What Are Some Natural Alternatives To Gum Grafting? How Can I Naturally Reverse Periodontal Disease?

I'm using a sub-gingival applicator to probe the gums with a hydrogen peroxide based solution. It only helps the disease from progressing, but hasn't done much to gain back lost gum tissue. What are other alternatives besides hydrogen peroxide or colloidal silver for saving my gums? Gum grafting is too expensive.

Hi,
Kudos to you for trying your best to save your teeth!! But using hydrogen peroxide or colloidal silver will not help the disease from progressing. If you were told you had periodontal disease, then you will need (not unless you already had) deep cleanings, that means you will get shots to numb up your mouth. Then after that, you may need to have gum surgery to reduce the pockets around your teeth. The best way to help slow down the progression of gum disease is to have your teeth cleaned at your periodontal office every 3-4 months and for you to brush and floss everyday and do whatever else they tell you at your periodontal office. As far as your gum problems....gums DO NOT GROW BACK!! Once they are gone, they are gone. Gum grafts are the best way help cover exposed roots on teeth and help strengthen areas of thin gums. Yes, I am sure its expensive. See if you can take out a loan, sell stuff on ebay or have a yard sale. Do one graft at a time. Always use a soft toothbrush and don't scrub the crap out of your teeth and gums. People can actually scrub their gums right off their teeth! Also, there is no natural way to reverse periodontal disease. Sorry. Please try to do what your periodontist says, its the best way to save your teeth. Good luck and take care of those teeth!! ps......don't use hydrogen peroxide or colloidal silver - not unless your periodontist told you to!

It's not just gum loss you have with periodontal disease, it's bone loss around your teeth. I hope you're getting regular perio maintenance cleanings from a hygienist. It sounds like you're doing your best to stop the progression, but to fix the existing damage you would have to do bone/tissue grafting. It's really the only way to stabilize the teeth that are probably loose due to the bone loss.

this is similar to asking if there is a "natural" way to fix a broken bone w/o re-setting it. Sure, it will mend back together, but it might not be optimal.

The gum loss is usually from debris trapped underneath. Unless the debris is mechanicall removed (which is done in a "natural way" with curettes and so forth!) the problem will worsen.

If you can't afford the gum surgery, just make sure you're getting deep cleanings to keep the debris out of those gum pockets.

Unfortunately, if the pockets are greater than 5mm, there's nothing you or even your dentist can do to maintain...it WILL go downhill w/o surgery; just a matter of how long.

also, be sure your'e using some kind of rinse... Crest pro-health is pretty good.

good luck.