Gum Disease Articles

I thought I'd share a small collection of gum disease articles with you.

While you are there you can sign up for notification of when the book:

What You Should Know about Gum Disease becomes available!

Whatever dental health problems you are experiencing this book can provide valuable
insight and information that your dentist may never have told you.

A little bit of information could save you thousands of dollars down the road.

This is a book to be reckoned with. And it IS going to open a few eyes.

Recent Health Related Posts......

Hi, everyone - this is an update to let you know some of what I have been up to lately:


Suffering from Allergies? - This post is all about a device that can be used to gently and pleasantly clean your nasal and sinus passages - as well as the back of your throat. It is a powerful device. When you think about all the dust, pollen and pollutants that are in the air we breathe, you begin to recognize just how much stuff our bodies have to filter out.

Sometimes the system of cilia or fine hairs in the nasal and sinus passages that usually push debris out can become overwhelmed. Perhaps a lot of phlegm and congestion results. Read about a device that can help in a gentle, forgiving way.


Xylitol for gum health - Looking for an additional and powerful item that you can use to help increase your oral health - including both teeth and gums? Check out xylitol and what it can do........

Celebrity Looks and Weight Loss - Guess which celebrity has been picked on for her look in a bathing suite lately......


Give the gift of Oral Health - Just in time for Christmas - And those receiving such a gift will be able to use it all year long and perhaps think of you as they watch their gums get healthier and more beautiful......


Want to Try a Fad Diet? - Better think again, the shocking truth about fad dieting revealed...


Holiday Snacking - It's that time of the year again and now it is time for us all to break out our sweet tooth and put it to good work. But, how can you make sure that you are getting needed oral care and doing the right things to make sure your teeth and gums stay healthy? Read all about it...


Regrowing Dental Bone - Is it really possible? Read the intriguing answer...

Amalgam fillings

Amalgam fillings contain mercury. There are lots of theories about how this might affect your body. Unfortunately, the powers that be vigorously deny these theories.

My opinion is that you don't rule anything out without extensive testing.

Since amalgams have been around for over 150 years, you can't tell me that they were tested up to the standards that we have today. However, the major power hitters are not addressing this issue or even taking a look at it.

Just ponder for a moment how many people have mercury fillings. (chances are you do, if you have any fillings at all)

Anyway, there are those who oppose these theories about mercury harming the body via mercury ladened fillings.

I say, 'err on the side of caution'.

Post on Dental Amalgams - read more.

Dave

Hydro Floss Review

I recently added a review about the hydrofloss to the oralirrigatordiscount site

This review page can provide you with additional insight into the Hydro Floss and wether it is truly effective or just hype.

I believe it to be effective based on personal experience. I still use my hydrofloss daily and will continue to do so. In fact, this tool is valuable in a variety of ways. I personally think everyone should have one.

But that is my two cents. Anyway, the Oral Irrigator Discount site is all about making sure you get the best possible deal on your Hydrofloss.

How does free shipping, aktiv oxygen compound, free Perio Therapy toothpaste, my book on gum disease, a guarantee and a warranty - sound?

Check it out, See for Yourself

Warm regards,

David

Author: What You Should Know about Gum Disease

Therabreath Discount Code

Do you love Therabreath products? I don't blame you, these products have helped a lot of people fight bad breath and gum disease as well as smelly feet and taking care of pets as well.

For example, I like the Hydro Floss
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The Therabreath Coupon Code that will give you 10% off any order plus free shipping on any purchase over $20 is A-PER10

Write it down on your calendar and by your phone.

This coupon does not expire. Use it and love it!


- Dave

Oral Health - What Happens Next?

Chances are high that you have an oral health problem. Professionals estimate that perhaps as much as 80% of the adult US population suffers from some form of gum disease.

Clearly, if this is the case, something is very, very wrong. How could it be true that so many suffer from gum disease? Don't most of us go to the dentist on a regular basis to get our teeth cleaned? Don't most of us brush and floss our teeth every day? How could the percentage of people that have gum disease be so incredibly high?

Oral health, especially gum disease is a complex problem in the sense that there are many facets to look at. That is not to say that gum disease itself is hard to conquer. No.

There is a small minority of people that will suffer from gum disease no matter what. But the vast majority of people are not doomed in this way. It is really a matter of understanding and taking action.

Therein lies part of the problem. Understanding what gum disease is and what is needed to stop it or prevent it from coming back once it has been checked is desperately needed by the majority of people.

