Plaque buildup can make your gums start to bleed. Bacteria creates plaque. Bacteria multiply as a result of the small bits of food that get wedged inbetween our gums and teeth.

Brushing fishes out a whole heap of the food crumbs and plaque. Mouthwash gets rid of the germs and helps keeps gums feeling clean.

It's preferable to find mouthwash that is created to kill germs. Many of the mouthwashes you can buy don't really address the germ problem. Once the fragance has faded, your halitosis will still be there.

Infected gums might not be a vital concern to people who don't suffer from health problems. But anyone who has a weak immune system will tell you, even little things can be big problems. For them, averting gum infection could mean getting to stay at home instead of going into the hospital. Or drawing out the number of years they have left to live. There's a connection between heart attacks and gum disease, some investigators have said.

Though brushing is basically beneficial to the gums, too much brushing may erode the gums and disconnect them from their proper place in the mouth. This leaves more space for food to bunch up. The more food you have in your mouth, the more bacteria will grow. That's when you get gum infections.

When the lower part of the teeth get revealed, they get parched from the mouthwash, because of the alcohol base used in many mouthwash brands. Alcohol vanishes like a bat out of hell, taking the wetness of your teeth with it. This may produce sensitive teeth.

At times when the gums are bloody and too much of the teeth are bare, I recommend that dental veneers be placed as soon as possible to cover them. Just give me a visit in my dental practice in Haddon Township and we'll definitely put a stop to gum disease and tooth sensitivity in as little as two trips. In Haddon Township gum disease is something I correct for many of my patients.