The Guide to Treating Periodontal Disease Okay, so you’ve assessed various online resources and cross-referenced it with your symptoms. You’re experiencing bleeding, tender or swollen gums as well as loose teeth and mouth pain. You suspect that you might be suffering from gum disease, or even from periodontitis. What now? Who should you go to…
What causes Periodontal Disease? In most cases, gum disease and periodontitis are caused by bacterial plaque, which forms on the teeth when starches and sugars from food interact with the bacteria in our mouths. When plaque isn’t regularly removed it builds upon the teeth and hardens to form tartar. When these build-ups become trapped under…
What Does a Periodontist Do for Gum Disease? The way in which we go about treating periodontitis is, as you might imagine, directly related to the severity of the condition and the symptoms that you display. The first step will usually be the same in most cases: a deep clean of the affected and surrounding…
Gum Disease (Periodontal Disease) Symptoms & Causes Simply put, periodontitis is the technical term for a disease that affects both the gum and the periodontal bones. Periodontitis is a very nasty disease. It is an infection that affects the structures around the teeth – the gums; the alveolar bone and the periodontal ligament – but…
Dentist Vs Periodontist The work that a periodontist does is closely linked to that of a dentist but at the same time, it is fundamentally different. Your dentist will manage routine checkups, clean your teeth, remove teeth if necessary and generally provide you with ongoing oral health education (such as telling you to floss every…