Information about gum disease is not always forthcoming from the professionals that we entrust our oral health to. There is one notable exception. Periodontists have special training in gum care. The focus of their practice is on the health of the gums.

Isn't that just another clue? There is an entire profession devoted to gum health and disease. You see, that eighty percent statistic isn't so far fetched after all, is it?

Even so, information and understanding is part of the problem. If people understood what gum disease is and how it sets up residence in the mouth of most human beings, they would have a much better chance to stop, check its progress or prevent it in the first place.

But how many have that understanding. Very few, judging the the statistics that oral care professionals site.

How can this lack of knowledge be addressed? I've written a book called, What You Should Know about Gum Disease - A Layman's Guide available at the GingivitisKiller.com website.

In this book, I take the information I gathered along with my own personal experiences and lay the whole problem out for people in a simple to follow manner. I also help people to understand what can be done to fight back against gum disease including discussion about specific tools and products that go beyond just regular brushing and flossing.

Honestly, there is a problem with my book. It doesn't draw you in like a good fiction novel. It could even appear too straight forward and possibly monotonous at times.

That is the trade off for having an information book. I wrote it to cut to the chase and get to the point. There isn't a lot of dancing around the subject and not a lot of flowery verbiage or prose.

Instead, I rely on readers' desire to learn about gum disease and what can be done to fight it to keep one's attention on the book. Frankly, if you have an active and noticeable case of gum disease, using fancy tricks to keep your attention won't be necessary. You are going to want to know this information as you read every last page.

As the author and a person who has suffered from gum disease and gingivitis, I have to believe that this book is a benefit to every person out there. If you aren't part of the eighty percent, then you need to prevent active gum disease from affecting your oral health. Finally, if neither of those situations applies to you, you might have a loved one, who could benefit from your new found knowledge. Therefore, you may want to know what is in the book.

This article is not meant to offer advice, it is for information purposes only. If you have or think you might have gum disease or any other oral health problems, you should visit your periodontist, doctor or dentist for diagnosis, advice and treatment.


Warm Regards,

Dave Snape
Author: What You Should Know about Gum Disease

Site for Oral Irrigator Discount

Hi,

It's been a long time since my last post.

If you have had a chance to read: What You Should Know about Gum Disease then you know that I am particularly keen on the use of an oral irrigator.

In particular, the Hydro Floss, is the irrigator that I like best due to many factors including, the use of hydromagnetics.

To that end and to help promote the availability of the Hydro Floss, I have created the following site:

http://www.OralIrrigatorDiscount.com

If you would like a copy of my report: Fighting Gum Disease, sign up for it at:
http://www.gingivitiskiller.com/#signup

Warm regards,

Dave

Ask Dave a Question

Plaque and Gum Disease

Plaque is a biofilm that can start to reform about 30 minutes after removing it. Inside the plaque, bacteria find a nice place to hide and begin to multiply rapidly. The plaque provides optimal conditions for bacterial proliferation.

The first type of bacteria that forms within the plaque are the gram-positive bacteria. They are not deemed to be the bacteria responsible for gum disease. It is the second type, the gram-negative bacteria that is believed to cause gum disease. The gram-negative bacteria begin to inhabit and multiply in the plaque about two days after plaque forms. These gram negative bacteria produce an acid waste product that is detrimental to both tooth enamel as well as gum tissue.

This is why flossing is so vitally important. It is an efficient mechanical way to remove plaque from between and around the teeth.

The standard answer for how often you should floss is once-per-day. And this makes sense if you consider that the gum disease causing bacteria take about two days to get going. If you floss daily, in theory, you should be preventing gum disease.

However, there are questions to consider. Are you really getting all of the plaque off when you floss? Are you missing any? Do you miss the same spots all of the time?

If you miss the same spots all of the time, then you aren’t getting rid of the plaque in that area at all. It is able to facilitate the rapid growth and provide a breeding ground for the harmful bacteria that causes gum disease.

If everyone were flossing properly and efficiently, then there wouldn’t be so many people with gum disease walking around. The truth is most adults do have gum disease, as much as 80% after the mid 30’s. Yet, that is just a statistic. Gum disease can strike at any age, including children as young as 6 years old.

Since so many people have gum disease it seems unlikely that regular brushing and flossing, regardless of the reason, is enough to stop gum disease. Perhaps people don’t floss thoroughly enough. Perhaps, they don’t floss long enough. Whatever the reason, the statistics tell us that a lot of people are walking around with some form of gum disease.



