Vincent72
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verfasst am 04.11.2015 um 08:43:33 Uhr
There are three stages of gum disease:
Gingivitis
Periodontitis
Advanced Periodontitis
Gingivitis is the early stage, where we get bleeding, swollen or tender gums, and often also have problems with bad breath. You might also notice the beginning stages of receding gums. Gingivitis is caused by plaque building up by the gumline. You could think of it like dirt building up around your teeth, forming a more solid line where bacteria start festering.
Periodontitis is the next stage, and really this is the point where it gets harder to undertake simple preventative measure. Periodontitis is when the plaque buildup gets more severe, becoming what is called tartar, and this starts causing the gumline to recede, exposing and effecting the roots of your teeth. The bones and fibers of your teeth are then irreversibly damaged.
Advanced Periodontitis is when the damage to the roots and bones of our teeth is so severe that our teeth actually start loosening, and may have to be removed. This is the stage no one wants to get to, ever.
So, hopefully you’ve only found yourself at the beginning stages of gum disease, as my aforementioned patient has. Recommendations to stop the progress of gum disease include the following:
Visit your dentist for a check-up and thorough cleaning, and do this regularly
Brush 2-3 times daily, but do so gently. Use toothpaste with tartar or plaque control
Use floss daily, and if need a toothpick or other similar dentist-approved device to gently scrape away plaque and excess bits of food. Don’t be afraid of sore gums the first week, this is part of the process of improving your gums
Use mouthwash that helps fight gingivitis by killing bacteria. Sometimes, under a dentist’s recommendation, rinsing your mouth with salt-water or a hydrogen-peroxide solution for a few days can help
Sometimes we recommend the use of an oral irrigator, which works by apply high water pressure between your teeth, thereby rising them of all debris
You should start seeing marked improvements and even a disappearing of your gum disease if you undertake these steps
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i hope that is can help you
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