What Are The Dental Consequences
Of Periodontal Disease?

75% of all adult tooth loss is due to periodontal disease. When your gums and bone are damaged by periodontal infection, there is less support for your teeth. As this support disappears, your teeth first become loose and then may be lost. When periodontal treatment is recommended, it is important to get started immediately to avoid the dental consequences of periodontal disease.

If the infection is allowed to continue, you can start to lose your teeth one at a time. These lost teeth will have to be replaced with dental work, such as:

• Bridges
• Dental Implants
• Partial Dentures
• Full Dentures

Dentures

If tooth loss continues, it can lead to dentures. Many patients do not understand the full consequences of wearing dentures. There can be many problems with dentures including:

1. Inability to eat certain foods
2. Lowered ability to feel and taste foods
3. Lisping or clacking when speaking
4. Bad breath or smell
5. Pain or discomfort
6. The look of dentures
7. Self-consciousness and embarrassment
8. Looking old
9. Taking your dentures out at night and soaking them
10. Your spouse seeing you without teeth at night