Most people have heard of gingivitis as the 'mild' form of gum disease.
Also, if caught early enough and worked on - gingivitis is considered the 'reversible' form of gum disease.
But where is that dividing line of when gingivitis becomes a more advanced form of gum disease? Do you know? I'm not sure anyone has a very definitive answer for that.
Don't think that because you finally learned that you have gingivitis that you are safe.
This is a big red flag that you need to take massive action now to clean up your gum health and avoid moving on to a more advanced stage of this disease.
Why is that? Simple, when you move beyond gingivitis, you begin to lose gum tissue to the disease.
This tissue doesn't not come back easily.
Many say it will not come back at all.
Some doctors believe that if you work hard, you can see some tissue return.
The more serious effect occurs when you start to need gum grafts and tissue replacement.
These surgeries are rather expensive and the results may not be what you were looking for.
If you have already had one of these, then you know when you look in your mouth what the reminders of the surgery are, patches of tissue masses with lots of blood supply.
And if you don't have something like that, it is a possible sign that your graft didn't "take".
The tissue mass is a 'trade off' for blood supply.
You need your graft to have a lot of blood supply to 'make it' and not fail.
Don't get to the point of surgery in the first place.
Look for the links below that can help you to learn more on the topic of gum disease and stopping it.