Is Gum Disease Contagious?
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- Опубликовано: 1 авг 2024
- Dr. Nemeth got asked a question today: Is gum disease contagious?
Dr. Joseph Nemeth is a #Periodontist in Southfield Michigan and he is educated on the transmissibility of periodontal disease.
"Yes, gum disease is contagious, mainly through saliva." Dr. Nemeth says. If someone kisses, shares utensils or shares a toothbrush with someone who has periodontitis, they can infect the other person.
What causes #gumdisease ?
Exchanging saliva with a person who has periodontal disease is a major risk factor for contracting gum disease. Other factors are genetics, oral hygiene, and dental plaque.
Gum disease treatment has evolved over the years and the most recent technique to reduce gum swelling and gum disease uses a laser called LANAP to disinfect the pocket and cause reattachment and periodontal treatment.
drnemeth.com/lanap
Just because gum disease is contagious, doesn't mean that everyone who is exposed to the bacteria will get gum disease. Some people are resistant and others are susceptible.
If you have any questions about gum disease or if you would like to schedule an appointment, please visit our website,
www.drnemeth.com
We are happy to help you.
Joseph R. Nemeth DDS & Associates
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Southfield, MI 48034
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im 57 years young and never had quality mouth hygiene information like you provide in my life. I have gum disease and i am doing everything i should now...Better late than never im guessing. Thank you for being a caring dental professional.
I’m not kissing anybody or making out with anybody anymore
Wow, I'll bet no one realized this. Good to know! Thanks, as always Doc!
You're welcome Beth!
@@josephrnemeth I did, I have really terrible teeth just today I found out I have 9mm gum pockets but my kids have great teeth (their dentist said to them why couldn't kids have great teeth like yours) they get it from their father, I did make sure we never shared anything and I brushed their teeth everyday until they were 9 yrs old
I just got gingivitis by kissing a girl.. man feels like the worst mistake of my life..
Yeah but why dont dentists tell you how to cure it. They just do surgeries that cost tons of money yet do NOTHING to heal it. We need someone to tell us how to heal it!
Great video, thank you!! I do have one quick question if I may, if an abscess that is attached to the root is left untreated would this go on to cause periodontitis? Thanks again for your honesty and informative videos.
Thank you sir for letting me know about this
You are welcome Willie!
Thank you so much for educating us! Please continue to share your wisdom.
Thank you for commenting. Will do!
I think its important to note that LANAP does not always work.
Have had ortho, at 45 years I had one spot of recession(probably from overbrushing). A friend told asked if I wanted to share a spoonful of soup, I said no, then he told me that if I didn't share a community bowl of soup it would be insulting to the culture, and so I relented. 24 hours later I FELT acute recession and I went to the dentist and prodded him to. His gums were so bad that he proceeded to have laser surgery. Mine weren't bad enough to need that at the time, but have gotten worse and have recession in several places in a matter of months. Had SRP and antibiotics, but still progressing. I believe it's from the introduction of pathogens I didn't have before.
You may have gotten oral pathogens by sharing a utensil with someone who has gum disease. Scaling and Root Planing is a great option. However, you have to do a really good job at home with your home care. Otherwise, the parasites may just come right back.
Is laser surgery used effectively today, for a lot of serious dental issues, in folks over 60 years of age? Is it recommended? for better dental, results? & the health benefits, of the aging patients?
Thank you Doctor
You're welcome!
Hey Doc. I just got a bump on my gums about 2 weeks ago waiting for my dentist appointment and I'm glad I've looked up your video. It help understand this thing alot better. Im a very clean person and Im nervous to what it can actually mean in the future for me. But What can get this thing to go away ?
Hey dr, I am having this issue with one of my bottom front incisors. I am breaking in my second retainer to get used to it. I have already broken into my other retainer just fine. When I start to break in the second retainer I started having problems with ONE bottom front incisor. I got my braces off about a week ago. It’s not just cold sensitivity but it hurts to touch the tooth, it hurts to put the retainer on and to take it off, it hurts to bite down, etc. It feels like if I got hit in the mouth and my tooth was almost knocked out (I used to grind my teeth as a child). It’s only that one tooth, I don’t get it. I can’t get into my dentist until September. I don’t have any cavities. It also really hurt when they popped the bracket off of that tooth but it didn’t bother me until I started breaking in the second retainer. Any suggestions?
