{"id":170,"date":"2016-01-07T22:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T22:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/dental-advice\/?p=244"},"modified":"2019-06-14T11:16:31","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T10:16:31","slug":"gum-disease-and-bleeding-gums-its-about-more-than-your-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/gum-disease-and-bleeding-gums-its-about-more-than-your-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Gum Disease and Bleeding Gums – it's about more than your teeth!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gum disease<\/strong><\/em> covers a wide range of problems ranging all the way from bleeding gums through to loose and wobbly teeth. \u00a0As dentists the thing that worries us most is the fact that many people don’t realise how important gum health is in relation to your whole body health and \u00a0ignore the early warning signs of trouble.<\/p>\n

So what should you look out for to \u00a0spot\u00a0 Gum Disease early \u00a0in your own mouth?<\/h3>\n

The key sign of trouble is bleeding from the gums, usually this can be when you brush or floss, but in \u00a0more extreme cases can happen even when you bite into food. Bleeding is a sign that there is inflammation present in the gums and that is not a good thing.<\/p>\n

Notice the dark red red swollen shiny gum peaks between each tooth<\/p>\n

If you look in the mirror at your gums they should be pale pink with a texture that looks like orange peel, if you see that the gums are darker red, tight, shiny and swollen then this is a sign that \u00a0you may have inflammation present.<\/p>\n

Can\u00a0Gum Disease affect the rest of your body too?<\/h3>\n

research on this is ongoing but there is a growing body of evidence to show that poor gum health can impact on\u00a0\u00a0many other conditions such as high blood pressure <\/a>and\u00a0heart disease. it has been associated with premature births, low birth weight babies \u00a0and now research is looking at links between gum disease and conditions like\u00a0 Alzheimer’s <\/a>and Arthritis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As gum disease is largely \u00a0a pain free condition until the problem is very advanced, \u00a0it is possible of\u00a0gum disease\u00a0to develop and a lot of the supporting bone for your teeth to be destroyed without you realising.\u00a0The good news is that for most people the right care and advice can stop Gum disease\u00a0in its tracks. Caught early enough often little or no lasting damage is done. Best advice is to have a dentist or hygienist check out your gums at least once \u00a0a year and more if \u00a0you have experienced problems in the past. \u00a0For tips on preventing gum disease \u00a0see a future blog post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gum disease covers a wide range of problems ranging all the way from bleeding gums through to loose and wobbly teeth. \u00a0As dentists the thing that worries us most is the fact that many people don’t realise how important gum health is in relation to your whole body health and \u00a0ignore the early warning signs … Continue reading Gum Disease and Bleeding Gums – it's about more than your teeth!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t