Sentences with phrase «starting under the gum line»

For starters, dental disease starts under the gum line and this is the cause for gingivitis, even if there is not a significant amount of tartar on the tooth.

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When plaque and tartar spread under the gum line, it can start to damage to the supporting tissues around the tooth and eventually lead to tooth loss.

They start as small defects in the tooth structure just under the gum line, and progress to painful invasion of the tooth by cells that gradually remove tooth structure and replace it with bone.

With periodontal disease, the bacteria under the gum line start to damage the bone around the teeth and the ligaments that fasten the teeth to the bone.