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| about periodontal disease |
| In this column, we will reply to questions about periodontal disease, monthly. We hope you can learn correctly what periodontal disease in connection with your health is, and refer to it for your life. |
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| The 1st time basic knowledge
of gum disease |
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Q2:How
do I know if I have a periodontal disease?
A2:
The mouth is very sensitive to foreign
substances such as hair, but it is, interestingly
enough, insensitive to the disease progressing
chronically. Usually, breath odor is also
more likely to be undetectable.
Periodontits develops over time and exhibits
less subjective symptoms. In general,
initial symptoms include the following:
-Red tender gum
-Swollen gum
-Gums that bleed when you brush your teeth
-White colored pus draining from gingival
sulcus
These warning signs of early periodontal
disease can often be reversed by self-care
or relatively simple professional treatments.
Left untreated, periodontits can further
progress, showing the following symptoms:
-Loose teeth
-A change in teeth alignment
-Repetitive acute suppurative gingivitis
-Teeth that appear too long
-Teeth that recedes and shows the roots.
-Bad breath that doesn't go away
These symptoms are the indicators of severe
destruction of the periodontal tissue,
and may require extensive professional
treatment for the cure.
The most important thing is to become
aware that you can diagnose periodontal
disease by yourself and to catch the initial
symptoms, by constantly paying attention
to the visible change going on in your
mouth.
Photograph offer : Okayama University
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