What would be the cause for gum shrinkage?
Q. I recently visited my dentist who told me i had alot of gum shrinkage. I am now finding this quite worrying as she didnt tell me the cause or more importantly if there was anything i could do to prevent it. Would appreciate ur advice. many thanks
A. Hi, there are many reasons for what i think you have which is periodontal disease (gum disease),
1:smoking is the biggest causing factor
2:poor oral hygiene
3:times of high stress
4:genetic.
hope this is helpful.
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