Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about gingivitis.

Ignore: Mention that your gum bleed when brushing or smart when eating citrus fruits. As how to get healthy.

Ignore: You say. doctor can you check my gums to make sure I don't have gum disease.

Ignore: Tell the doctor/dentist if your gums are bleeding.

Make: Make sure that at least once a year, your dentist charts your perio pockets- brush, floss and rinse!

Ignore: Are my gums healthy? What additional cleansing and treatment do I need?

Ignore: Patients should ask their hygienist &/or general dentist to measure "gum probing depths" annually.

Ignore: Ask your dentist if oral antibiotics will be helpful.