Is there a swab or spit lab test to diagnose latent gum disease..?
Hey doc! I just had to get scaling and root planning due to early/mild periodontal disease, and I’m getting braces in about 2 weeks. Do you recommend that I get the laser treatment before I put my braces on?
Hello Paris. I would recommend that you go through your entire orthodontic treatment first. Make sure that you take good care of your teeth in braces! That is a very important part of this process. You want to make sure that you keep your teeth, gums and braces as clean as possible. I actually have a video that explains how to do that in detail.
ruclips.net/video/tkHn3PbOTd4/видео.html
After you are out of your braces, then I would recommend researching and taking a closer look at the laser treatment. I hope this helps you!
How do you use a toothbrush if you have gum infection? I’m also thinking I could’ve gotten this from eating cheese? I ate some cheese that tasted like it might’ve turned last week and that was when the worst of all of this hit me could it be connected?Do I need to sterilize my toothbrush after every brushing or even use a new toothbrush every time I brush my teeth!?
I was eating and thought I had meat in my teeth but I checked and my bottom gum line around about 4 teeth can separate just a little bit....it has me pretty nervous because I don't have dental insurance. What is it possibly and what can I do until I see a dentist?
I use a waterpik after breakfast and dinner will that help slow my periodontal disease? I had it laser too. But I do have a little bit of bone loss has some black triangles..in my gums
Yes! The waterpik is one of the best things you can cause to combat periodontitis! Those black triangles are places where bacteria and food can lodge, so make sure you clean those areas thoroughly as well.
Hi, I have a night guard first time last late Dec 2020. I was told not to use a toothbrush to clean. Just water and rinse and put it in a container. Always use every night. ( I supposed to have it age ago. Bad..) Also I was told to rinse water on it then put it on when u go to sleep. I always put it in my room. But it turned yellow and some light brown. Later I left it in the bathroom with a container since July. I rinsed it and put it in the container. Too wet still there so. Later I noticed it turned some black. I went to the dentist and another different hygienist told me to use a toothbrush. Huh? So I went diff dentist a few weeks ago and learned I needed deep cleaning. I have appts upcoming on Nov 22 and Dec 2nd. I am so nervous. Now question how I get bacteria in my gums now? Was that night guard with black. I thought it would be like mold.. How can I remove black from the nightguard? It is not even one year old yet!!!!
Now I need to know what is right?
What to do? If my night guard is something wrong with color. Need alert? An I supposed to wash it or rinse it using a toothbrush without toothpaste? What is different? I brushed my teeth with toothpaste then I put my nightguard on with water to wet. Was that a bad reaction to the nightguard from toothpaste? Was it caused a color change? Or bathroom air steam / wet in containers cause nightguard wet and black or bacterial? My family each person use shower there and steam. Maybe my container with my night guard is wet at all times. When I got up. I pulled it out to rinse and out in the container. I use my water to swish my mouth... To eat my breakfast.
Some people brush their teeth first thing in am. Then eat breakfast.
Or eat breakfast first then brush your teeth. Which is supposed to do or either way not matter?
I didn't want to eat food with taste toothpaste. Taste awful. Right?
I am curious
Sorry, bec I never have deep cleaning guns all my life before and do not know what caused it?
I need to see Orth. To see if I need a brace bec if the TMJ push shifts my teeth apart in the front. That hurt. So new dentist times me first deep cleaning to see guns health first before Orth. Really? The previous dentist didn't tell me except little gingivitis. We focused on crowns...Time delay... Long overdue 6 months cleaning bec of crowns.
Please explain what to do with the night guard.
Please let me know. Thanks 🦷
I suffered terribly for decades until I was diagnosed with H Pylori infection. A 10 day course of Clorithromycin/Penicillin and Pantoprozole not only dealt with my stomach but also successfully treated my oral problems. I am still being treated for what they believe is IBS ams I have found diet and exercise to be more effective than most of the medications I have tried. Should H Pylori detection be considered an option when testing for Periodontal disease? In my case they appear to be related. All I know is, I no longer carry around the most foul taste in my mouth and my gums no longer bleed.
So it's pretty rare that people get gum disease ?
Hi doctor,
Just came across your channel today itself n going through ur videos since morning..
