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Your dentist will advise you of your risk factors and how frequently you should attend for a dental check up. We would usually see patients every 3, 6 or 12 months.

This is a slow, progressing disease which causing the gums to swell around your teeth and eventually for the bone around teeth to be lost.

This results in painful, bleeding gums, a bad smell, taste or bad breath.

If gum disease is left untreated it can lead to loose teeth, or teeth that start drifting. Eventually, owing to gum disease, teeth can be lost.

Gum disease is often as a result of smoking or diabetes.

The first step is to get your brushing right. Brush twice a day with a soft headed toothbrush with fluoride toothpaste and use interdental brushes or floss. You may need a few different size interdental brushes because the space between our teeth are not all the same.

Attending to see the dentist and hygienist will allow us to check your gums routinely and highlight any areas that require attention before they become a problem. These areas can be cleaned to help you improve the health of your gums.

We would recommend everybody to stop smoking for the numerous health and dental health benefits. Smokers are more likely to lose their teeth than non smokers.

If you have diabetes, we would encourage you to speak to your GP about ensuring it is under control.

Decay is a hole that develops in a tooth that requires a filling. This involves cleaning the tooth and rebuilding it with a silver or white filling.

Decay happens over time and is caused by eating sugar too frequently during the day and improper cleaning of teeth. If plaque is left on teeth, it can slowly soften your teeth and cause holes to develop.

If you are able to limit any sugary items to three meals a day and one other time during the day, you are less likely to develop decay.

Brushing with fluoride toothpaste helps to repair your teeth. Flossing will help to remove any food present between your teeth and prevent decay from developing.