Gingivitis

• Instruct of how to brush teeth
• Interdental cleaning aids
• Plaque disclosing tablets
• Corsodyl medicated mouthwash
• Smoking cessation
• Main causes is improper removal of plaque within 6-10 days causing inflammation in the gums, soreness, bleeding after brushing and bad breath
• Loss of normal gingival contour, redness, plaque deposits
• Regular and thorough plaque removal can take 2 weeks to resolve this therefore oral hygiene is the only method
• Use of interdental cleaning aid
• Refer to dentist for further review and professional cleaning
• Periodontitis is when pockets form, exposing the teeth and causing bone loss, irreversibly
• Oral contraceptives can cause swelling of gums