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~46% of US adults

📉 Periodontitis / Loose Teeth

Advanced gum disease with bone loss around the teeth. Can lead to mobility, bleeding, and eventual tooth loss if untreated.

Information, not diagnosis. These are evidence-informed, population-level estimates drawn from the peer-reviewed literature and professional-body guidance — educational ranges, not results quoted from a single study, and not a prediction for your case (California AB 3030). AI-assisted clinical content is reviewed by our Benchmark Council (California SB 1120). Always confirm treatment recommendations with a licensed dentist.

Treatment pathways & outcomes

What typically happens with each treatment choice over time, based on clinical evidence — not individual cases.

5-year outcomes

No treatment / Maintenance only

64%

Continued bone loss and increasing tooth mobility.

What it means: Progressive tooth loss likely.

Randomized controlled trial · Evidence-informed estimate — untreated-periodontitis progression cohorts and RCT control arms

Scaling and root planing (non-surgical)

71%

Active disease arrested with pocket-depth reduction in most patients.

What it means: Most teeth retained with regular maintenance.

Cochrane systematic review · Evidence-informed estimate — Cochrane reviews and AAP/EFP clinical practice guidelines

Surgical therapy (flap surgery / grafting)

79%

Regeneration or stabilization of bone levels.

What it means: Improved long-term retention vs non-surgical alone.

Meta-analysis · Evidence-informed estimate — periodontal surgical-outcome meta-analyses

Methodology

Public outcomes are shown only where the direction is supported by high-tier evidence — Cochrane systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, and meta-analyses. We report the untreated ("do nothing") branch alongside active treatment. Each figure is an evidence-informed, directional estimate consistent with the peer-reviewed literature and professional-body guidance (Cochrane Oral Health, ADA, AAE, AAP, AAOMS) — not a number quoted from one specific study — and is reviewed by our Benchmark Council. Estimates are population-level and may not apply to your individual case.

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