Treatment of periodontal disease by Chinese medicine

Farmers daily on sept 11, 2018

September 20 is national tooth day. According to statistics, nine out of ten adults in China suffer from periodontal disease of different degrees. If the treatment is not timely, it will cause serious injury to the body.

Periodontal tissue is the supporting tissue of teeth, including gums, periodontal ligaments and alveolar bone. Diseases that occur in periodontal tissues are called periodontal diseases, which include gingivitis and periodontitis. According to traditional Chinese medicine, periodontal disease is mostly caused by spleen and stomach fever, burning on fire, or liver and kidney Yin deficiency and empty fire. TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment generally fall into the following types:

1. Upper steaming of stomach heat: it is mainly manifested as bad breath, sores and erosions on the tongue, swollen gums, dry stools, short yellow urine, etc. When treating by clearing stomach heat, Chinese patent medicine can use three yellow tablets, 4 pills at a time, 3 times daily for oral administration; Huanglian shangqing pills, or niuhuang qingwei pills, each 9 grams, three times a day.

2. Dampness-heat accumulation and steaming type: the main manifestations are mouth bitterness, tongue sores and erosion, gingivae red, swollen and painful, and poor stool, etc., which should be treated with heat clearing clearing damp. Chinese patent medicine can choose huaijiao pill or xianglian pill, 10 grams each time, three times a day. Puergan qinlian tablet or kushen tablet, 3 tablets each time, 2 times a day.

3. Liver and kidney Yin deficiency: it is mainly manifested as periodontal disease accompanied by dizziness, dizziness, tinnitus, forgetfulness, irritability or nervous energy, insomnia and dreaminess, etc. It should be treated with nourishing liver and kidney, nourishing Yin and clearing heat. Chinese patent medicine can choose qijujudihuang oral liquid, one dose each time, three times a day. Acanthopanax and acanthopanax granules, 10g each time, 2 times daily; Tonic rehmannia pill or rehmannia rehmannia pill, 10 grams each time, 3 times a day.