{"id":14,"date":"2016-01-12T17:45:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T17:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.familydentalpractice.net\/?p=14"},"modified":"2016-01-12T17:45:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T17:45:06","slug":"periodontist-hartford-ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familydentalpractice.net\/blog\/2016\/01\/periodontist-hartford-ct\/","title":{"rendered":"5 signs you\u2019ve got gum disease (and what to do about it)"},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familydentalpractice.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iStock_000014992055_Small.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familydentalpractice.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iStock_000014992055_Small-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"periodontist hartford ct\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familydentalpractice.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iStock_000014992055_Small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.familydentalpractice.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iStock_000014992055_Small-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.familydentalpractice.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/iStock_000014992055_Small.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Gum disease, or periodontitis, affects the majority of Americans &#8212; some 75 percent, actually. Can you believe that? At <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familydentalpractice.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Family Dental Practice of Bloomfield<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, we think it\u2019s especially shocking considering how easy it is to prevent the condition. Fortunately, treatment is easy, too. Keep reading for the top five signs you\u2019re suffering from gum disease &#8212; and what to do if you are!<\/span>\n\n<!--more-->\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Watch out for these five gum disease\u00a0warning signs<\/span><\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re suffering from one or more of these side effects of gum disease, your mouth is trying to tell you something. Listen to it!<\/span>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#1: Bleeding gums<\/span><\/h4>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do your gums frequently bleed after brushing or flossing? If so, that\u2019s the surest sign you\u2019re dealing with infected gums. We like to point out that you probably wouldn\u2019t ignore mysterious bleeding in any other area of the body &#8212; so why wouldn\u2019t you pay attention to bleeding gums?<\/span>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#2: Bad breath<\/span><\/h4>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All the bacteria that causes the gums to be infected doesn\u2019t smell great. Everyone deals with occasional breath odor, but if you\u2019re suffering from chronically foul breath, that could be a sign you\u2019re dealing with gum disease.<\/span>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#3: Red, swollen or tender gums<\/span><\/h4>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, if your gums appear different than they always have (like when they\u2019re red, puffy or tender to the touch), you\u2019re probably dealing with gum disease. Healthy gums are pink and normally cause little to no sensitivity.<\/span>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#4: Gum recession<\/span><\/h4>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your gums appear to be pulling away from the teeth, or receding, you can be sure something\u2019s not right. Sometimes recession is caused by aggressive toothbrushing, but it\u2019s also a common indicator of gum disease. Be on the lookout for teeth that appear too long as a result of that receding gum line, or teeth that are sensitive at the top due to exposed roots.<\/span>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">#5: Painful chewing<\/span><\/h4>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When your teeth and gums are as healthy as they should be, you don\u2019t experience any pain while eating. But when chewing becomes more difficult due to pain or sensitivity, you\u2019ll know something\u2019s not right. <\/span>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seek gum disease treatment in Hartford!<\/span><\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gum disease in its earliest stages is the condition we call gingivitis, and it\u2019s usually easy to reverse with extra-vigilant brushing, flossing and a few more visits to the family dentist in Hartford CT.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But if your gum disease has reached later stages, you need to make an appointment with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.familydentalpractice.net\/our-doctors.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">doctors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at Family Dental Practice of Bloomfield! We\u2019ll perform the periodontal treatment you and your gums need to help you enjoy healthy, beautiful teeth for a lifetime. <\/span>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.familydentalpractice.net\/request-an-appointment.html\"><b>Request your appointment online today!<\/b><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gum disease, or periodontitis, affects the majority of Americans &#8212; some 75 percent, actually. Can you believe that? At Family Dental Practice of Bloomfield, we think it\u2019s especially shocking considering how easy it is to prevent the condition. Fortunately, treatment is easy, too. Keep reading for the top five signs you\u2019re suffering from gum disease &#8212; and what to do if you are! <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familydentalpractice.net\/blog\/2016\/01\/periodontist-hartford-ct\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[15,20,23,26,27,28,29],"class_list":["post-14","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-periodontal-treatment","tag-family-dental-practice-of-bloomfield","tag-gum-disease","tag-hartford-ct","tag-oral-health","tag-oral-hygiene","tag-oral-hygiene-habits","tag-periodontitis"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5 signs you\u2019ve got gum disease (and what to do about it)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You could have gum disease and not even know it. 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