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Combat Bad Breath from Gum Disease in Leeds

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Bad breath can be an embarrassing problem for many people. Caused by a build up of bacteria in the mouth, bacteria that can produce foul smelling odours, bad breath is commonly associated with gum disease.

Gum disease occurs when there is an accumulation of infectious bacteria colonising the area below the gum line, it can be caused by smoking, diabetes or general poor dental hygiene.  Alongside gum recession and tooth loss, bad breath is one of the most embarrassing symptoms of gum disease. The smell, akin to rotten eggs, is hard to hide and can damage confidence and personal relationships, it is not a problem to be taken lightly.

Luckily for the people of Leeds, there is a solution, several in fact. For temporary relief from bad breath, the common treatments such as mouthwashes, menthol sprays and chewing gum are all very effective. However, if the symptoms of bad breath prove to be chronic, there are some professionally recommended treatments that tackle the root of the problem and eliminate the source directly.

Firstly, ensure that when brushing your teeth you thoroughly clean your tongue as well as your teeth. Most bad breath-causing bacteria is found at the back of the tongue and so paying careful attention to this area when brushing will prove effective. Secondly, use a fluoride toothpaste as this will ensure the removal of any plaque or digested food fragments from around the teeth and gums.

Throughout the day, make sure you are drinking plenty of water, this will keep your mouth moist and wash away any build up of bacteria. Finally, it is essential that smoking and the use of any tobacco-based products is stopped immediately. Smoking increases your risk of developing gum disease and also interferes with any treatment to combat the symptoms. If problems with bad breath persist, surgery may be required to remove all the infected tissue from around the gums in a process which eliminates disease pockets.

 

 

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Are the Smoker of the City of Leeds at a Higher Risk of Developing Gum Disease?

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

It has been common knowledge for many years now that smoking can lead to gum disease, but how does this happen? Currently, there are several theories surrounding the mechanisms by which gum disease may be triggered by smoking. Firstly, restricted oxygen delivery to the gums may be caused by blood vessels constricting in response to the tobacco smoke and nicotine found in cigarettes. In addition, a recent study has shown that smokers themselves are more likely to be infected with bacteria that his highly aggressive and effective in causing gum disease. Finally, it has been proven that the excessive consumption of cigarettes can lead to a depressed immune system, one that is less able to fight off infections as and when they occur, leading to a dangerous build up of bacteria in the oral cavity.

Gum disease manifests itself in several different ways, but the most common symptoms are gum recession, bleeding gums, bad breath, inflammation of the gums and loose teeth. If you are found to be suffering from any or a mixture of these symptoms there are treatments available. Treatment can either be via a non-surgical root planning procedure, in which your dentist will scrape away the diseased gum tissue to remove the bacteria or a surgical therapy to eliminate disease pockets by removing all of the infected gum tissue.

For smokers in the City of Leeds this may serve as a wake-up call. The current prevalence of smokers in the city is 30%, that’s 175,000 individuals at the highest risk of developing gum disease.

Luckily there is also good news; it has been found that former smokers respond better to treatment of this disease than those who currently still smoke. Therefore, it can be concluded that patients with gum disease who stop smoking prior to their therapy will respond and recover much better than if they chose to continue to feed their habit.

 

 

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Stopping Gum Disease with Preventative Dentistry in Leeds

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Gum disease is a killer inLeeds-not only to the gums and teeth, but over time it can poison your body’s most vital of organs after a while. The important element in fight against this is to nip it squarely in the bud and stop it from ever happening, or what is commonly known in the trade as preventative dentistry. It’s vital that you are not complacent with your dental hygiene and you must get it right from the start and also be aware of what starts the disease running. Always clean after eating especially if you have a love for potatoes and chocolate- starch and sugar based foods. By removing this with brushing and flossing, then you are throwing out any chance of plaque getting a foothold in your mouth. But the element of surprise you also have tucked away up your sleeve against the problem is your dentist. If you feel that you are starting to have problems at anytime with your oral hygiene, especially if your gums bleed after brushing, your dentist can administer a proper clean in and around your gums and then advise you about where you may be going wrong and then how to remedy the problem. If you prevent the disease at this stage, you are avoiding a world of pain later in life.

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Fighting Gum Disease with Herbal Alternatives in Leeds

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

If you lived in medieval times and had a problem with your teeth, you would have normally gone to a cave outsideLeedsto see a witch for some herbs to soothe your sorry mouth. Well that has rather turned full circle, for she is probably running a health shop in the city right now. As well as all their state of the art gadgets and methods to help you in your plight against gum disease, even modern dentists are seeing how the work of that witch can help with the disease through herbal remedies. For a start, you probably have some natural remedies already at home. Warm salty water is great in the fight against gum disease after brushing, as is drinking black/green tea and cranberry juice. Massaging the gums is very important as it fires up the blood flow; rub in herbal products like clove, aloe vera and/or calendula and it will distinguish the heat caused by the disease and allow the gums to breath, you can also add a few drops onto a soft brush and brush it in gently. Other great little gems to use are Echinacea, tea tree oil or calendula tinctures on dental floss and work in as you would do with normal flossing. There are plenty more remedies that your dentist would applaud and recommend you use alongside traditional dental methods and you can find them quite easily in health shops that will combat the evil of gum disease. What a clever old witch!

