What is a gum disease?

What's the best way to get treatment for gum disease?

• Okay guys, I'm scared and freakin' out now!! I found out like a couple weeks ago that I have a couple of loose teeth. Like 4 or 5. I'm only 13!! C'mon. I don't wanna loose any of my adult teeth. I don't even have the guts to tell anyone, nor my parents. What should I do? I'm begging for advice and help on how to fix this problem of my teeth. My gum bleed a little when I brush my teeth, I have a little bad breath, loose teeth, and reddish pink gum. Help!!

• Answer:

  Sounds like you are now ready to help yourself. The best cure for your situation is to start a good oral hygiene program: brush and floss your teeth and clean the top of your tongue. All people have bacteria that grow on the top of their tongues. They produce a white coating which smells, that is one cause of bad breath. Eating smelly foods, such as garlic, drinking coffee, smoking, etc., also cause bad breath because they stick on the top of the tongue. Use a tongue cleaner that has both a brush and a scraper to loosen and remove all of the stuff collected there. Lean more about the cause and cure of bad breath at http://www.orabrush.com