Blog: Gum Disease

There’s never a bad time to focus on periodontal health. This is especially true in September, or Gum Care Awareness Month!

Your gums play a crucial role in your oral health, and National Gum Care Awareness Month is the perfect time to show them some love! Healthy gums not only support strong teeth but also help prevent various oral and overall ...

Our dentist can reverse early gum disease if it is in the gingivitis stage. Gingivitis is a pre-gum disease, meaning infections and damage are limited to soft tissues and have yet to reach the bones and ligaments around your teeth.

Advanced gum disease or periodontitis is not curable, but we can provide treatment to give you better oral health and mitigate ...

Gum disease, or Periodontal disease, is an infection of the tissues that surround our teeth and hold our teeth in place. According to the Centers of Disease Control, almost half of American adults have some form of gum disease. Gum disease is typically caused by poor oral hygiene habits that allow plaque (a film of sticky bacteria), to build ...