{"id":8009,"date":"2012-11-27T17:56:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-27T17:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/mantenimiento-periodontal-murcia\/"},"modified":"2012-11-27T17:56:48","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T17:56:48","slug":"periodontal-maintenance-murcia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velezylozano.com\/en\/periodontal-maintenance-murcia\/","title":{"rendered":"Periodontal maintenance in Murcia: keep your teeth for 'forever'."},"content":{"rendered":"
Gum disease, formerly popularly known as 'pyorrhoea', is medically referred to as 'gum disease'.periodontal disease<\/a>'. It is a silent pathology (i.e. in more than 90% of cases there are no symptoms), which affects the supporting tissues of the tooth, mainly bone and gums.<\/p>\n The most characteristic signs are bad mouth odour, abundant dark tartar, bleeding, receding gums, tooth mobility and, in extreme cases, painless tooth loss.<\/p>\n  <\/p>\n Are there different types?<\/i><\/p>\n Periodontal disease is classified depending on the degree to which the patient is affected. The most common cases are gingivitis or gum inflammation, which sometimes presents bleeding and halitosis or bad breath.<\/p>\n Subsequently, periodontitis occurs, which is the progression over time of gingivitis. This causes suppuration, bleeding and mobility due to the involvement of the tissues that support the tooth.<\/p>\n  <\/p>\n What causes periodontitis?<\/i><\/p>\n Periodontal disease depends on habits (hygiene, smoking, alcohol, diet), susceptibility (genetics, lowered defences or immunodeficiency) and on the amount of bacteria in the mouth and their aggressiveness.<\/p>\n There is nothing we can do about individual susceptibility, but we can do something about the other two pillars of the disease:<\/p>\n - The amount of bacteria can be controlled with proper hygiene at home and regular maintenance visits to the dentist or dental hygienist (where plaque control, tartrectomy and polishing will be performed).<\/p>\n - Tobacco affects the gums through heat and its chemical components, accelerating the progression of the disease and camouflaging warning signs such as bleeding.<\/p>\n <\/a>
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