{"id":13179,"date":"2014-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/home\/proche-2\/la-parodontite-la-maladie-des-gencives\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T12:16:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T16:16:27","slug":"periodontitis-a-type-of-gum-disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/diabetes\/information-on-diabetes\/diabetes-complications\/periodontitis-a-type-of-gum-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Periodontitis: a Type of Gum Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"classic-block\">Periodontal disease, commonly known as gum disease, is caused by the accumulation of bacteria, plaque and tartar between the teeth. This leads to gingivitis, the term for inflammation of the gingiva (gums). If left untreated, the inflammation can spread to the bone supporting the teeth. This more advanced stage is called periodontitis. When the bone supporting the teeth begins to deteriorate, the affected teeth become loose and may need to be extracted.<\/p>\n<h2>Symptoms<\/h2>\n<p>Periodontitis develops surreptitiously, often with little warning. It is usually painless but can lead to the following symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>persistent bad breath<\/li>\n<li>bleeding gums when brushing or flossing<\/li>\n<li>loose teeth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Diabetes and periodontitis<\/h2>\n<p>People with diabetes are at greater risk for gum problems, especially if their diabetes is not properly controlled.<\/p>\n<p>Other factors increase the risk:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>heredity<\/li>\n<li>smoking<\/li>\n<li>poor dental hygiene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Diagnosis<\/h2>\n<p>Periodontitis is relatively easy for a dentist to diagnose. With early diagnosis, treatment is simpler, and tooth extraction can usually be delayed or avoided.<\/p>\n<h2>Treatment<\/h2>\n<p>There are various treatments for periodontitis \u2013 surgical (bone grafts to reconstruct damaged gums) and non-surgical. Since each case is unique, we recommend you discuss treatment options with your dentist.<\/p>\n<h2>Prevention<\/h2>\n<p>Prevention is always better than treatment!<\/p>\n<p>In 90% of cases, periodontitis can be avoided by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>proper brushing twice a day (including below the gum line)<\/li>\n<li>daily flossing<\/li>\n<li>at least two dental cleanings per year<\/li>\n<li>proper glycemic (blood sugar) control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>See also:<\/h3>\n<p>Ordre des dentistes du Qu\u00e9bec,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maboucheensante.com\/en\/diseases\/gum-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gum disease<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Periodontal disease, commonly known as gum disease, is caused by the accumulation of bacteria, plaque and tartar between the teeth. This leads to gingivitis, the term for inflammation of the gingiva (gums). If left untreated, the inflammation can spread to the bone supporting the teeth. This more advanced stage is called periodontitis. When the bone&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25837,"parent":24341,"menu_order":154,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"7588,12656,12762,10630,7531,9690","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13179","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13179"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29397,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13179\/revisions\/29397"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diabete.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}