Oral hygiene: Excellent oral hygiene is the way to control. Brush at least twice a day with either a manual or electric toothbrush, and floss. Clean your tongue. Healthy diet. But none of this is sufficient by themselves. You still neeed to have regular dental care. Especially if it has been awhile since you have had your teeth cleaned, you have calculus that is causing swelling and bleeding.
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Brush and floss: Early gingivitis can be managed by you with effective brushing and flossing but it must be done well and often during the day but, if there are tartar deposits this must be removed professionally before you can get better.
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Floss!: Good brushing and flossing, and perhaps use of a good mouthrinse like listerine. If it is just gingivitis then this will be beneficial, but if it's progressed to a more serious form, affecting the bone, your home care will not cure the problem.
Answered 1/5/2015
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