The basis for a healthy mouth is healthy gums.

The absence of gum disease and tooth decay will help you maintain your teeth for life.The hygienist works with the dentist to establish and maintain a programme tailored to meet your specific needs.

Good home-care is important if gum disease and tooth decay are not to progress to more serious problems. Remember more teeth are lost due to gum disease than tooth decay.

Our Hygienists are trained to help prevent dental disease by helping you care for your teeth and gums and advising on diet.

Periodontal diseases are usually slow in progressing and it can take a number of years for enough bone loss to occur for the teeth to become loose.

Treatment becomes more difficult as it progresses but it can be very successfully treated in the earlier stages. The initial treatment is carried out by the hygienist but the day to day care of your gums is up to you. The visits to our hygienists and their advice will help you maintain your teeth.

Causes of Periodontal disease
The factors below are the most common seen in patients with gum disease, but they are not all possible factors; additionally we see patients with few of the causative factors and advanced disease. This is why regular follow-up visits with the dentist and the hygienist are so important.

1. Smoking
2. Genetics
3. Pregnancy
4. Stresses
5. Medications
6. Biting forces
7. Diabetics
8. Poor nutrition
9. Other systemic diseases

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