Since about 10 to 15 percent of adults worldwide suffer from periodontist at one time or another (1), oral health professionals are constantly challenged with treating patients for conditions that exist and help them prevent future events. Root planing, scaling, and in severe cases, surgical intervention is part of the standard treatment for periodontist, and antibiotics are used to control the infection.
However, in recent years, dental health professionals have honed in on the inflammation that accompanies periodontist. Research shows that inflammation in the mouth-particularly those associated with periodontists, may be a factor in chronic diseases like heart and vascular disease, diabetes, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, complications of pregnancy, and a growing list of other conditions. The real culprit in inflammation is oxidation stress, disruption in the balance of oxidants and antioxidants. Oxidation stress is the result of excess production of free radicals, unstable molecules that attack the tissue cells to "steal" electrons from other molecules.
