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Periodontology & Periodontists In Delhi, India

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Most of us know what gum disease/periodontal disease is. Periodontics/Periodontology is the dentistry specialty that covers the study, diagnosis & treatment (both surgical and non-surgical) of the diseases and conditions of the periodontium, i.e. the tissues that surround and support teeth. It also deals with maintaining/ improving the health and the aesthetics of these tissues. Periodontium actually consists of four components - gingiva (Same as gums), cementum (This is a hard connective tissue that covers the tooth root. Patients who suffer from teeth sensitivity have cementum layer worn away.), alveolar bone (This is the part of the jaw bone that contains tooth sockets, that hold teeth.), and periodontal ligament. (Simply speaking, the periodontal ligament, or the PDL is what attaches the tooth to the alveolar bone.) Also Read:  RCT Treatment Periodontists are dentists who are experts in the in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gum disease, mentione

Smoking Effect on the Mouth & Teeth: How to Kick the Habit

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The best reason most of the smokers come up to justify their smoking habit is that all their problems are blown away as soon as they start exhaling. It is far from reality and just a belief as it is one of the habits that drains your money and ruins your health and kills you slowly and gradually. Smoking causes lots of damage to the body as a whole, including your mouth and teeth. The process of the smoking incepts from the mouth and involvement of the teeth during the process is indispensable. Still the problems persisting in these body parts are the last to receive attention from any smoker.  People are aware that smoking is dangerous to health, but most of them are unaware that it is their dental health that suffers most because of the habit. Smoking has countless effects on the mouth and teeth of smokers . Its effects can be reversed, but for that, you have to kick the habit, and it is possible only when you have the information about its effects on the teeth and your den