Poor Oral Hygiene and Build Up of Plaque Equals Gum Disease

By Chetan Bhawani

Gum disease, otherwise known as Periodontal (literal meaning being “around the tooth”) disease, is one of the most common form of dental diseases caused by a build up of plaque and bacteria. This build up can cause the gum to become inflamed around any number of teeth being referred to in its mildest of forms as Gingivitis.

In this stage, the gum can become inflamed surprisingly causing little or no discomfort making it very hard to detect. One of the very few tell tale signs would include reddening of the gums, or regular bleeding from brushing. Thankfully this form can be treated with professional help and good oral hygiene at home.

However if Gingivitis is left untreated, it can then develop on to the next stage called Periodontitis. This is where plaque spreads and grows below the gum line causing the gums to become irritated and eventually triggers the body to attack the gums themselves. This attack breaks down the bone and tissue that quite literally hold your teeth in. In time the gum will start to separate from the teeth and form pockets which will continue to grow and deepen, eventually leading to at the best loose teeth; although in most cases the tooth will have to be removed.

While simple lack of oral hygiene and build up of plaque is normally to blame for this, there are other factors that can contribute towards the disease including the following: smoking, stress, diabetes, genetics, pregnancy, puberty and poor nutrition. Gum is the part that helps in surrounding the teeth and it should be protected first to protect the teeth.

Chetan Bhawani is a Dental and Medical student and shares all the dental and medical articles and information through his resources like dentalmedical.us and drchetan.com

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About Gum Diseases And Natural Herbs That Cures Them

By Charles Neshah

Your gum is a very important organ that helps to hold your teeth and also act as a protector for the root of your teeth. The health of your gum is very essential to all of the things you do with your teeth including smiling.

Oral hygiene, brushing and flossing habit is not learnt in old age. Parents should be responsible enough to inculcate good dental care habit in their children. When I was young I did not understand why I should brush my mouth before going to bed every night.

But now that I am a parent, I dread that my children could develop one of the dental diseases that are caused by poor oral hygiene. So I make sure that they brush and floss properly and at regular times

If you have poor oral hygiene habit, soon tartar and plaque will begin to build up on your teeth and under the root separating them from your gum. This lays the foundation for gingivitis, tender and swollen gums. If dental carelessness continues then gingivitis could develop to periodontal disease called periodontitis. Worse is you may never know unless a dentist examines your teeth.

If you are like some people who eat everything under the sun and refuse to brush and clean your teeth, then don't be surprised if as you grow older you find that you are not able to make optimum use of your teeth, especially in chewing. Gum disease can demoralize and make you listless.

Pain is a terrible thing, but it is hell when it resides in your teeth. By now your teeth has been thoroughly separated from the gum and disease causing bacteria has taken over both teeth and gum, and all the pockets created by the separation. A tooth or teeth can become candidate(s) for pulling out, because of resultant bone loss.

The bone that holds the teeth does not grow back, so also is your gum. This is why it is very important that prevention should be your watch word, and if an infection occurs let it be found out on time, so that it be nipped in the bud either with orthodox medicine or herbal remedies

However, let me say that before applying natural herbs a dentist should examine your dental condition and possibly carry out planar root scaling for cases that are more than gingivitis, so that the plaque and calculus separating teeth and gum be taken out completely.

Adequate brushing and flossing will keep your teeth from infection, but if carelessly your gum becomes infected, then no amount of brush or flossing can cure it. The following natural remedies will help to return your gum back to health:

The following are some of the natural remedies you can use to deal with gum disease

1.Bayberry root bark

2. Tea Tree oil

3. Chinacea

3 Thyme tea

4. Oak Gall

5. clove oil and

6. Cayenne pepper.

These herbs all have chemical properties that work to bring down inflammation and stop your gum from bleeding. They have the ability to make the gum embrace the teeth firmly again, so that debris that form plaques find no way to accumulate below the gum.

Neshah writes for your sound health – For more information on oral hygiene and resourceful links visit either Opalescence Tooth Whitening Gel or Confident Opalescence Smiles Blog.

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