Sentences with phrase «bacteria along the gum line»

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Periodontal disease results from food and bacteria that collects along the gum line, first forming plaque, and then eventually tartar.

A special periodontal scaler is used to clean along and just under the gum line, as this is where oral bacteria does the most damage.

Pockets form along the gum line and these can allow the bacteria, or germs, to multiply rapidly.