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Bleeding Gums: Treatment and Care

At Liv Hospital, our treatment plan for bleeding gums is thorough and based on the latest research. We focus not just on stopping the bleeding, but on changing the mouth’s environment to reduce harmful bacteria and calm inflammation. Treatments can range from simple cleaning to more complex surgery, depending on how advanced the disease is. We believe that working together with our patients is just as important as the treatment itself.

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Phase I: Nonsurgical Etiotropic Therapy

The initial phase aims to eliminate the microbial etiology and local contributing factors. This is the “gold standard” first-line treatment.

Scaling and Root Planing (SRP)

Often termed “deep cleaning,” SRP is distinct from a routine prophylaxis.

  • Scaling: This involves removing biofilm and calcified calculus (tartar) from both supragingival (above the gum) and subgingival (below the gum) surfaces. Ultrasonic scalers use high-frequency vibrations to fracture calculus deposits and flush the pockets with antimicrobial coolant (cavitation).
  • Root Planing: This meticulous procedure smooths the root cementum, removing embedded calculus and bacterial toxins (endotoxins). A smooth, hard root surface is biologically compatible, allowing the gingival epithelium to heal and reattach to the tooth surface.
  • Anesthesia: Because this procedure involves working deep within inflamed pockets, local anesthesia is used to ensure the patient is comfortable and the clinician can work thoroughly.
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Chemotherapeutic Adjuncts

Mechanical cleaning is often supplemented with chemical agents to reduce bacterial load.

  • Local Delivery Antimicrobials (LDAs): Sustained-release antibiotic microspheres (e.g., minocycline) or chips (e.g., chlorhexidine) are placed directly into deep pockets (>5mm) after SRP. They release the drug slowly over 7-14 days, maintaining high therapeutic levels at the site of infection without systemic side effects.
  • Systemic Antibiotics: For aggressive periodontitis or acute abscesses with systemic symptoms (fever, lymphadenopathy), oral antibiotics (a standard Amoxicillin + Metronidazole cocktail) may be prescribed to suppress tissue-invasive bacteria.
  • Host Modulation Therapy (HMT): Sub-antimicrobial dose doxycycline (SDD) may be prescribed. At low doses (20mg), doxycycline acts not as an antibiotic but as an enzyme inhibitor, blocking collagenase (MMP) activity and preventing tissue destruction.

  • Plaque Control Education

    The success of Phase I relies on the patient’s ability to maintain cleanliness. Personalized instruction on brushing technique, interproximal cleaning (floss, interdental brushes), and the use of disclosing agents is provided.

Phase II: Re-evaluation

Four to six weeks after initial therapy, a comprehensive re-examination is performed.

  • Assessment: The clinician re-probes the entire mouth to assess healing.
  • Success Criteria: Successful outcomes include a reduction in probing depths (due to gingival shrinkage and long junctional epithelium formation), resolution of erythema, and, most importantly, the absence of bleeding on probing (BOP).
  • Decision Tree: Sites that continue to bleed or have deep pockets are identified as “refractory” and may require surgical intervention.

Phase III: Surgical Therapy

When non-surgical therapy is insufficient to access deep calculus or reduce pockets to a maintainable depth, surgery is indicated.

Flap Surgery (Open Flap Debridement)

This procedure involves making incisions in the gum to lift the tissue back (reflect a flap). This provides direct visual access to the alveolar bone and root surfaces.

  • Debridement: Granulation tissue (infected, inflamed tissue) is removed, and roots are thoroughly scaled.

Osseous Surgery: Irregular bone contours (craters, ledges) created by the disease are reshaped (osteoplasty/ostectomy) to create a positive architecture that allows the gum to lie flat, eliminating pocket

Regenerative Procedures

The ultimate goal is to regrow lost support.

  • Guided Tissue Regeneration (GTR): A barrier membrane is placed between the gum and the bone defect. This prevents the fast-growing gum epithelium from migrating into the defect, allowing the slower-growing bone and periodontal ligament cells to repopulate the space.
  • Bone Grafting: Particulate bone graft material (autograft, allograft, xenograft, or alloplast) is placed into the bone defect to act as a scaffold for new bone formation (osteoconduction) or to induce bone growth (osteoinduction).
  • Biologics: Enamel Matrix Derivatives (Emdogain) or Growth Factors (PDGF, BMP) are applied to the root surface to mimic tooth development and stimulate the regeneration of cementum, ligament, and bone.

Mucogingival Surgery

Soft tissue grafts are used to correct gum recession and increase the zone of keratinized tissue.

Connective Tissue Grafts: Tissue is harvested from the palate and tucked under the gum at the recession site to cover the root and thicken the tissue.

Laser Periodontal Therapy

Lasers (LANAP – Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure) offer a minimally invasive alternative.

Mechanism: A specific wavelength laser (Nd: YAG) is used to selectively vaporize diseased pocket epithelium and kill pigmented bacteria without cutting healthy tissue. The laser energy also interacts with the blood to form a stable clot that seals the pocket and promotes regeneration.

Phase IV: Supportive Periodontal Therapy (Maintenance)

Periodontitis is a chronic disease that can be controlled but rarely “cured” in the traditional sense. Lifelong maintenance is required.

  • Periodontal Maintenance: These are specialized cleaning appointments scheduled every 3 to 4 months.
  • Rationale: Research shows that periodontal pathogens repopulate the pocket to destructive levels within 9-11 weeks. The maintenance interval disrupts this cycle before damage reoccurs.

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