They are also the first multi-patented, FDA-cleared medical device that can deliver aggressive treatment of gum disease (periodontitis) non-invasively and deep below your gums. Patented Perio Trays ®, customized to each patient’s mouth, create the hyperbaric conditions. For only fifteen minutes a day, patients can self-administer anti-microbial medicine to their gums and reach deep into areas that no floss, mouthwash or toothbrush can address. The Perio Protect Method ® offers just such a treatment. In addition to tooth brushing and floss, we recommend homecare that creates a hyperbaric environment around the gums and locks in treatment to kill harmful bacteria while promoting the health of good bacteria. That’s because floss doesn’t reach deep enough and is a temporary intervention, whereas bacteria are constantly breeding.
And you can floss all you want and not make a difference in your gum health.
And when your hygienist measures your periodontal pockets, they usually recommend you floss more often in order to keep the pockets clear.īut if those pockets measure more than 3mm, it may be too late. Then, they grow into larger colonies and the pockets get deeper. Eventually, they can slide down into the periodontal pockets below your gums. Furthermore, while floss has the power to dislodge, it can’t necessarily kill bacterial colonies known as biofilms.īiofilms are clusters of bacteria that start on the teeth. We say, mix it up Floss before brushing in the morning, and after brushing in the evening. There are some who disagree, and say that flossing after you brush works the fluoride from toothpaste down between teeth, making them stronger. Secondly, floss cannot reach all the microscopic bacteria that can settle in deep below the gum line. There are some dentists who say to floss before you brush, in case the plaque you remove ends up on the surfaces of other teeth. And most dentists will tell you that even the ones who say they do, probably don’t often enough. But flossing alone is seldom enough.įirst of all, not many Americans floss regularly.
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Flossing helps secure tooth and gum health by cleaning the areas between the teeth that your toothbrush just can’t reach.īy dislodging residual food and surface plaque, floss works to keep those hard-to-access places free of foreign bacteria. If you’ve ever been to the dentist, there’s a good chance that the hygienist encouraged you to floss more regularly.