Could Your Gum Disease Cause You to Struggle to Breathe?
Gum disease is a serious, progressive disease that begins its attack on your gums before spreading to destroy your teeth and jawbone. It starts as gingivitis, an often-silent attack, only making itself known through red, inflamed gums that bleed when you brush. Because of this, gingivitis is often mistaken for rough hygiene practices. Untreated, gingivitis […]
Can Food Impact Gum Recession?
When you think about food and oral health, you probably think about the impact that sugary foods and beverages have on your teeth. These foods provide sustenance for oral bacteria, who then produce harmful acids that eat away at your tooth enamel and lead to gum disease. What you might not know is that your […]
Signs of Implant Rejection
After tooth loss, dental implants provide a permanent solution, restoring your smile and the functions of your mouth. Titanium rods are surgically placed into your jawbone and become an anchor for one or more false teeth. These rods fuse with the bone and act much like a natural tooth root, even going so far as […]
If Your Gums Bleed, Is Gum Disease the Only Cause?
Noticing blood after brushing or flossing your teeth can be unsettling. It is usually a warning for the earliest stage of gum disease, gingivitis, which should be treated right away. While gum disease is a common cause of bleeding gums, it is not the only one. Gum Disease Gum disease is a progressive infection that […]
What Types of Services Can You Expect from Your Periodontist?
The health of your mouth depends upon the structures that support your teeth – your gums, jawbone, and ligaments. When these structures are under attack by disease, the results are severe damage that can lead to bone loss and even tooth loss. Your periodontist is highly trained in all areas surrounding these structures, and can […]
What Happens When a Tooth’s Socket Gets Gum Disease?
The tooth socket, also known as the alveolar bone, is an important feature of your mouth. Its main job is to hold the tooth firmly in place, along with the assistance of the periodontal ligament. When you suffer from gum disease, you usually hear about only your teeth and gums being affected, but the sockets […]
Could a Sore Spot on Your Gums Be a Sign of Something More?
Pain in your gums is never good. It could just be from a cut, possibly caused by a rough edge on food. Or perhaps it could be a canker sore, a lesion on the gums or other areas inside the mouth that have occurred in many people throughout their lives. But sore gums could also […]
Antibacterial Foods to Eat When Being Treated for Gum Disease
Gum disease, an infection that starts in the gums, can cause significant damage should it go untreated. At the earliest stage, gingivitis, it is only an infection in the gums. As it progresses, turning into periodontitis, the infection can spread, causing damage to your teeth and even the jaw bone. When caught early on, it […]
Advanced Gum Disease: Your Treatment Options
If you have found yourself in the unfortunate position of having advanced gum disease, you may be wondering what you can do now. Can you fight this, or do you have to surrender to the inevitable and have your teeth extracted? Here is more information about your treatment options. Treatment Without Surgery The good news […]
How Stress and Bruxism Relate
Bruxism, or teeth grinding, commonly occurs at night and can potentially cause some serious damage to your teeth, and therefore overall oral health. There is no single cause for bruxism, thus no single solution. It is important to understand why you are grinding your teeth in order to know how to treat it. What Can […]
