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What Causes Gum Disease & Its Treatment?

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What Causes Gum Disease & Its Treatment?

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  1. What Causes Gum Disease & Its Treatment?

  2. A woman taking on Gum Disease through vigorous flossing in Houston Texas. Gum disease, also known as periodontal disease, is a bacterial infection that affects the gums. The infection, which is usually due to poor oral hygiene, results in the inflammation of the gums as well as the supporting teeth. If not treated, gum disease can lead to the loss of your teeth and the destruction of the gum tissues. At Edge Dental, we offer several solutions to help treat gum disease.

  3. Stages of Gum Disease-

  4. What Causes Gum Disease? • Gum disease is usually caused by poor oral hygiene, which leads to the accumulation of plaque on the teeth and the gums. As a result, the bacteria in the plaque attack the gums, causing an infection. However, there are other factors that can cause or increase the risk factor of the occurrence of gum disease. They include: • Smoking or chewing tobacco, which compromises the health of the gums, thus preventing them from healing when an infection occurs. • Illnesses that lower your body’s immune system, causing your gums to be more susceptible to infection. For example, HIV, cancer, and diabetes. • Some medications, for example, those that reduce the levels of saliva (which has antibacterial properties), thus increasing the vulnerability of the gums to a bacterial infection. • To stop this disease, you must visit dentist near me as soon as possible.

  5. Gum Disease Treatment Options However, when the disease has progressed into periodontitis, advanced treatments are required. These include deep root scaling and root planning to remove the plaque and tartar that has been trapped in the gum pockets. Surgical treatments can also be used to treat periodontitis. Common surgical gum disease procedures include pocket reduction, gum tissue removal (where there is excess gum tissue), tissue and bone regeneration, tissue grafting, and others. Medications such as antibiotics can also be offered in combination with other gum disease treatment Houston used to help fight the bacterial infection.

  6. Contact Us https://www.edgedentalhouston.com/preventive-dentistry/gum-disease/

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