Waikato Business News June/July 2016

6 waikato Business News June/July 2016
The Risks of Bleeding Gums
By Simone Cornier
Registered Dental Hygienist
at Old Villa Dental
One of the most common
responses I hear from
patients when explaining
that their bleeding gums is a disease
is “yeh, but that’s just normal,
right?”
Wrong! If you are one of the 51
percent of Kiwis that have bleeding
gums please know that there is nothing
normal about your body bleeding. It
has a wide variety of adverse effects
to your life.
Not only is your health affected,
but for many it can be the difference
between life and death, getting a
job, finding a partner (no one enjoys
kissing a smelly mouth) or impressing
a client.
What is gum disease?
Gum disease is a serious oral health
issue that affects more than half of
the New Zealand adult population. It
is an infection that attacks the gum
tissue and the bone that supports
your teeth.
The infection comes from bad
bacteria that turn into plaque, then
hardened tartar. In its early stages,
gum disease is called “gingivitis”, in
later stages, “periodontitis”.
Without professional treatment,
periodontitis leads to tooth loss
and other serious systemic health
conditions, like bacteraemia, heart
disease and diabetes.
When you eat food particles
become lodged between your teeth.
Sometimes, you don’t even realize
that you still have food in your mouth
because particles lodge in various
crevices of your teeth.
If you don’t effectively remove
plaque that feeds on these particles,
you’re giving bad bacteria, which
grows, thrives, and eventually
causes gum disease and systemically
compromises your health and tooth
retention, a feast.
How to treat gum disease
The cheapest form of dentistry is using
the correct brushing technique, regular
brushing, flossing and seeing your
dental hygienist at least once every six
months.
Regular checkups by your dentist
are very important since it helps you
maintain your health status.
At Old Villa Dental we practice
preventative dentistry so that our
patients can maintain their healthy
status.
Flossing and dental care tips
Make flossing a healthy habit. Keep a
box of floss next to your bath or in the
shower so that you will remember to
floss right before bed.
Use a different section of the floss
string for each quadrant of your mouth
to avoid transferring bad bacteria from
one part of your mouth to another.
Take note if there’s any bleeding
every time. Floss at least once daily,
and try to floss after each meal.
Another way that you can improve
your oral health and avoid gum
Surprise your dentist
Dentists know how important it is to
floss your teeth daily in addition to
brushing, which is why they strongly
encourage it and usually offer you
free floss at your checkups.
Surprise your dentist (and
yourself) at your next six monthly
examination by committing to a
flossing regimen today.
disease is to brush with a high quality
electronic toothbrush.
These brushes do wonders in
removing food particles from around
the teeth and gums.
Keep up these oral care habits
to avoid complications with gum
disease and ensure good dental
health well into the future. Floss
and save.
Make your hygienist your
benefactor and have your dentist
say: “Nothing for me to do here
today!”
It’s also a wise idea to join a
program to quit smoking or chewing
tobacco if you want to avoid gum
disease (smoking weakens your body’s
ability to stave off infection).
Preventative Dentistry
The most affordable kind of dentistry
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At Old Villa Dental, our whole team work tirelessly
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in dentistry, and enjoy keeping abreast of the latest
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We offer up to 24 months interest free payment
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For your comfort we offer our patients the following
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0800 142 717
Open 7am - 8pm
Mon-Fri
www.oldvilladental.co.nz
24 Grey Street, Hamilton East
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