The World Health Organization says around 19 percent of the global adult population are affected by severe periodontal or gum diseases.
This represents over a billion cases worldwide.
What are the symptoms for these and what do we do to keep our gums healthy?
To tell us, we've got the President and Founder of Valeria Doctors Incorporated Dr. Patricia Diana Suiza.
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This represents over a billion cases worldwide.
What are the symptoms for these and what do we do to keep our gums healthy?
To tell us, we've got the President and Founder of Valeria Doctors Incorporated Dr. Patricia Diana Suiza.
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00:00 The World Health Organization says around 19% of global adult population are affected
00:06 by severe periodontal or gum diseases.
00:09 This represents over a billion cases worldwide.
00:13 What are the symptoms of these and what do we do to keep our gums healthy?
00:17 To tell us, we've got the president and founder of Valeria Doctors Incorporated, Dr. Patricia
00:22 Diana Suiza.
00:23 Hello and good morning, Dr. Patricia, and welcome to New Day.
00:26 Good morning, Dr. Freddy.
00:28 Now, Dr. Suiza, you specialize in periodontics, gum diseases, as well as cosmetic dentistry.
00:33 Let's focus on, let's zoom in on the first aspect, periodontal disease.
00:38 Tell us what exactly is this?
00:40 Okay, I think the first thing that we need to understand is what is periodontology or
00:47 periodontics first.
00:49 It's basically a subspecialty of dental medicine that deals with the supporting structures
00:54 of the teeth.
00:55 So that includes your gums, number one, that's very common with, very familiar to patients.
01:03 We have the alveolar bone, we have the ligaments and the root of the teeth.
01:08 So there are a lot of parts.
01:09 So those four.
01:10 So any disease of the supporting structures of the teeth are considered periodontal disease.
01:15 Now, why is it important?
01:17 A lot of people are aware that we should take care of our teeth, but how important is it
01:21 that we should take care of our gums, too?
01:23 Well, it's basically like putting up a house.
01:27 Before you build a house, you have to know whether your foundations are actually able
01:31 to support the building of the house.
01:35 How is our foundation, our soil?
01:38 Can it support it?
01:39 Is it clean?
01:40 Is it clean?
01:41 Will it last?
01:42 Okay, now in practical sense, Dr. Tricia, for our viewers to know, how does, if we don't
01:48 take care of our gums, how does this affect our day-to-day?
01:52 Like our food, or even when we speak to other people, how does this affect?
01:58 Okay, number one, if you have periodontal diseases, we have to realize that it's basically
02:03 caused by bacteria.
02:04 If you have bacteria in the mouth, there are destructions of the structures, and probably
02:09 our breath is smelly, we have breath odors, so definitely our confidence is affected.
02:16 And then when the periodontal disease progresses, there causes wiggling of the teeth.
02:22 Our teeth move, so it becomes hard for us to actually chew the food.
02:27 So it's affected.
02:29 And then if worse comes to worse, the tooth can fall off.
02:34 So there are patients, sometimes they wonder, "Why I don't have tooth decay, but my teeth
02:38 are wiggling, my teeth are losing, I'm losing my teeth."
02:41 Especially for women who are pregnant, right?
02:44 We hear that a lot.
02:46 So they say it's because of the lack of calcium, but it's actually not because of that.
02:50 Because we have something, what we call pregnancy periodontitis.
02:53 Okay, so that's what we don't want to happen, right?
02:56 The breath odors, the halitosis, the loosening of the teeth.
03:00 Our teeth can also fall off if we don't take care of our gums.
03:03 Now what are some of the risk factors, what we'd like to talk about is the modifiable
03:08 risk factors, the things that people do day-to-day that affect the health of the gums that should
03:13 be changed?
03:14 Okay, the number one thing that should be changed is their oral hygiene practices.
03:18 Most people focus on the cleanliness of the teeth, they don't floss.
03:23 They don't use objects or adjuncts to clean the in-between of the teeth.
03:28 So that's number one.
03:30 Second, diet.
03:31 High sugar diet, definitely, that may cause periodontal diseases.
03:36 The use of toothpicks, sometimes, if improper, it can cause problems.
03:42 So since number one causes bacteria, basically, it's the cleanliness of the mouth.
03:49 So smoking is one of the risk factors as well.
03:53 There are patients also who suffer from periodontal diseases that are very specific to medications,
03:59 caused by medications that they take, like antihypertensive.
04:02 So what it seems like is whatever is good for the teeth, it's also good for our gums.
04:07 So talk to us about what is the best way to take care of our gums as well as our teeth.
04:13 So should we use a toothbrush?
04:16 Should we be meticulous in the type of toothpaste?
04:19 Are all of these important or should we just have that good oral hygiene?
04:23 Well, when you say good oral hygiene, it means that you know how to properly do the cleaning.
04:32 It's not about what you're using.
04:34 But of course, you ask, "What's the best?
04:36 Is it soft, medium, or hard?"
04:38 Well, soft is the best because it doesn't really scrape off the surface of the enamel.
04:43 So it's the safest for our gums and teeth.
04:47 Circular motion, two to three times a day, and then, of course, flossing is very important.
04:52 Okay, so the flossing is very good because a lot of people just focus on brushing their
04:56 teeth but they don't focus on how important flossing is for that as well.
05:01 So if people have any questions about their gums, their teeth, where should they go?
05:06 They can go to Valeria Doctors' Premium Medical and Dental Aesthetics.
05:10 It's actually located in Sirimundo, Pasig.
05:13 Okay.
05:14 Thank you so much for sharing your information with us, Dr. Rosha, and I'm sure a lot of
05:18 our viewers know better now on how to take care of their teeth and get their gums.
05:22 Thank you so much, Dr. Eddie.
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