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Chronic gingivitis is common in children. It usually causes the gums to become inflamed, red, and bleeds easily. Gingivitis can be prevented and also treated following a regular routine of brushing, flossing and professional dental care. However, if left untreated, can progress over time into a more serious forms of periodontal disease.

Aggressive periodontitis can affect healthy. Localized aggressive periodontitis in adolescents and young adults and mainly affects the first molars and incisors (the front). It is characterized by severe loss of alveolar bone, and ironically, patients are very little plaque or calculus. Read the rest of this entry »