Category: Periodontal Disease

When a person identifies the signs of gingivitis, and addresses the matter, their periodontal tissues can be spared any worrying damage. For a person whose condition progresses to more serious periodontal disease, harm to periodontal tissues, and tissues that keep teeth secure, can become a frustrating problem. If you have already experienced this harm, you… Read more »

Periodontal disease, often referred to as gum disease, is one of the most common conditions that can affect your oral and periodontal health. Like tooth decay, it’s a product of excessive oral bacteria gathering and forming dental plaque. In the case of gum disease, however, these bacteria prefer to work their underneath your gums and… Read more »

If you don’t have gum disease – or, at least, don’t know yet that you do – then the condition might not seem too worrisome right now. However, allowing gum disease to develop and progress can leave your smile open to several different dangers. It can also have an increasingly stronger influence on your systemic… Read more »

One of the biggest factors in adult tooth loss, chronic inflammatory health issues, and more is the presence of gum disease. The condition not only erodes your supportive gums and jawbone structure, but also leads to unchecked inflammation in your periodontal tissues and ligaments. However, there are also several factors in the formation of gum… Read more »

Some people never think about, while others may fear that they might get it. Some people have it and don’t know it, others known it, but ignore it, and still others are actively taking steps to control it. Dealing with gum disease means something different to everyone, but as one of the most chronic oral… Read more »

Most people experience bad breath when they first wake up in the morning, or after eating a meal with garlic and/or onions in it. Yet, for some people, bad breath is the product of more than just an abundance of oral bacteria or the presence of pungent foods – sometimes, it can also indicate gum… Read more »

Periodontal disease is the most common reason why people lose teeth, and one of the biggest reasons why it advances so severely is because its earliest stages are commonly ignored. Before gum disease leads to tooth loss, it causes increasingly worse damage to your gum tissues, periodontal ligaments, and eventually, your jawbone structure. At our… Read more »

For the most part, much of your efforts to prevent or control gum disease occur at home. For example, every day, you should brush your teeth at least twice and floss at least once, taking special care to clean along your gum line. However, when gum disease does develop, then seeking expert periodontal treatment can… Read more »

One of the reasons why periodontal disease (or gum disease) is the second-most common oral health issue is because of how it forms. The disease is a product of oral bacteria, which naturally inhabit your mouth and produce substances that can damage your gum tissues. However, another reason why gum disease is so prominent is… Read more »

You may not pay much attention to your gums on a regular basis unless you’ve been diagnosed with gum disease. Yet, along with your teeth, your gums are one of the most important factors in your oral health. Together with your jawbone structure, your gums and periodontal tissues form the foundation that supports your teeth…. Read more »