The question becomes, what does work to rid one’s self of gum disease? I was told by a periodontist that a study conducted in Scandinavia indicated that getting a professional cleaning once every two months cleared up a lot of problems associated with gum disease.

Unfortunately, most insurance companies won’t or don’t recognize this as the standard of care that should be maintained. I was also told that the once-every-six-month model of professional cleaning was originally intended to fight dental cavities and not gum disease. Gum disease is a different ball game that requires more frequent professional cleaning as well as good home care.

I was told that I had gum disease. At the time, I was told that I needed a root scaling and planing treatment. I declined and bought a special device called a hydrofloss and used it daily. When I went in for my next dental checkup I was told that I didn’t need that root scaling and planing treatment any longer. I question the validity of the need for the root scaling and planing in the first place.

My gums do not bleed upon brushing and flossing any longer. If you have gums that bleed while brushing or flossing, that is often a sign of gum disease. No one ever told me that. In fact, I never knew it until I started researching gum disease. So be aware that if you have any bleeding while brushing or flossing you may have gum disease. Most people are not aware of this basic fact. As in my case, they often think bleeding is normal.

This article just provides basic information that may or may not be deemed correct by dental professionals or other experts. If you have or think you have gum disease, you should visit your dentist for diagnosis, treatment and prevention advice.

David Snape writes for the http://GingivitisKiller.com website. You can read more about what he personally does to fight gum disease there. He also writes about gum disease and the hydrofloss at http://tobeinformed.com/131

Tags: gum disease, bleeding gums, gums that bleed, periodontal disease

Quit Smoking and Save Your Health

Picture this scene. We were in gross anatomy lab when we were asked to cut open the chest cavity of our cadaver. Feeling squeamish yet?



What happened next was a bit of a shock. Cadavers have been soaked in formaldehyde for at least six months before they get to the lab so you might imagine that they smell like formaldehyde on the outside as well as on the inside. That wasn't the case.



When we opened the chest cavity the first thing I could smell was not formaldehyde. I could smell cigarette smoke. It was a real eye opener. Imagine my surprise when I found that this former smoker's lungs were black through and through. There were no pink spots to be found. The lungs were black on the outside and they were black on the inside.



After slicing through one of the lungs, we found that it was the same degree of blackness all the way through. Everything was black. I understood right then and there what smoking could do to the human body.



When I was a young boy, I remember that my great aunt had emphysema. I can still see the oxygen canister that was ever present in her home. It was never far away. Life has many hardships but I think some of the bitterest are the ones we bring upon ourselves.



Practically everyone knows that smoking is bad and yet so many people continue to smoke. If you are a smoker you probably have thought of quitting many times. Nicotine is very addictive. Yet, people can and do quit.



My mother was a smoker. I was stationed far away in Hawaii for my first tour in the Navy and it would still bother me whenever I thought about her smoking. One day I sent her a subliminal tape designed to help her quit. In a few weeks she reported that she did indeed quit.



Smoking increases the risk of developing many diseases such as cancer, emphysema and heart disease. Believe it or not, even the possibility of developing gum disease is increased by smoking.



The cost of cigarettes is pretty high too. I was in the store the other day and the person next to me purchased a pack of cigarettes. I was surprised to hear the clerk ask for four dollars and twenty-five cents. Some people smoke a pack or more per day. The cost adds up. Seems like cigarettes are easy prey for the taxing authorities.



I don't know how you feel, but it appears that there are plenty of good reasons to quit smoking. I still have a relative that smokes and I hope she quits too. I'd like to see her preserve and protect her health.



If you are still smoking and assuming you would like to quit, you could print this article out and read it every day for motivation. If you know of anyone who is still smoking, maybe you could send it to them for inspiration. If these stories can help a few more people it would be good.

David Snape writes for the ToBeInformed.com website, you can find resources to help you quit smoking there. Read more about gum disease at GingivitisKiller.com


Article Source: All Things Pondered

New article on Gum Disease

Gingivitis is a Funny Topic is a new article I wrote.

This is a disease that most people don't even know they have.

And even if they don't it is easily preventable.

So there is no reason to suffer from it.

I've also launched a site which I mentioned before,

Gingivitis Killer.com on this site, I talk about how
I found out that I had gingivitis after YEARS of not
knowing or at least not understanding what it meant
to have gum disease.

