{"id":1748,"date":"2018-06-12T09:44:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T09:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/what-is-gingivitis\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T12:45:27","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T12:45:27","slug":"what-is-gingivitis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/what-is-gingivitis\/","title":{"rendered":"What is gingivitis?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gingivitis, also known as \u00a0gum’s inflammation<\/strong>\u00a0 is the first stage of gum disease, and consequently, the easiest to treat<\/strong>. It may be a bacterial affection that causes gum’s inflammation and bleeding<\/strong>. which is caused by the accumulation of bacteria between the teeth.<\/p>\n

If this PLAQUE formed by a multitude of oral bacteria is not eliminated either by \u00a0properly flossing or by a good brushing, it may cause\u00a0 gum disease, inflammation and bleeding.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some of the main symptoms of gingivitis can be:<\/h2>\n

* Bleeding<\/strong> of the gums.<\/p>\n

* Gums turn a bright red<\/strong> color.<\/p>\n

* A greater sensitivity to the touch.<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Oral ulceras \u00a0<\/strong>and cold sores<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

* Inflammation, size increase, and pain in the gums.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although these symptoms are easy to be recognized, we remember that it must be the specialist who carries out the diagnosis and posterior treatment<\/strong> to adapt to each specific case.<\/p>\n

Factors that predict the appearance of gingivitis<\/h3>\n

There are certain factors that can facilitate the appearance of the gingivitis, <\/strong>some of them are:<\/p>\n

* A bad dental hygiene<\/strong> or poor dental hygiene.<\/p>\n

* Hormonal changes<\/strong>, puberty or pregnancy.<\/p>\n

* Badly aligned teeth <\/strong>that helps the accumulation of food traces .<\/p>\n

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Can gingivitis be prevented?<\/h2>\n

Good hygiene is necessary oral with professional cleanings, because once it hardens bacterial plaque and tartar is formed, only a specialist can eliminate it.<\/p>\n

Some tips to prevent gingivitis are:<\/h3>\n

* Good oral hygiene<\/strong> by flossing and brushing teeth once after each meal, two being sufficient times a day, every 12 hours.<\/p>\n

* follow a healthy diet and lifestyle.<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Avoid tobacco.<\/strong><\/p>\n

* Visit regularly your dentist.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Treatment of gingivitis<\/h3>\n

Generally suffering from gingivitis is not very painful and initially it is not a disease with high risks<\/strong>, but if it is not treated in time it can derive in periodontitis which is characterized by producing <\/strong>a recision in the gum including bone loss.<\/p>\n

For its correct treatment it is necessary that the specialist who performs the treatment is a periodontist.<\/p>\n

In the case of a mild or moderate gingivitis<\/strong>, a treatment is performed consisting of a mouth cleaning or profilaxis session<\/strong> which, among other aspects, includes the use of ultrasound to combat the tartar,<\/strong> a pasta of profilaxis<\/strong> that aims to increase fluoride levels, get a better cleaning and remove stains as well as the use of interproximal strips<\/strong> for improving hygiene in the interdental spaces (between the teeth).<\/p>\n

In the case of finding a more severe gingivitis<\/strong>, in addition to the steps specified for the treatment of a mild or moderate gingivitis \u00a0with some more professional hygiene session, reinforcing the teaching of oral hygiene.<\/p>\n

The dentist, dentist, hygienist or periodontist will be in charge of showing the patient how to brush and floss. The patient should periodically visit their dentist every 6 months to maintain excellent control and hygiene.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gingivitis, also known as \u00a0gum’s inflammation\u00a0 is the first stage of gum disease, and consequently, the easiest to treat. It may be a bacterial affection that causes gum’s inflammation and bleeding. which is caused by the accumulation of bacteria between the teeth. If this PLAQUE formed by a multitude of oral bacteria is not eliminated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87,192,82,193],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-news","category-blog-en","category-news-cat","category-noticias-cat-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1748"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5865,"href":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions\/5865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nartclinicadental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}