{"id":787,"date":"2012-04-24T12:50:43","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T11:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/?p=787"},"modified":"2012-04-24T12:50:43","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T11:50:43","slug":"are-your-gums-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/dentistry\/are-your-gums-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Are your gums healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gum infections are the most common cause of adult tooth loss but often go unnoticed as they progress without pain.\u00a0 However, the following are warning signs that shouldn&#8217;t be ignored:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gums that bleed when brushing\/flossing<\/li>\n<li>Bad breath or bad tastes in the mouth<\/li>\n<li>Loosening of teeth<\/li>\n<li>Loss of teeth<\/li>\n<li>Gums that are red, swollen, or tender<\/li>\n<li>Gum recession<\/li>\n<li>Teeth that drift from their original position<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In order to prevent gum disease and keep your teeth and gums healthy, we advise:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brush your teeth twice a day\u00a0<\/strong>with fluoride toothpaste, especially at bedtime.\u00a0 You should clean them for 2 minutes, making sure you brush every surface of each tooth &#8211; be thorough but not forceful as you can cause damage to your teeth and gums.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you<strong>clean between your teeth and under your gumline.<\/strong>\u00a0 We advise you on the best method for your teeth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eat a healthy diet.<\/strong>\u00a0 In particular, don&#8217;t eat too much sugar, and dont consume sugary foods or drinks too often &#8211; we recommend limiting sugar intake to mealtimes only.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t smoke! <\/strong>Smoking has a particulary damaging effect on your oral health.\u00a0 Smokers are four times as likely to suffer gum disease ( the biggest cause of tooth loss among UK adults ).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit the practice regulary<\/strong> so we can check your mouth for signs of potential problems and treat them early.\u00a0 Having your teeth professionally cleaned by us also helps protect you from gum disease by removing any hardened plaque and flushing away plaque bio-films.<\/p>\n<p>If you are <strong>overdue for a check-up or have any concerns, <\/strong>please give us a call and book an appointment, and let us help you to enjoy healthy teeth and gums for life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gum infections are the most common cause of adult tooth loss but often go unnoticed as they progress without pain.\u00a0 However, the following are warning signs that shouldn&#8217;t be ignored: Gums that bleed when brushing\/flossing Bad breath or bad tastes in the mouth Loosening of teeth Loss of teeth Gums that are red, swollen, or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/dentistry\/are-your-gums-healthy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Are your gums healthy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1,18,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-treatment-faqs","category-dentistry","category-questions-answers","category-oral-hygiene"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":795,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions\/795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluecourtdental.com\/cosmetic-dentist-harrow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}