Oral health includes the teeth, but also everything that surrounds them: the gums, the so-called alveolar bone, and the ligament that allows the tooth to be attached to the bone by the cementum that covers the root of the tooth. It is this periodontium that must also be monitored and protected. Healthy gums do not bleed. Spontaneous or brushing, bleeding can signal inflammatory gum disease that can lead to tooth loss with consequences on quality of life.
Warning begins with local inflammation with swelling and bleeding of the gums; is this gingivitis? In the crease formed by the gum at the level of the tooth, bacteria stagnate, forming what is commonly called plaque. Calcifying under the teeth and gums, they form tartar, which, far from being inert, promotes their proliferation, causing inflammation through a defensive reaction of the immune system. As long as the inflammation remains superficial (gingivitis)…
Source: Le Figaro
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