Dental Hygiene
It's estimated that in America alone, thirty-two million people have advanced gum disease or periodontal disease, with symptoms that include: gum pain, receding gums, loose teeth, abscesses, bad breath, bleeding gums, gum infections and toothache.
Prevention and early detection are key in avoiding costly and painful dental treatment. Prevention begins with the control of plaque and calculus, the main cause of decay and gum disease.
Periodontal disease can leave you toothless and without a smile. But it is more than "gum disease" Medical disease and researchers are learning more each day about the tight connectin between chronic oral infections and the many problems that can be caused worsened by systemic inflammation.
Because periodontal disease creates increases in systemic inflammation, it is linked with such disease conditions as: heart disease and stroke, diabetes and insulin resistance, lung infections/disease, cancer, pregnancy complications, osteoporosis, alzheimer's, kidney disease, etc.
Early periodontal disease is painless and shows few symptoms so patients are often unaware that there is a problem. For this reason, regular dental visits are essential for the early diagnosis and treatment of gum disease.
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