Periodontal
disease-silent and deadly
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Periodontal disease can go on for years without pain and without detection unless specific examination procedures are performed. Visual oral examination by itself (even by a dentist) will not reliably detect periodontal disease until it has reached an advanced stage.
Early detection and adequate diagnosis require measurement of pockets (the crevice between the tooth and gum) with a periodontal probe. Effective prevention and treatment is available, but the damage caused as the disease progresses is irreversible.
Early detection and treatment is critical to prevent tooth loss and disfigurement. Although the procedure is simple, painless and requires only a few minutes, millions of American adults have never had it done.
Signs of periodontal disease - bleeding gums, redness of gum tissue, swelling of gums around the teeth, breath odor, receding gums, mobility of teeth.
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Southland Dental Care
771 Southland Drive
Hayward, California 94545
510 785-7010
More perio information:
1-Dental-Info-Gum-Disease
2-Gum disease
infects almost 80 percent of adults
3-Lost
teeth impact total health
4-Infections
in joint replacements can be instigated by severe disease
5-Some
dental problems are easy to see!
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Periodontal
disease
In Hayward CA and the surrounding
San Francisco East Bay - San Lorenzo - San Leandro - Union City California areas.
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