It often starts with bacteria building up around the gumline. The gums become inflamed, and pockets can form between the gums and teeth. If those pockets aren’t properly treated, inflammation continues deeper into the tissues.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Less bone around the tooth means less support, and that matters more than most people realize.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Gum pockets can become deeper as inflammation continues, which gives harmful bacteria more room to stay around the tooth.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 A tooth that moves during chewing deserves attention, especially if the movement seems to be getting worse.<\/p>\r\n
Think about a fence post in firm soil. It stays put because the surrounding ground supports it. Remove enough of that support and the post starts to wobble. Teeth aren’t fence posts, obviously, but the basic idea works.<\/p>\r\n
With periodontitis, the supporting tissues and bone can break down. The tooth may then have more freedom to move because its foundation isn’t as strong as it once was.<\/p>\r\n
Bleeding gums aren’t something to simply accept as normal either. If your gums are swollen or bleeding, or you notice changes in how a tooth fits when you bite, get it checked rather than waiting for the tooth to become obviously loose.<\/p>\r\n
The earlier the problem is treated, the better the chance of protecting the support around your teeth. And if a tooth already feels loose, don’t keep testing it with your tongue just because you can.\u00a0 What Periodontitis Does Beneath the Gums It often starts with bacteria building up around the gumline. The gums become inflamed, and pockets can form between the gums and teeth. If those pockets aren’t properly treated, inflammation continues deeper into the tissues. Bone Loss Is a Big Part of the Problem \u2022 Less bone around the … Continue reading Why Do Teeth Become Loose With Periodontitis?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6276,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6198\/revisions\/6276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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