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2. Gum disease: causes, risks, prevention and when to see your ...

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   Noticeable signs include receding gums,making the teeth appear longer. Gums may bleed more, and there may be some bone loss. Moderate periodontitis: As the gum disease progresses, pockets get ...

3. What is a deep dental cleaning? Dentists reveal what to ... - AOL

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   Receding gums. Additionally, your dentist might notice bone loss on your X-rays, excessive bleeding during a cleaning or crevices forming between the tooth and gums (also called pockets), Tom says ...

4. Gingival recession - Wikipedia

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   Gingival recession, also known as gum recession and receding gums, is the exposure in the roots of the teeth caused by a loss of gum tissue and/or retraction of the gingival margin from the crown of the teeth. [1] Gum recession is a common problem in adults over the age of 40, but it may also occur starting in adolescence, or around the age of 10.

5. What you should know before getting a gum graft for receding ...

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   A gum graft is a dental procedure that involves taking tissue from other parts of your mouth and attaching it to your gum line to fix receding gums.

6. Scaling and root planing - Wikipedia

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   Scaling and root planing, also known as conventional periodontal therapy, non-surgical periodontal therapy or deep cleaning, is a procedure involving removal of dental plaque and calculus (scaling or debridement) and then smoothing, or planing, of the (exposed) surfaces of the roots, removing cementum or dentine that is impregnated with calculus, toxins, or microorganisms, [1] the agents that ...

7. Periodontal disease - Wikipedia

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   Periodontal disease; Other names: Gum disease, pyorrhea, periodontitis: Radiograph showing bone loss between the two roots of a tooth (black region). The spongy bone has receded due to infection under tooth, reducing the bony support for the tooth.