Periodontitis

Periodontitis is a condition where the gums and bone that surround your

slowly deteriorate to to large amounts of, unremoved, bacteria.

I have seen perfectly healthy teeth be pulled out of someones mouth with

their own fingers because the gums and bone could no longer support them.

It is an absolute must that you get into your dentist at lease once a year to

get the bacteria plaque and other contaminants removed from your teeth

to maintain good gum and bone health.

Here are some healthy gums.

Here are some gums that are in trouble.

One of the symptoms of periodontal disease is swollen, red, painful gums.

This patient is also in trouble.

Another symptom of periodontal disease is that your teeth will begin to loosen up.

As the bone looses its ability to hold the teeth in

you teeth will shift and, or drop out of the gums.

Please please please get to your dentist for a good cleaning BEFORE your

mouth begins to resemble one of these last two pictures.

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Diabetes and your gums.

If you, or someone you know, has been diagnosed with diabetes, it is a shock.

Diabetes carries with it many short term as well as long term side effects.

Most people know about the problems with loss of feeling in the extremities and

even troubles with vision later on in life.

But very few people realize that diabetes can have a devastating effect on the gums.

Now that may not seem like a big thing.

Gums aren't exactly something that people consider to be crucial for life.

And they aren't.

However, they are crucial to the life of your teeth.

Below you will see a diagram of what happens to your

gums as they begin to become unhealthy.

What you will see below here is an actual x-ray of diseased gums.

The straight line represents where the gum/bone level should be.

The wavy line represents where the gum/bone levels have fallen to.

It is possible for a completely healthy tooth to fall completely out of the mouth

due to a loss of gum/bone tissue.

Gums/bone keep the teeth in your mouth.

Lose the gums/bone, lose the teeth.

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