{"id":73,"date":"2019-12-06T20:08:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T20:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/?p=73"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:08:26","slug":"gum-disease-cured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/06\/gum-disease-cured\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Gum Disease Be Cured?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You\u2019ve been so busy preparing for the holidays that you haven\u2019t\nbeen flossing very much lately. You consider making flossing more your New Year\u2019s\nresolution, but even putting it off for that long could have dire consequences,\nmainly gum<\/a>\ndisease, which can cause bleeding gums and tooth loss. Read on to discover more\nabout gum disease, including whether it can be cured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Is Gum Disease?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gum disease, also known as periodontal disease, occurs when\nbacteria infect the gum tissue. If your gums are red, sore, tender, swollen, or\nbleed when you brush and floss, you might have the first stage of gum disease, called\ngingivitis. If left untreated, gingivitis can quickly progress to the second\nstage, called periodontitis. At this stage, bacteria begin attacking the\nstructures that keep your teeth firmly rooted in your gums, accelerating tooth\nloss. In fact, gum disease is the number one cause of tooth loss in the United\nStates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Does Gum Disease Develop?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bacteria in plaque is the biggest culprit of periodontal\ndisease. Plaque is a stocky, colorless biofilm that constantly develops on your\nteeth. Daily brushing and flossing can disrupt it, but neglecting your oral\nhygiene can cause plaque to harden into tartar, which only a dentist can\nremove. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can You Cure Gum Disease?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gingivitis can often be treated with increased brushing and\nflossing at home and possibly a teeth cleaning at your dentist\u2019s office. Periodontitis,\non the other hand, is a bit more difficult to treat. However, it is definitely\npossible. The main method that your dentist will employ is known as scaling and\nroot planing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scaling involves using an ultrasonic cleaning instrument to\ncompletely remove any plaque and tartar that has accumulated beneath the\ngumline. Then, root planing entails reshaping and smoothing the rough edges of\nthe roots of your teeth. This prevents bacteria from sticking to them and\ncausing reinfection in the future. After that, you might be asked to come in\nfor more frequent dental cleanings to keep your disease in check. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gum disease is a serious condition that can result in the
loss of your teeth. However, it can be cured with increased oral hygiene as
well as scaling and root planing. Make sure to brush and floss diligently to
keep from getting gum disease in the first place! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve been so busy preparing for the holidays that you haven\u2019t been flossing very much lately. You consider making flossing more your New Year\u2019s resolution, but even putting it off for that long could have dire consequences, mainly gum disease, which can cause bleeding gums and tooth loss. Read on to discover more about gum […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":535,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions\/535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beverlyfarmsdental.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}