Having healthy gums and teeth does not only mean having a health oral health but also a healthy overall health .Problems in the mouth should be considered as health issues that almost always occur in a clearly defined line of progression. The effect of gum infection will not take effect in an instant. It is rare situation where a person wakes up one morning having painful swollen gums and have a tooth loss in the afternoon.

Tooth loss may not happen without a certain cause. It is more often a result of severe untreated advance gum infection. When gum infection spreads below the gum line, it progressively damages the tissues and bones that holds the teeth making it loose and eventually loss. Gum infection are causes by bacteria build up producing acids that irritates the gums thus resulting to inflammation and swollen gums and left untreated will progress to advance gum disease.

Don’t wait for tooth loss to happen, prevent gum infection and gum disease. Proper oral hygiene is your key in preventing your mouth from gum infection and avoiding tooth loss. It won’t take so much of your time to brush and floss and swish some warm water and salt solution to be prevented from gum infection and tooth loss.

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