The definition of periodontal means “surrounding the tooth.” When you have a periodontal infection this means you have an infection around the tooth or sometimes teeth depending on how severe the infection is. Your body is fighting off an ongoing bacterial disease and sometimes your body is not successful at destroying this infection. When your [...]

Symptoms of periodontal disease can happen to anyone. Recognizing these symptoms is a completely different story. Periodontal disease is a bacteria that can attack your mouth and cause inflammation of your gum tissues. A study was done that found 80% of the population had some sort of gum disease and was increasing the older you [...]

Periodontal disease is a chronic condition. It is chronic because it comes back if you get treatment then your home care lapses. You have to work at taking care of your mouth every day. If you ignore it, gum disease will come back. Now, you can live with periodontal disease. It won’t essentially kill you. [...]

Periodontal disease affects millions of people every day. Traditional treatment options are always given to patients to treat the periodontal disease. There is a new device out on the market that will benefit the patient in different ways. Laser technology is the newest addition to dental care. Your dentist or periodontist will provide you the [...]

A dentist uses a periodontal probe to measure the space between your gum tissue and your teeth. This is generally done when you get a cleaning for the very first visit to determine if you have periodontal disease. This is also done periodically as a checking point at most visits. If you do have periodontal [...]

Today’s economy has plummeted and everyone has seen the downfall. When your dentist says that you have periodontal disease, the first thing on your mind isn’t necessarily, how do I fix it; it’s more of how much is this going to cost me and will my insurance cover any of this. You can imagine what [...]

There are many ways to treat periodontal disease. It does depend on 1.) how much do you want to spend, 2.) what are the outcomes? 3.) and will this actually help? Do you think that your teeth are worth fighting for? If not, well, that’s a whole other topic that you need to discuss with [...]

Gingivitis has many symptoms and a lot of people have these symptoms. Periodontal disease has specific symptoms and those with advanced periodontal disease have these symptoms. The symptoms are: Bad breath that is noticeable to everyone including yourself Swollen, tender gums Teeth that are loose, painful and even infected Advanced periodontal disease is no laughing [...]

A dentist or periodontist will do a complete examination to determine the best treatment for you if you have periodontal disease. He will then give you all of your options and discuss the outcome with you before he gets started. Every case is unique and the doctor will come up with the right treatment for [...]

We spend so many days in our lifetime taking care of our teeth and making sure that we are doing what we are supposed to be doing that it just doesn’t seem fair that we become exposed to gingivitis. Now the real question that comes to your mind is how did I get gingivitis? Why [...]

Unfortunately, you have been told you have periodontal disease. This is the worst stage because this is involving bone structure and probably tooth loss. Periodontal disease can be treated but cannot be reversed. Periodontitis is a form of periodontal disease and is an ongoing bacterial infection that can involve the entire mouth or just a [...]

You have been told that you have periodontal disease and now you are looking into your options for the utmost care. You have many questions about what could happen if you let it go to what could happen if you treat it. This article will help you figure out what is best for your. Option [...]

Gingivitis can affect the overall health of your teeth if you do not get a handle on it. Gingivitis can eventually turn into periodontal disease if you don’t take care of it. Gingivitis is gum disease that is reversible. By this, I mean, you can make your gum tissue healthy. Periodontal disease unfortunately, involves bone [...]

The entry to your body is your mouth. Your mouth is very busy all day. Let’s think for a minute. You yawn, you talk, you maybe snore, you eat, you brush and floss and you swallow millions of times during the day. Your mouth is going nonstop all the time. If you don’t treat your [...]

You are aware that you have gingivitis and you are trying everything in your power to keep it from getting worse. You start to do a little research of your own on what other ways you can do to keep gingivitis away. One remedy is to use a dash of salt in some warm water [...]