Disease
Periodontitis- is a serious gum infection that damages the
Periodontitis soft tissue and destroys the bone that supports your teeth
How People
normally found in the mouth. Plaque reforms quickly
Get
into tartar
•If plaque stays on your teeth it can buildup under the
gum line, tartar is difficult to remove because it is filled
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There is a direct link Periodontal disease is also
between periodontal one of the leading causes
disease and heart disease. of low birth weight of
babies when the mother
has periodontal disease
How does Periodontal Disease spread
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Periodontal disease spreads by a Technically, it does not spread, but the
genetic disposition by what is in your same bacteria that causes plaque in
saliva. the mouth can spread through the
blood and can cause plaque buildup in
the coronary arteries.
Periodontal disease is treated by
How is dentists by physically removing
the plaque and the toxins that go
Periodontal with it in, and under the gums.
Disease
treated? Is
it fatal? Periodontal disease is not fatal.
Statistics and Facts of Periodontal Disease
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47.2% of adults 70.1% of adults over One of the major One of the leading Causes bad breath
have, mild, the age of 65 have causes of tooth loss causes in low birth
moderate, or severe periodontal disease weight of babies
periodontal disease
in the United States
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