GUM DISEASE (PERIODONTAL DISEASE, SOMETIMES CALLED GINGIVITIS OR PERIODONTITIS):

If you have been treating with the same dental clinic for several years, and now suffer any of the following problems, malpractice may be a reason:

bleeding gums; loose teeth; teeth falling out; bone loss; receding gums; exposed roots; pockets in your gum or bone; abscesses; sensitive teeth to hot, cold or air; pulpy gum tissue; teeth movement.

Pyorrhea - inflammation and degeneration of the gums and other tissues surrounding the teeth. The onset of the disease is marked by bleeding of the gums. As the disease proceeds, the gums recede from the teeth, loosening of the teeth occurs, and the bone supporting the teeth is resorbed. Pus is discharged from pockets in the gums, which are formed as the jawbone recedes from the roots of the teeth. Pyorrhea, known medically as pyorrhea alveolaris, is most common in persons over 40. There are numerous possible causes, toward which therapy is directed, including poor nutrition, poor oral hygiene, ill-fitting dentures, and irritation of the tissues by dental tartar.