Periodontal FAQ
Questions relating to Periodontal Disease:
1. What is periodontal disease?
2. What are the symptoms of periodontal disease?
Because periodontal infection grows under your gums, you can have no symptoms at all. Patients with more advanced periodontal disease may experience some of the following symptoms:
- Red, swollen or tender gums
- Tooth sensitivity to heat/cold
- Bad breath
- Deep pockets around the teeth
- Spaces between the teeth
- Loose or shifting teeth
- Missing teeth
- Gums receding around the teeth (longer looking teeth)
For more information see the section entitled About Periodontal Disease.
3. Why, all of a sudden, is my dentist sending me to a periodontist?
4. How is periodontal infection treated?