And if you would like to be kept up to date on what I have
to say about gingivitis and oral health, then sign up here:



You'll be glad that you did. No one should have to suffer with
a disease that most can prevent or stop cold in its tracks, if it
is already present.

- Dave

Killing Gingivitis

Have you ever suffered from gingivitis or gum disease or know anyone who has?

Chances are, the answer to that question is, "yes".

The reason being that about 98% of the population is susceptable to gingivitis / gum disease.

Only 2% of people walking on the planet have a natural immunity to it.

If you are among those 2% of fortunate ones, then congratulations.

If you are like the rest of us - the 98% - head on over to GingivitisKiller.com

I struggled with gum disease, I didn't know I had it until some recession of the gums set in.

Find out what I did about it and what you too can do.

GingivitisKiller.com

You can also sign up for free gingivitis/gum disease and
oral health updates here:




Best,

Dave

Fascinating Article about the Power of Walking

You can definitely lose weight from walking, because walking is an aerobic activity.

Here is how it works: you deplete your short term glucose supply.

The body then switches to its fat reserves.

Burning fat is easy when you walk an hour or so per day. Of course you still need to watch what you eat, etc.

Actually if you need help losing weight, you need to talk to your doctor. He could prescribe a nutritional diet for you. He can also probably recommend the best exercise for your particular situation.

Weight bearing exercise in addition to walking (aerobic exercise) is very important.

If you lose weight without exercising your muscles, you won't get good results.

Here is the article on walking that I like so much.

Walking is a great form of exercise. Its gentle and easy to do.

Check with a doctor before adjusting yoru level of exercise.

Thoughts on Addiction - What Causes Addiction?

I've spent some time writing an article about addiction called, "Addiction From Another Perspective".

It was fascinating to write this article because it allowed me to find some clarity around my thoughts on the issues of addiction.

We are all aware of what happens in severe examples of addiction, but what about the minor addictions that we all face everyday? For example, many people are addicted to chocolate or other foods.

Addiction has many faces. Getting rid of one requires a process. The mind has to let go of its desire to seek the pleasure an addiction brings. Easier said than done?

Once you start to view the world around you as a breeding ground for multiple addictions, you tend to think about things differently.

Enjoy the article and post your comments here or there.

- D

Recent Articles of Noteworthiness

Herpes is a fairly troublesome disease that may affect up to 1 out of 5 people. Assuming the worst case, one out of five may have or carry the disease.

Scary, isn't it. Here is an article called, The Trouble With Herpes. Since many people suffer from herpes, wouldn't it be great if there was something that could be done to get rid of it?

Hmmm........... makes one think a bit, doesn it not?


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Have you ever been plagued by dry skin? You just might have experienced that dry, itchy feeling that makes it so hard to settle down for sleep. Dry Skin in the Winter Months is an article that discusses this problem.


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Worried about the side effects of insomnia medication? Benzodiazepines such as Lorazepam
definitely have their side effects. This article on Insomnia Medication Side Effects, discusses this particular topic. Also, you can ask your pharmacist for a complete list of side effects on any medication you are taking.


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Ever wonder if the mind can heal the body? I certainly have. This article about the Mind-Body Connection provides some useful insight on the subject. A cancer surgeon has done some work in this realm and you might be surprised to learn what he has found. And find out Socrates fits into the topic!

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Hepatitis B - What do you need to know about this disease? Sometimes symptoms are evident and sometimes they are not with an infection from this DNA virus. Read Hepatitis B, What I Should Know. This article can be found at the All Things Pondered article directory.

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Why is it important to be honest and keep one's word? Can being honest affect our health? The Importance of Keeping One's Word talks about honesty and its impact on the health of society for sure.

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Learning about Health and Fitness in 2007

Are there any alternatives to weight lifting for building muscle and staying in shape?

There most certainly are and you can read about one of them at this link: Alternatives to weight training. Don't get to excited.

They just take up less space. You can do these workouts at home. And you don't need expensive gym memberships to use this equipment.

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Ever wonder what kind of vitamins and supplements you should take after the age of 40? It might not be quite as different as below 40 as you think.

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Have you ever wondered exactly WHY you should quit smoking? Read this to find out why you should quit and how you can do it. Smoking is a very bad habit that hurts your body and affects your health. I had a great Aunt that died of emphysema. I can still remember her oxygen tank even now.

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