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Why is it important to prevent gum problems?
Preventing gum problems is crucial for maintaining overall oral health, preventing tooth loss, reducing discomfort, and avoiding systemic health issues associated with gum disease. It helps prevent persistent bad breath, saves on costly dental treatments, and is easier to accomplish than treating existing gum problems. You may safeguard your gums and have a healthier, more attractive smile by maintaining good oral hygiene, choosing a healthy lifestyle, and visiting the dentist on a regular basis.
Here are some key points for preventing gum problems:
- Maintain good oral hygiene by brushing your teeth at least twice a day and flossing daily.
- Use an antimicrobial mouthwash to help control bacteria and plaque.
- Follow a balanced diet, limiting sugary and starchy foods.
- Avoid tobacco use and excessive alcohol consumption.
- Visit your dentist regularly for check-ups and professional cleanings.
- Manage stress through exercise and relaxation techniques.
- Stay hydrated by drinking enough water.
- Pay attention to hormonal changes and discuss any concerns with your dentist.
- Seek prompt treatment for any signs of gum problems, such as redness, swelling, bleeding, or bad breath.
What is gum disease and what causes it?
Periodontal disease, often known as gum disease, is an inflammatory disorder brought on by plaque accumulation on the teeth. Gingivitis, which results in red, swollen, and bleeding gums, can progress into periodontitis, which causes gum recession and tooth loss. Poor oral hygiene, plaque buildup, smoking, hormonal changes, particular medicines, heredity, poor nutrition, and stress can all affect how quickly it grows. Regular brushing, flossing, dental cleanings, quitting smoking, managing stress, and living a healthy lifestyle can prevent gum disease.
A yellowish sticky paste will build up on your teeth after a while if you don't brush them. This substance, which resembles food particles, is actually a layer of bacteria that develops daily on the surface of teeth and gums. Many of the bacteria are harmless. But others happily munch away the same food you’re eating and then excrete toxins and enzymes – using the grooves where your tooth meets the gum as a toilet of sorts. Bacteria thrive in the plaque environment and multiply until they account for nearly 100% of the mass of the plaque. This is why it is important to remove it.
The body builds a defense against the toxins when it detects them by forming several new, tiny blood vessels in the affected area to combat the illness. The gums seem red and swollen because of the new blood vessels. However, the bacteria target the blood vessels, causing them to weaken and bleed easily as a result.
Gingivitis is the early stage of gum disease and is easily treatable. However, because gum disease rarely hurts, many people are unaware they have it. As TMD worsens, the jaw's supporting bone is destroyed, causing the teeth to become loose. If this is not addressed, the teeth may eventually lose their position or require extraction due to pain.
What can be done to prevent it?
Clean the teeth thoroughly once per day (preferably last thing before going to bed).
The usual advice is to brush twice per day because sometimes people may skip a brushing or not do it thoroughly, because they are in a rush or because they are too exhausted at the end of a long day.
How to thoroughly clean your teeth?
Quality Brushing:
The requirement for Quality Brushing are the same as the requirements for doing any job well. You need to know what you are trying to achieve and then to employ the best means for achieving your goal. Don’t be in a hurry to get it done because this will mean cutting corners and making mistakes.
Slow Down – do it well and you can then forget about it until tomorrow. The target is to remove the soft sticky plaque deposit from the surface of every tooth. With soft and right brushing it’s very easy to remove. If it does not come out easily, it is not plaque.
Such hard deposit is tartar, also known as calculus, and no amount of brushing will remove it. A dentist can remove it for you during a dental cleaning. Resist brushing harder, as this can cause damage to the tooth.
How to do it?
Use a small toothbrush with a small brush head (to get hard-to-reach spots), and a pea-sized blob of toothbrush.
Right Technique – Focus on the Gum
This involves outing the focus of cleaning on the little ditch called ‘Sulcus’, which is situated between the tooth and the gum around each tooth. This little ditch is the site where gum disease begins.
As quality brushing is focused on the prevention of gum disease, the brush is angled at a 45 degree angle to the gum (into the little ditch). For both upper and lower side of mouth 45 degrees upward and 45 degree downward respectively.
The movement of the brush should be done with backwards and forward strokes in a circular motion also known as the “Modified Bass Technique”.
