First, let’s get clear that specific strains of microbes are implicated in ‘causing’ gum disease. There are a handful of the really obvious, nasty bugs and many more bugs that will join the fight i...

Gum disease is a communicable disease

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First, let’s get clear that specific strains of microbes are implicated in ‘causing’ gum disease. There are a handful of the really obvious, nasty bugs and many more bugs that will join the fight if the bad bugs get the upper hand. While we realize that gum disease is more complex than ‘just’ what bugs you have in your mouth (something you will be hearing a lot more about from us soon), the fact still remains that if a person has not been infected with any of the bugs implicated with gum disease, they will not develop gum disease turbine air compressor. So, the game is to avoid contamination from these opportunistic ‘bad bugs’. The 3 main ‘vectors of contamination’… Here are the three main ways the bugs implicated with gum disease (and tooth decay for that matter) get into our systems. We call them “the 3 Ps” 1. Parents The story above painfully illustrates one of the many ways we parents infect our children’s mouths contra angle handpiece. Sharing spoons of food is another very common way. Also, allowing your young child to put their hands in your (probably infected) mouth then allowing them to put their hands right back into their own mouth is another common way these bugs pass from parent to child. 2. Partners If we were lucky enough to avoid picking up bad bugs from our parents, another common ‘vector or contamination’ is kissing. I’m not talking about the ‘kiss from grandma’ peck. But intimate kissing definitely can provide an excellent opportunity for the bad bugs colonizing one partner’s mouth to migrate to the other person. We have lost count of the number of times we have heard from a customer, “Yeah, my gums were great until I got married.” We have found oftentimes the person doesn’t realize why their statement is so accurate. 3. Pets It’s a solid fact that dogs are very, very common carriers of the bugs implicated with gum disease. Never ever let a dog lick you in the mouth. And please help us educate parents of the risks of allowing the sweet family dog lick a toddler in the face. So, remember “the 3 Ps” and please share this knowledge with your loved ones. Together we can raise the awareness of how to stop inoculating our children’s mouths with the bad bugs of gum disease and tooth decay dental equipment.