Gum Disease, periodontal disease or gingivitis isn't a puzzling condition that strikes with no warning.
Gum Disease
The first signs of gum disease are simple to recognise and often originate in your teenage years. Irrespective of how old you may be, if your gums bleed when you clean your teeth or you can see a yellow-ish build up where your teeth meet your gums, you can be sure that gum disease has already set in. In its more advanced stages, the bleeding may stop or reduce but the teeth start to move apart and the gums recede, eventually to the point at which they can't support the teeth.
To understand the mechanics of gum disease it's critical to also comprehend the anatomy of the bone-tooth-gum unit. Enter 'Tooth Anatomy' into YouTube to see many film clips on this subject. The tooth is attached to the jawbone by small filaments running from the tooth surface to the jawbone itself. The tooth protrudes into the mouth from its socket by breakingg through the soft protective tissue. Healthy gums form an elastic seal around each tooth to keep plaque and bacteria away from the sensitive roots. This seal also guards the root surface from liquids and temperature change due to drinking or eating. Harmful bacteria and their toxins hidden in plaque can attack this defence mechanism and negate the protection.
What is Plaque?
Plaque is that sticky, white substance that forms on teeth, between them and in the area between the gums and teeth, called the sulcus. Plaque is thought of as the principal cause of gum illness. Look into a mirror and run your fingernail along the base of your teeth. There you'll see a white deposit. This is plaque, a complex mixture of different sorts of bacteria, proteins, fluids and cells. So long as the plaque itself is healthy it'll protect the underlying tooth and repel harmful bacteria. The plaque in your mouth is exactly the same plaque that is found in your arteries.
Dr. Ellie Phillips in her book "Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye" describes healthy plaque as a kind of 'comforter' that covers and protects teeth. If harmful organisms attack this comforter, the entire situation changes and the comforter is no longer doing its job but instead becomes a constant source of risk and damage.
Plaque is a layer on your teeth that only becomes harmful
when your mouth becomes acidic.
Enzymes and the bacterial toxins in the plaque attack healthy teeth and gums causing swelling and infection
Flossing and Brushing Could Cause Gum Disease!
Periodintist Dr. Joseph Phillips (1922-2003) explained that poor brushing and flossing habits are most likely to be the cause of periodontal (gum) disease as direct result of pushing this plaque buildup on the teeth into the gumline (sulcus) during brushing.
Gum Disease
The first signs of gum disease are simple to recognise and often originate in your teenage years. Irrespective of how old you may be, if your gums bleed when you clean your teeth or you can see a yellow-ish build up where your teeth meet your gums, you can be sure that gum disease has already set in. In its more advanced stages, the bleeding may stop or reduce but the teeth start to move apart and the gums recede, eventually to the point at which they can't support the teeth.
To understand the mechanics of gum disease it's critical to also comprehend the anatomy of the bone-tooth-gum unit. Enter 'Tooth Anatomy' into YouTube to see many film clips on this subject. The tooth is attached to the jawbone by small filaments running from the tooth surface to the jawbone itself. The tooth protrudes into the mouth from its socket by breakingg through the soft protective tissue. Healthy gums form an elastic seal around each tooth to keep plaque and bacteria away from the sensitive roots. This seal also guards the root surface from liquids and temperature change due to drinking or eating. Harmful bacteria and their toxins hidden in plaque can attack this defence mechanism and negate the protection.
What is Plaque?
Plaque is that sticky, white substance that forms on teeth, between them and in the area between the gums and teeth, called the sulcus. Plaque is thought of as the principal cause of gum illness. Look into a mirror and run your fingernail along the base of your teeth. There you'll see a white deposit. This is plaque, a complex mixture of different sorts of bacteria, proteins, fluids and cells. So long as the plaque itself is healthy it'll protect the underlying tooth and repel harmful bacteria. The plaque in your mouth is exactly the same plaque that is found in your arteries.
Dr. Ellie Phillips in her book "Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye" describes healthy plaque as a kind of 'comforter' that covers and protects teeth. If harmful organisms attack this comforter, the entire situation changes and the comforter is no longer doing its job but instead becomes a constant source of risk and damage.
Plaque is a layer on your teeth that only becomes harmful
when your mouth becomes acidic.
Enzymes and the bacterial toxins in the plaque attack healthy teeth and gums causing swelling and infection
Flossing and Brushing Could Cause Gum Disease!
Periodintist Dr. Joseph Phillips (1922-2003) explained that poor brushing and flossing habits are most likely to be the cause of periodontal (gum) disease as direct result of pushing this plaque buildup on the teeth into the gumline (sulcus) during brushing.
About the Author:
From a family of Clydeside Scots, Graeme was born and
brought up in Hong Kong. He lived for 35 years there, as well as in Borneo and
Indonesia. Intrigued by the way in which the different Asian cultures approach
their health and wellbeing, he studied aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine
and became familiar with many other time-honoured healing methods, from the
traditional Jamu herbal medicine healers of Java to the body balancing
mechanisms of Jin Shin Jyutsu, from Japan. Together with his wife
Phylipa, Graeme now runs Resources For Life a natural health business in
Chichester, West Sussex and ToothWizards, an oral health initiative to help
people achieve a degree of self-sufficiency in dental health. Much
of what is available on their website has origins steeped in ancient wisdom
brought up in Hong Kong. He lived for 35 years there, as well as in Borneo and
Indonesia. Intrigued by the way in which the different Asian cultures approach
their health and wellbeing, he studied aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine
and became familiar with many other time-honoured healing methods, from the
traditional Jamu herbal medicine healers of Java to the body balancing
mechanisms of Jin Shin Jyutsu, from Japan. Together with his wife
Phylipa, Graeme now runs Resources For Life a natural health business in
Chichester, West Sussex and ToothWizards, an oral health initiative to help
people achieve a degree of self-sufficiency in dental health. Much
of what is available on their website has origins steeped in ancient wisdom
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