While the teeth usually receive most of the credit for the beauty of a person’s smile, the gums play no small part in keeping your pearly whites healthy. These soft tissue structures protect the roots of the teeth from injury while feeding the teeth the nutrients they need to stay healthy and strong, and gum infections can lead to serious oral health problems like tooth loss and jawbone erosion. Learning that you have gum disease can be startling, so here are a few questions to ask your dentist to help make treatment process less stressful.
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