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Is Periowave Gum Disease Treatment Right For Me?

Your gums fit around your teeth like a turtleneck sweater. The space between the tooth and the gum (similar to the space between your turtleneck and neck) is called a pocket. A healthy pocket is no deeper than 3mm deep. Pockets trap bacteria and toxins. For many people, regular brushing and flossing, and twice yearly dental visits keep their gum pockets and teeth clean and healthy. For one in four adults over the age of 30, that isn’t enough.

One in four adults will begin to develop bacterial overgrowth, which begins to deepen pockets, eating away at healthy tissue. There are no symptoms at first other than perhaps a little bleeding when brushing or flossing. This bleeding however…

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Articles of Interest

It Starts With Gum Disease. But It Can Lead to a Lot Worse

Studies suggest a relationship between periodontal disease—the term for disease of the gums and bone structures supporting the teeth—and the inflammation that can precede heart attacks and strokes. “Periodontal disease is an inflammatory process, and we know that chronic inflammation is linked to increased risk for cardiovascular disease,” says Dr. Christine Jellis, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic.

Periodontal disease

Four out of five people have periodontal disease and don’t know it! Most people are not aware of it because the disease is usually painless in the early stages.

Periodontitis: why we need a vaccine for gum disease

Periodontitis starts with bacteria accumulating around the gum line of the teeth forming plaque. It’s thought the person’s immune response to the bacteria is what does the damage.

To Save Your Teeth You May Need To Fire Your Periodontist

A few years after leaving periodontal care, despite a nutrient-dense organic diet and good hygiene, my situation declined, abscessing became frequent, teeth loosened and ached, then one was lost. I had to figure this out!

What 22 years of terrible gum disease has taught me about pain, shame and politics

I need to talk about my 22 years of chronic periodontitis and all the wisdom I’ve gained from it. People who’ve never heard of it look nonplussed when you tell them it’s a fancy word for gum disease, while the people who have heard of it, well, that’s because they’ve also got it. We’re more important on this occasion, because our lives are worse.

Resources

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Untreated gingivitis can advance to periodontitis and can eventually lead to tooth loss and other health problems.