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A visit to the dentist can be full of a lot of good information especially regarding how to care for your gums. It can be also quite overwheling when you are informed that the health of your gums is not what you thought it was. My first recommendation is don't panic!

Generally speaking gum disease progresses slowly (there are some rare exceptions) so you do have time to digest all the information presented and to decide what to do.

Treatment will depend on the severity of your gum disease as you would expect. Early gum disease often requires very little professional treatment at all and will likely involve getting you back on schedule with your professional hygiene maintenance appointments and instructions for home care. As stated previouly, home care is most ofter the key in theses cases.