Perio Protect is a new, home care treatment program for periodontal disease using a dentist-created and FDA-cleared medical device that can deliver doctor-prescribed medications to the source of periodontal infections. These medications address the pathogens that cause gum disease.
  The medical device is a set of custom fabricated Perio Protect Trays™ that are easy to use and comfortable to wear. The Perio Protect Trays offer varying thickness and differing extensions to support a special seal that gently guides antimicrobial agents of the dentist's choosing into the infected area (gingival sulcus) and that maintains the medications for a sufficient time to control the bacteria causing the infection. As healing occurs, patients alter the frequency and duration that they wear their trays.
 		  

In order to obtain Perio Protect Trays, a patient can visit Cypress Dental who is a licensed Perio Protect partner. Once the dentist completes precise impressions of a patient's mouth, impressions are sent to a dental lab where customized trays are made to meet an individual patient's needs and conditions.
It is important to treat gum disease at any stage in order to save your gums and teeth, but new research studies show a connection between gum disease (periodontitis or gingivitis) and serious systemic diseases including:

Diabetes
Heart Disease
Respiratory Disease
Blood Clots and Strokes
Preterm and Low Birth Weight Babies
Alzheimer’s Disease

The theories linking gum disease to other diseases explain that the infection in your gum tissue may serve as an entry point for bacteria to invade your body. Similar to a wound on your hand that might get infected and spread to other parts of your body, this infection in your mouth may provide a entry point for the bacteria to spread to the rest of your body.

For Further Information Please Visit the PerioProtect Web Site
   
 

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