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Summary: How to detect and prevent gingivitis; get expert tips and advice on how to maintain healthy teeth and gums in this free oral hygiene video.

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Carol Hirt Carol Hirt lives in Houston, Texas, where she studied and graduated from the University of Texas Dental Branch in 2004. She is a registered dental hygienist a... read more

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Gingivitis Detection & Prevention: Dental Care & Oral Hygiene

Hi my name is Carol and I am a registered dental hygienist and I will be speaking on behalf of Expert Village.com and in this clip we will be talking about gingivitis and how to detect gingivitis. Gingivitis is inflammation of the gums and signs of gingivitis are red, swollen, pussy gums that bleed easily upon brushing and flossing. Also in gingivitis the patient could have bad breath as well. The main prevention against gingivitis is making sure to brush and floss daily to remove plaque which is the main culprit against gingivitis. It is what causes the irritation. Now the thing with gingivitis is that it is reversible with the brushing and flossing. It is also important for the patient to go into their dental professional 2 times a year so that they can get their gums checked out and also to get them cleaned. The dentist office has something called periodontal evaluation where they check the pocket depth around the teeth. What the dental hygienist or the dentist uses is something called a periodontal probe. What it does is it measures the pocket depth. Normal healthy pocket depth is 1 to 3 millimeters. Any deeper than that, is either gingivitis or periodontal disease. What the dental professional does is they lightly go along tracing the gums and if they get any numbers of about a 4 millimeter that indicates inflammation and that lets the dental professional know that you have gingivitis as well as any points that bleed or any areas that are sore to the patient. Like I said before the main way to prevent it is to go in regularly for dental visits and make sure to brush twice a day and make sure to floss regularly as well.

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