What is Periodontal Disease (gum disease)?
Periodontal disease affects the supporting tissue of the tooth – the periodontal ligament, the gingiva (gums), alveolar bone (supporting bone) and the cementum (root surface of the tooth). Gum disease is the major cause of tooth loss in adults.
The condition begins as inflammation of the gum margin with redness, swelling and bleeding on brushing, a stage known as gingivitis. Without adequate attention gingivitis may slowly give way to chronic periodontitis in which the bone, and the fibres below the gum which support the tooth, are progressively attacked (usually without pain). This may lead to eventual loosening and finally loss of the tooth.
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