Foundations
Gum Disease & Bad Breath
Gum disease is painless until it is advanced, and it is the commonest reason adults lose teeth.
What this covers
Nobody loses a tooth to gum disease overnight. They lose it to ten years of something painless that nobody measured — which is why we measure.
We chart the depth of every pocket and record where the gums bleed, then show you the numbers rather than telling you to floss more. Having those numbers on file is what turns a vague instruction into something you can actually see improving at the next visit.
Bad breath is a related but separate problem, and an awkward one to raise. We would far rather you asked. In most cases the cause is identifiable and treatable, and in the minority where it is not dental we will say so and point you somewhere useful.
Treatments
3 treatments in gum disease & bad breath
Most of what we do here is quiet, preventive and never noticed. That is roughly the point.
Elsewhere in the practice
Other treatment areas
Considering gum disease & bad breath?
Come in for a consultation. We will examine, explain and give you a written plan with a price against every item — then you decide, in your own time.