by Dr Linda Chen | Sep 19, 2021 | Gum Disease, Oral Health Men, Oral Health Women, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms
If you have puffy, reddish tender gums that bleed easily when you brush your teeth, you may have gingivitis. Chronic gingivitis is fairly common and often ignored. However, the Australian Dental Association (ADA) recently highlighted a University of Sydney study that...
by Dr Linda Chen | Aug 10, 2021 | Gum Disease, Oral Hygiene Care, Prevention
Regardless of how well you brush your teeth and gumline, pathogenic oral bacteria – the type that cause tooth decay, cavities and gum disease – just keep coming back day after day. That’s because, no matter how good your toothbrush or brushing...
by Dr Linda Chen | Sep 24, 2019 | Dental Treatment, Gum Disease, Oral Health Education, Oral Health Tips and Facts
You’ve probably heard it over and over – visit your dentist for a check-up and preventative treatment at least every 6 months. If every Australian did, we would probably all have super healthy teeth and gums. Unfortunately, 65% of Australians haven’t seen their...
by Dr Linda Chen | Oct 13, 2017 | Gum Disease, Oral Health Education, Prevention, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms
Bacterial plaque along the gum line is the root cause of periodontal disease – an oral condition that can take a huge toll on your oral and general health. Through the right dental treatment, this oral condition can be stopped, but its damaging effects on your...
by Dr Linda Chen | Mar 31, 2017 | Gum Disease, Oral Health Education, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms
You would think that 21st century advances in modern oral health care and hygiene would result in better overall dental health in people living today than in those who lived in ancient times – but this assumption couldn’t be any further from the truth. In...
by Dr Linda Chen | Jul 23, 2016 | Dental Emergency, Gum Disease, Oral Health Men, Oral Health Women, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms
In our last post, we looked at the links between gum disease and a whole host of serious diseases, such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, osteoporosis and diabetes. It’s clear that it pays not to have gum disease – at any time in your life. The...
