Gingivitis: What You Don't know!

Many of us are acclimated to keeping regular visits with our dentist, orthodontist, or dental hygienist; that's a great practice. But for those who are reluctant to go to routine visits and maintain their dental hygiene, well. . . you might want to brace yourself for what you're about to read. Now this is strictly for those who have apprehensions about a dentist or, even just to visit them.

Dr. Kvitko, who's located in Columbus, Ohio, educated me and wants to enlighten you about what you don't know.  He's been in the business for over two decades. His practice is filled with a diversity of patients who trust his dentistry hand at work. His radio show on Sunny 95, at 8am, on Sunday mornings, also reaches another audience of prospects. In our interview his knowledge convinced me to even be more hands on with my dental hygiene.

As I followed Dr. Kvitko throughout his office, he was busy attending to his patients. The conversation turns into how gingivitis develops. There was this visual model he showed off, a row of teeth with a removable gum line. When he peeled it back, one side was white with pink gums, and the other side was peeled back and those teeth had a display of bacteria and decay build-up. Although it was revealing, yet Dr. Kvitko explained gingivitis forms from people not brushing enough. And having anything from bacteria, food particles, plaque or anything foreign on the teeth, can build up over time and cause multicolored gums, and other unwanted activity to form. Which over time--if not removed-- the body can detect it and become inflamed-resulting in possible problems or gingivitis. Gingivitis is the inflammation of the gums: the suffix“-itis” means inflammation, and the "gingiva" pertains to the gums.

One good thing to know is that you can't get gingivitis by kissing someone or exchanging saliva. However, there can be different degrees of the gum disease. Some prevalent signs to look for would be bleeding or sore gums, multicolored gums; or, if you brush and the gums start to bleed, then you may want to draw concern. Then again, go visit your dentist.

A dentist would have the treatment to help cure gingivitis. So that's why it's essential for people to patronize a dental office. Gingivitis is also called “pyorrhea” (the inflammation and infection of the gum tissue surrounding the teeth). From there if the gum or teeth aren’t properly cleaned, then you can still have build-up even after your tooth brushing, unforeseen plaque, or film you didn't get. Please be aware-that over time-disease can become hazardous to your gum line... receding it and eating the bone along with it. “Did you know that the tooth enamel is harder than steel?"

So it’s tremendously important to be proactive with your dental health, because if you’re not, then you may encounter more issues. This should be on every person’s agenda because once the bone and gum line start to decline, you could be talking extreme expenses to repair. Never neglect preventative care because toxins (bacteria, disease or plaque) can even leak into the bloodstream and become fatal to our biology. If you're looking for dentist, visit http://drkvitko.com/.

*Please join the next article which will explain the plaque found on teeth may have a link to plaque found in our arteries- which may  lead to dementia.