There are varieties of reasons why people suffer from periodontitis. One of the common reasons is the severe deficiency of vitamin C that results to bleeding, spongy gums, and tooth loss. However, among the many types of destructive periodontitis disease, juvenile periodontitis is found to be a strong genetic issue. While periodontal disease like gingivitis and periodontitis may be experienced because of the build up of dental plaque.
The mouth has natural bacteria which thrive on food particles that were not thoroughly removed from haphazard brushing. It then forms into a plaque which is a combination of bacteria and sticky products that forms on the teeth and along the gum line. Newly formed and small amount of plaque is invisible and relatively harmless. But when left to accumulate, it does not only become unsightly but seriously harmful to dental health.
A research was done in the early 1960s to demonstrate the role played by plaque in the development of periodontal disease. Dental researchers had some people stop brushing their teeth and let plaques build up just for the purpose of the study. Within 2 to 3 weeks, signs of inflammation such as redness, swelling and increased tendency to bleed appeared. When brushing resumed, the inflammation went away.
Many of us haven’t experienced discomfort and pain because of gum disease and symptoms of this kind of condition is often goes unnoticed. You may suffer from gum disease that may spread into your bones and not have any symptoms. That is why it is vitally important to regularly visit your dentist for check-up so you would be able to see any warning signs of gum disease including bleeding gums, red, swollen or tender gums, persistent bad breath, loose teeth, pus between the teeth, a change in the way your teeth fit together when you bite and gums that have pulled away from the teeth.
Now, once you have experience any of the above mentioned symptoms, it is suggested to see your dentist for proper periodontal disease treatment to prevent it from getting worse.
However, it is inevitable that people who are suffering from any dental problems may not experience the risk of having gingivitis. Say for instance, gingivitis has the tendency to develop intoperiodontitis if left untreated. On the other hand, the plaque above or along the gum line is referred to as supragingival plaque. If this isn’t removed in timely manner, it can become covered by swollen gum tissue or may spread below the gum line and further become subgingival plaque. In such environment, harmful bacteria within the plaque proliferate and injure surrounding tissues through the direct secretion of toxins. This may cause the greatest damage through stimulating a chronic inflammatory response and thus results to breaking down of periodontal ligament and bone of the tooth socket.
Bone destruction from periodontitis can either result to receding gum lines or cause deep crevices between an individual tooth and its socket. The crevices are called periodontal pockets which inevitably deepen and eventually become deep enough to jeopardize the support socket of the adjacent tooth.
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