My maternal side mostly women have oral problems..n my mom had severe gum disease n undergone a surgery n got all her teeth removed..so my question is,is it hereditary?
She told me that her gum problem started during her first pregnancy..that is when i was in her womb n now i am 30 years n pregnant n have bleeding gums..m pretty scared of my oral health..
Plz make a video on “gum problems during pregnancy n remedies for the same”..
Waiting for your reply from India n thanks in advance..
I have 10 cavities, how long would filling all of them up take? Would it be multiple appointments? What kind of anesthetics are used. I fear dentists but I also don’t want to be in pain.
Hello Mike, unfortunately we don't do fillings in our office. This is a periodontal practice that specializes in gum treatments. We don't do any fillings, crowns, veneers, or other treatments that a general dentist might do.
@@josephrnemeth With up to 9 mm gum pockets should I see a gum specialist?
@@belmum1689 yes!! Please do the sooner the better. Best wishes
Hi doctor , my question is , what should we do to prevent decay , i clean my teeth every day properly but it got decay and I don’t know what’s necessary during cleaning to prevent decay . Mean the main way ?!
Sorry again my english is not good 😊
Flossing is the best thing you can do to prevent tooth decay! Make sure you floss every day to avoid decay.
@Dr What about VIT D supplementing?
I don't recommend Vitamin D as a method for treating gum disease. However, proper and frequent brushing and flossing is your best bet!
@@josephrnemeth thanks for responding :) I have looked into it and it seems very promising.
I guess the an underlying question is why some get cavities despite meticulous brushing and flossing?
Pls Doc.am experiencing receding gum and now there's a hole in my gum which is very painful....pls any help for me.
Have you gotten it checked out by a periodontist? It is difficult for me to give any advice without seeing your case.
Could it also be that someone’s immune system fight off infections because it’s strong? Meaning you’re not susceptible because you take care of your health
A strong immune system will not prevent the bacteria from growing and destroying the bone and tissue. However, it may slow down the progress and delay the systemic effects that gum disease has been known to cause.
@@josephrnemeth thanks
@@josephrnemeth Could rinsing and gargling with a hydrogen peroxide and water solution daily help with this?
I have a laymans theory as we all have known people who have horrible oral hygeine and never get a cavity. I think they genetically have a slightly acidic ph saliva instead of a slightly base ph that most of us have.
I have periodontitis mainly in my middle 4 teeth at the bottom. They are now moving. Although I am getting treatment at Eastmans Hospital in London deep cleaning, I know this will push my gums down even further. They have not offered me laser, but I mentioned skin graft. I now believe I will never have a relationship due to it being contagious. My health is at risk because of my gum disease. My life is doomed. I believe my gum disease will kill me.
Have you found any info to fix
@@jeanetteelizabethlawrence5949 No. Only deep cleaning. The UK are full of dentists and dental hospitals that refuse to treat patients properly. In the UK, we are known for having bad teeth according to the US. It is because we have fat cat dentists who fail to fulfil their contracts to treat those on the NHS. I don’t know what I am going to do.
It's NOT contagious smh. Look it up.
@@CourageousDreamerAllon4journey sorry,it is. Depends on the hygienic status and immunity strength....
IT can even be cause of high blood pressure.
I have a british friend who Lives in Krakow Poland who mentioned that people go there for dental work and have also heard that Turkey does a lot of affordable high quality dental work maybe you can look there for Laser treatments
Hi Dr. I have periodontal disease but no signs of bleeding or gingivitis. I floss daily and get my three month Perio cleanings. Will it be OK for me to kiss my wife etc?
Yes I think you should be okay. It's likely that she already has some of these bacteria herself. Remember, over 1/2 of people have some form of gum disease. I wouldn't be surprised if she has these bacteria already.
Barely a day after I went to a “free examination“ at an Aspen dental office I started to experience the strangest pain in my gums, all over and I jokingly thought to myself, they planted some kind of bacteria in my mouth“but now I realize maybe they used dirty tools? The fact is one of the guys assisting the woman who does the periodontal examination totally screwed up somehow and they were like a comedy team of constant error… It went away for a bit and now it’s come back full force so bad my jaw is swollen I have an ear infection had to go to the ER last week
Hey Doc I have shared my E cig with this man's girlfriend and the guy has gum disease. After I gave her a toke and then smoked my self does that mean that I have it now. What is the likelyhood ?