Gum Diseases: Preventable And Curable
Gum Diseases: Preventable And Curable
The human body is a complex mechanism. We have to take care of it all the time to remain healthy. Like other parts in our body, our teeth and gum also need to be healthy all the time for our body to function well. It has to be cleaned everyday, and treated well. We have to take precautions so that no diseases attack them. That is why we have to brush our teeth twice everyday, floss and wash our mouth properly after every meal.
If we don’t keep our teeth and mouth clean all the time, this is what happens. There are bacteria in our body. The bacteria in our mouth, along with other substances like mucus form a colorless sticky substance that we call plaque. These plaques are formed around our teeth. Cleaning our teeth and mouth regularly prevents these plaques to form in any dangerous level. If we don’t keep it clean, the plaque can turn hard. When that happens, it will be difficult to get it out by just brushing our teeth. The hardened plaque is called ‘tarter’ and that tarter becomes more harmful if you don’t get it cleaned by dental medical practitioners in time. The tarter thus formed will make our gums swell. The inflammation in called ‘gingivitis’. The inflamed gum will even bleed easily. If we don’t get it treated even at this point, it will lead to periodontitis. The gum will loosen up causing the tooth to fall. It will harm other bone in the mouth and tissues surrounding the gum.
It is therefore very important to identify the gum diseases in time to prevent it, or cure it. There are ways to check if you have gum diseases. You might have gum diseases if your breath always smells bad. If your gum appears swollen, you might want to get that checked as well. Other symptoms are red and tender gums, bleeding gums, loose teeth or teeth falling out, and pain in your gums while biting. These are the general symptoms but you can have gum diseases without any of these symptoms. Therefore it is advisable to visit your dentist regularly.
Other condition to have gum diseases even if you take precautions are when you are pregnant, have diabetes or when you are taking special medicines for certain medical conditions like cancer or AIDS. Besides not brushing you teeth regularly to keep it clean, another and perhaps most certain way to get the gum diseases in to smoke. Studies show that smokers are most likely to get the gum diseases.
Gum diseases are both preventable and curable however. A visit to your dentist will fix the problem. In any case, younger people are not so like to get the gum diseases. It is usually only when you are pass 30 or 40 that you get it. It is not so rare among the youth however. In fact, there’s even a separate term for the disease in the young – juvenile periodontitis. The disease is also known to be hereditary.