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Keeping the gum disease story simple.<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Gum Disease (Gingivitis) begins with bacteria eating food and producing chemicals,\u00a0Some of the chemicals are highly toxic to the gums leading to inflammation.<\/p>\n

In the majority of people (87% of people), this situation can persist for a long time called \u201cstable gingivitis\u201d\u00a0In others, (13% of people) the inflammation becomes destructive and spreads from the soft gum towards the bone leading to bone destruction where the bone is gradually eroded away reducing the\u00a0<\/span>bone\u00a0<\/span>support for the tooth.\u00a0 This is called\u00a0Chronic\u00a0Periodontitis.\u00a0This is a destructive condition that can lead to tooth loss.<\/p>\n

Not surprisingly, the result of this disease progression is loose and infected teeth, abscesses, bad breath and ultimately tooth loss.<\/p>\n

Preventing gingivitis<\/b> and tooth loss\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The best approach is a preventive one by removing plaque effectively and regularly and avoiding the development of inflammation that leads to gum disease. Good cleaning can only be learnt after detailed instruction and practice. As my hygienist always says, \u201cyou only need to clean the teeth you want to keep<\/b>\u201d.\u00a0 Teeth that remain covered in plaque are destined for early loss.<\/p>\n

Some important points\u2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  • Gingivitis is entirely preventable and even if it is present it is entirely treatable.<\/li>\n
  • Bleeding gums are not normal.<\/li>\n
  • Gums that bleed when you brush or floss is not normal.<\/li>\n
  • Long-term gum disease<\/span> may put you at risk from far more serious general medical conditions that can be severe or even life threatening.<\/li>\n
  • Treatment for gum disease is easy and effective.<\/li>\n
  • It\u2019s cheaper and easier to prevent gum disease than to treat it.<\/li>\n
  • Gingivitis is the responsibility of the patient and with a reasonable standard of home care, you can however, avoid all the problems this disease causes.<\/li>\n
  • Your dentist can diagnose gum disease only by gentle probing and more advanced gum disease will be noticed on dental X-rays.<\/li>\n
  • If you don\u2019t attend a dental practice for checks, you run a far higher risk of not being diagnosed until it is late<\/span> on in the disease process and teeth may have to be lost.<\/li>\n
  • If you smoke, you are far more likely to suffer destructive gum disease.<\/li>\n
  • Smoking also means you are more likely to suffer from heart disease, stroke, cancer, lung disease, bad breath, but that\u2019s usually not news to<\/span> smokers but they still smoke!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","url":"https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/category\/gum-disease\/","hasPart":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/nqsurgicaldentistry.com.au\/failing-teeth-part-1\/","headline":"Failing teeth and how this happens? 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