cured: 79 (70%) Improved: 28 (24.7%) Not effective: 6 (5.3%)
Avoid eating spicy food because it may trigger recurrence.
Source: Dental Department of Hospital #197, Guang Dong, army district, China.
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Note: Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse, an antiseptic, is also marketed in brands like Peridex, Periochip, PerioGard and in UK it is marketed as Corsodyl or Chlorohex, and in Australia as Savacol. Chlorhexidine is de-activated by anionic compound, including anionic surfactants being used in toothpaste, mouth washes. So it is better to not to use chlorhexidine gluconate within 30 minutes of using toothpaste or mouth washes. Not to eat, drink or smoke within an hour of using chlorhexidine gluconate. This antiseptic product when marketed as oral rinse is diluted to 0.12%.
Important: Click here to see explanation of formulae in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) page. 銀花解毒湯 金銀花 9 克, 竹葉 9 克, 玄參 9 克, 連翹 9 克 ,生 甘草 4.5 克. 水煎服。 如化膿,加 皂 角刺, 炒 穿山甲. 外用碘化鉀粉末用探針搽 齦袋 底。最後用3%氧化氫溶液2 ~ 5c.c. 輕加壓沖洗牙周袋。
牙周病是頑固性的疾病。時常復發。尤其吃辣椒或某種香料後常常復發。
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