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Problems from Mouth to Body in Central Leeds

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

If you look after your mouth efficiently, it will look after your body and vice versa. But take good oral hygiene out of the equation, no matter how fit and strong your body is, it will over time suffer the ravages that bad oral hygiene can cause. It only takes a few weeks of ignoring your mouth in central Leeds for evil to set in and the worst of all is gum disease. Essentially, having gum disease means that day after day, your gums are releasing poison into the bloodstream and this will soon start to clog the arteries, the heart, the liver and the kidneys- you will also be leaving yourself open to diabetes as well. Another problem that affects the heart is sleep apnea: at night your heart, lungs and brain work in unison whilst you sleep. But if you are obese and or drink a lot, it can affect the way you take in air, which in turn dissembles the way the unison of the big three work and starved of oxygen, the heart will falter, weaken and over time give up the fight. You need to identify such problems and your dentist is the person to ask and the person to offer remedies.

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Avoiding the pitfalls of Periodontal Disease in Central Leeds

Monday, December 26th, 2011

There are so many things to be aware of when it comes to looking after the health of your teeth and gums in centralLeedsand it can often blind you with science. So, it may be wise for you to sit down for a couple of days and dedicate yourself to learning all about the health of your mouth and how it all works. Problems start quickly if you are vague with your oral hygiene and to throw in a scenario- what would happen if you didn’t clean your teeth ever: the food left between your teeth would start to rot and breed bacteria and soon you’d have a build up of plaque and tartar around the teeth. This will cause gum disease and tooth decay, with the possibility of abscesses forming. In the meantime, the tooth decay will start to eat deep into the jaw bone and then you are into periodontal disease. This condition means that you are in serious trouble; for a start you may have lost all of your teeth at this point, but if you haven’t you a going to have to work very hard to turn this condition around. It may require some bone and gum grafting to get your mouth back on track and…….. Well, as much as this is a horror story, it can be avoided with a few simple rules. Oral hygiene- keep it good and regular after every meal and especially if you love your stodgy and sugary foods. Check your bad habits such smoking and drinking and try to cut down, but most importantly, ensure you maintain a good relationship with your dentist and make regular visits, even if you have the slightest of doubts about your mouth.

 

 

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The link between Diabetes and Gum Disease in the City of Leeds

Saturday, December 10th, 2011

There is a horrible union going on within the mouth and body that most of us living in the city of Leeds would be completely oblivious to. Diabetes is a very delicate condition that needs constant monitoring and discipline in order to keep on top of. But however, people with diabetes also have their immune system depleted which exposes the body to all manner of complications. There are high levels of toxins in the body that need to be kept under control; wounds heal more slowly as the blood supply to small blood vessels are impaired by diabetes. All of has a detrimental affect on the gums in the mouth and can lead very quickly to gum disease setting in and because all the body’s defenses are already depleted, fighting gum disease becomes that much harder. But there is also a sinister footnote to this merry-go-round: it is also true that most people who have suffered from gum disease for sometime are equally leaving themselves open to diabetes in later life as the toxins from the disease can breakdown the effectiveness of the liver and kidney. It isn’t an easy ride for anyone with either condition, but they can be checked with a lot of hard work.

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The link between Smoking and Gum Disease in the City of Leeds

Thursday, December 1st, 2011

Despite the government hiking up the price of cigarettes and tobacco, there are just as many people smoking or taking it up as ever there was in the city of Leeds. In moderation, like anything that we do to our bodies, it may not do that much harm over a short period, but over a sustained length of time, it will start to do damage in some form or other, especially to the mouth. Smoking tends to dry out the mouth and evaporate the saliva, and by doing so, leaves the mouth open to attack from gum disease. This condition thrives on dry mouths and breaks down the gums, causing them to recede and decay. Once this starts to happen, the whole mouth is vulnerable to further damage from tooth decay and periodontal disease. If you do smoke, and you don’t feel the inclination to give up, you must work twice as hard with your oral hygiene and to ensure that your mouth is hydrated as much as possible. However if you already have signs of gum disease, smoking will speed up the affects that the disease will have and you are then putting your whole mouth in danger. Of course, it would be better to give up and your dentist and doctor will be able to help you out with quitting. But you have been warned; smoking and gum disease combined will result in you losing your teeth at some point.

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Smelly Breath and Gum Disease in Central Leeds

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

Are you finding that you are becoming more alienated and lonely in central Leeds even though you know you are fantastic? Well it could be that your breath might be a wee bit ‘whiffy’ and that you may be suffering from gum disease as well. Smelly breath can make life very unsociable for you but the reasons behind it can be difficult to rectify. Bad odors in the mouth indicate problems and if you suffer from gum disease, it only complicates the problem. Gum disease will dry the mouth out and cause the gums to bleed and weep, that will lead to bad smells in the mouth. Essentially, you have been lacking in good oral hygiene. If you have reached this stage, then you are going to have to work damn hard to reverse it. Getting your butt down to the dentists is a priority here so that they can check how bad the situation is at this point in the game. They will be able to administer emergency help through a myriad of treatments, but if you don’t wake up and realize how to look after your own teeth through looking after them, you will not only lose your teeth, but you certainly won’t be invited to many more parties- that’s a given.

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How Smoking can cause Gum Disease in Leeds

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Smoking is that little devil that is so easy to sell your soul to in Leeds; it still has that element of a ‘cool’ thing to do, especially if you are young- it’s a sign that you are growing up. Okay, if you think that way, that’s fine, but if you take a long term projection, you should also bear in mind the dangers you are exposing your teeth too. Smoking has a nasty habit of drying out your mouth which in turn, leaves your mouth vulnerable to the build up of plaque and tooth decay- from this of course comes one of the greatest dangers to your mouth- gum disease. This can destroy your gums and teeth very quickly and again, if you look into the future, your body’s organs as well. There is nothing wrong about being brash and indestructible and doing what you please, but everything should be done in moderation because you will only have to pay for it in the long term and the when gum disease sets in, to recover from it is going to take some very drastic measures and hurt your bank account as well. It’s a very frightening scenario so if you really need to find a solution- try spending money on giving up the cigs.

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