Learn about gingivitis and periodontal disease, including gum disease causes, symptoms and treatments to protect your oral ...

Healthy gums are pale pink, sit tightly around the teeth, and protect against bacteria. Unhealthy gums become dark red, ...

Discover 7 critical gum disease warning signs that demand immediate attention. Learn prevention tips and treatment options to ...

Treatment aims to clean out bacteria from the pockets around the teeth and prevent further destruction of bone and tissue. scaling and debridement to clean the surfaces of the teeth above the gum ...

Researchers publishing in ACS Sensors report a toothbrush-shaped ultrasound transducer that can provide a less invasive ...

Moderate periodontitis: As the gum disease progresses, pockets get deeper ... If there's significant bone or tissue loss around the teeth, grafting procedures may be necessary to prevent further ...

When it goes untreated, this inflammation can make pockets form around your teeth. This raises your risk of infection that can lead to tooth loss. Inflammation can also cause your gums to bleed ...

Fortunately, small pockets of 4mm or 5 mm may be reduced in size with professional dental cleaning where they remove plaque and tartar from around teeth, reducing gum inflammation. I have it done ...

I would keep it up for a few weeks, then run out of inter-dental brushes and neglect my gums until I got around ... pockets to form which are difficult to clean. The gums will recede and the tooth ...

But persistent bad breath that sticks around despite brushing ... indicate advanced gum disease where pockets have formed between your teeth and gums, creating perfect hiding spots for bacteria ...

Probing around the gums and teeth using a periodontal probe: Periodically cleaning plaque/calculus from above the gums. Periodically cleaning plaque/calculus from below the gums (if periodontal ...

Plaque and bacteria fill those pockets and damage your teeth even more. Bacteria eat away at the gum and bone that hold your teeth in place. Your gums might hurt. You may see pus around your ...