{"id":436,"date":"2014-08-29T15:29:43","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T15:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.drbobbycarmen.com\/?p=436"},"modified":"2014-08-20T15:30:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T15:30:19","slug":"gum-disease-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/gum-disease-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Have Healthy Gums with Gum Disease Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"472315273\"<\/a>Though many people think that the key components to a healthy smile are white, straight teeth, that cannot be further from the truth. It is important that with many things in life, in order to have a thriving result of any kind, you must have a healthy, solid foundation. Many people may not know this, but your gums are the foundation of your smile, and if they are compromised in any way, the results can be detrimental. Gum disease<\/a><\/strong>, also known periodontal disease<\/strong>, is the second most common disease facing Americans, as the first is the common cold. It is very important that if you are living with gum disease<\/strong>, you take care of it as soon as possible. Dr. Bobby J. Carmen<\/a><\/strong> is able to handle your gum disease<\/strong> by offering gum disease therapy<\/strong> at his Norman, OK<\/strong> dental office.<\/p>\n

Though gum disease<\/strong> may not seem like a big deal to some, leaving it to its own devices can really be harmful, not only to your smile, but to your body as a whole. Untreated gum disease<\/strong> can lead to bone loss, tooth loss, TMJ, heart disease, stroke, and even dementia. Many people do not know that they are living with gum disease<\/strong>, which can be even more harmful. A few signs of gum disease<\/strong> are gums<\/strong> that are red and swollen, receding gums<\/strong>, gums<\/strong> that are sensitive to the touch, and discolored gums<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There are many ways that Dr. Carmen<\/strong> is able to handle your gum disease. He will perform scaling, which is removing the bacteria and tartar from below the gum line. There is also root planing, which involves smoothing the areas of the tooth\u2019s root that have become jagged due to the tartar buildup. There is laser treatment, which will remove the infected gum tissue as well as promote the growth of healthy tissue, and for more advanced cases, there is surgery with a periodontist that we will refer you to. If you feel as though you are living with gum disease<\/strong> and would like the help of Dr. Carmen<\/strong>, contact our office today, and we would love to help!<\/p>\n

Contact<\/a> our Norman office<\/strong> today to schedule a consultation with Dr. Carmen<\/strong>. Our team can\u2019t wait to leave you with a happier and healthier smile. We also serve the areas of Moore<\/strong>, the University of Oklahoma<\/strong>, and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Though many people think that the key components to a healthy smile are white, straight teeth, that cannot be further from the truth. It is important that with many things in life, in order to have a thriving result of any kind, you must have a healthy, solid foundation. Many people may not know this, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[72,245,246,137,70,82,128,95],"class_list":["post-436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-restorative-dentistry","tag-central-oklahoma","tag-dr-bobby-carmen","tag-dr-bobby-j-carmen","tag-gum-disease","tag-moore","tag-norman","tag-restorative-dentistry-2","tag-the-university-of-oklahoma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":438,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions\/438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}