Las Tunas, Cuba.- María Caridad Figueredo Pérez, Second Degree specialist in Periodontology, explains that it is more frequent in children and adolescents. "Generally these age groups neglect oral hygiene; therefore, they require adult supervision during brushing."
The expert emphasizes the need to wash the teeth in the right way to clean the surface well. "You have to do it 14 to 20 times in the form of a sweep through each area of the gum. The brush must have a medium hardness because the soft one does not clean enough and the hard one can lacerate the gums and cause damage.
"Once the disease arises, the affected person should go to the dentist to determine the degree of infection (mild, moderate or severe). According to the diagnosis, the doctor indicates the most successful treatment, and the main one to avoid disease progression is the right brushing after meals.
She insists on "having an oral check-up every six months. Sometimes the person considers that is developing a proper brushing but in fact the person is just removing plaque, but not the accumulated tartar, which is why you have to visit a professional service to receive assistance".
When gingivitis is not treated in a timely manner, it can evolve to periodontitis, a condition that affects the bone and tissues of the teeth, until it causes the loss of them. Therefore, good oral hygiene is the best way to prevent it, which includes, of course, daily and frequent brushing.
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