How to avoid gum disease?
Cosmetic Dentistry . Dentistry . gum disease . Preventive Dentistry
Gum problems are relatively easy to treat if you identify them early. Treatment of gum problems starts with a trip to your dentist for a thorough professional cleaning to remove tartar and plaque. Tartar is a hard substance that coats the teeth when plaque builds up over time.
This thorough cleaning process at your dentist’s office, known as scaling, might be uncomfortable, so be sure that you talk to your dentist if you are nervous and he or she may have suggestions to make the process as stress-free as possible. After a professional cleaning to remove the tartar and plaque, your teeth may be sensitive for a few days, but you should notice improvement soon. You need to maintain oral health with a healthy routine of twice-daily tooth brushing and daily flossing to help prevent gum problems from recurring by removing dental plaque. Your dentist may recommend more frequent tooth brushing after every meal or snack at least until your gums appear to be normal and healthy, before settling into a twice-daily teeth brushing and daily flossing routine. Your dentist also may suggest an antiseptic rinse to help prevent plaque from forming on teeth.
In addition, misaligned teeth or dental crowns and bridges that are worn or poorly fitted can promote gum problems, so you may want to consider fixing these problems by working with your dentist and possibly an orthodontist or oral surgeon.
