Periodontal disease: what causes my gum to bleed?
Bleeding and bad breath
The usual symptoms of the gum disease (periodontal disease) are the bleeding of the gum, the persistent bad breath, the irritation to heat or cold, the red and swollen gums and a possibility of loss of gum. In more advanced phases, the teeth will start to be mobile.
The gum disease is a bacterial infection caused by the accumulation of food between the teeth and the gum. This accumulation contributes to the bacterial growth of the area, involving a immune response of the body. That response destroys the surrounding bacteria, but also all the body cells around as collateral damage.
Normally, the body will heal after an episode of immune response, but since the habits remain unchanged, the regeneration rate is slowing down.
Worse, if there is more food and bacteria in that area, the immune response will start again, leaving no chance to the body to regenerate.
The disease must be detected as soon as possible because there are two dangers. First, this disease is not painful, it can progress in an alarming rate and still leave the impression that there is no reason to worry. Secondly, the lost of bone support regenerated very slowly or not at all, leaving permanent bone loss around the infected area.
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