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Common Misconceptions about Periodontitis
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Misconception
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Fact
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Periodontitis is caused by
food debris
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Periodontitis is caused by
the colonization of teeth by bacterial plaque
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It results from osteoporosis
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Periodontitis occurs in both
sexes and usually starts before age 30
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Periodontitis is related
to dietary deficiencies
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Dietary deficiencies are
almost never involved in periodontitis
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Systemic antibiotics may
cure periodontitis
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Antibiotics help as adjunctive
treatment only
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A mouth rinse may cure periodontitis
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Agents in mouth rinses cannot
penetrate the plaque
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Recent advances mean that
damaged tissues can be regenerated fully
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New and expensive techniques
may enhance the usual treatment, but cannot
restore damaged tissue fully
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