Gum disease is the most common cause of tooth loss among adults and affects the majority of the adult population to some degree.
Some of the signs or gum disease are bleeding when you brush and floss your teeth, bad breath and red and swollen gums. If you smoke this means you are also more prone to gum disease.
Left untreated, not only could gum disease lead to tooth loss, but it could also put you at risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes.
Here at Albany Dental we check your gums as part of your examination, then we can offer a range of treatments to improve your gums from a simple scale and polish, to more extensive treatments depending on the extent of the gum disease.
