True / False in periodontal disease

1.
F: Periodontal disease is a minor infection
A: The tissue surface in the oral cavity is equivalent with the one on the forearm. If this area were red, swollen and infected patients would go to a specialist. Periodontal disease is not a minor infection. It results in teeth loss – bad looks, bad breath and difficulties in chewing.

2.
F: Gum bleeding is something normal
A: Sangerarea gingivala este unul din primele semne in boala parodontala. Daca ati sangera de fiecare data cand va spalati pe maini, ati sti ca ceva e in neregula. Alte semne ale bolii parodontale includ: culoarea rosie-violacee, tumefactie si crestere in volum a gingiilor, respiratie urat mirositoare persistenta, existenta puroiului in pungile parodontale, aparitia de spatii intre dinti, mobilitate si chiar avulsia spontana a dintilor.
De asemenea se observa modificari in adaptarea protezelor mobilizate.