{"id":4218,"date":"2024-06-21T18:04:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T11:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iconicdental.co.th\/services\/treating-gum-disease\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:20:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T02:20:23","slug":"treating-gum-disease","status":"publish","type":"services-details","link":"https:\/\/www.iconicdental.co.th\/en\/services\/treating-gum-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Treating gum disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-sourcepos=\"13:1-13:40\"><strong>Stages of gum disease (by severity)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol data-sourcepos=\"15:1-27:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"15:1-20:0\">\n<p data-sourcepos=\"15:5-15:34\"><strong>Gingivitis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"16:5-20:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"16:5-16:96\">Characteristics: early and least severe stage caused by plaque buildup along the gumline<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"17:5-17:162\">Symptoms: swollen and red gums, slight bleeding when brushing or flossing, sometimes accompanied by bad breath<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"18:5-18:80\">Effects: no damage yet to periodontal ligaments or supporting bone<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"19:5-20:0\">Treatment: reversible through dental scaling and improved oral hygiene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"21:1-27:0\">\n<p data-sourcepos=\"21:5-21:42\"><strong>Periodontitis<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-sourcepos=\"22:5-27:0\">\n<li data-sourcepos=\"22:5-22:156\">Characteristics: advanced stage where untreated gingivitis progresses, causing inflammation and infection that destroy periodontal ligaments and supporting bone<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"23:5-23:287\">Mechanism: chronic inflammatory response destroys gum tissue and bone, causing gum recession and formation of periodontal pockets where plaque and tartar accumulate<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"24:5-24:146\">Severity: varies (mild, moderate, severe) depending on pocket depth, bone loss, and tooth mobility<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"25:5-25:178\">Effects: irreversible damage to supporting structures; although controllable, lost bone and ligament cannot fully regenerate<\/li>\n<li data-sourcepos=\"26:5-27:0\">Additional symptoms: besides typical signs of gingivitis, gum recession may occur, teeth may appear longer, teeth may become loose or shift from their original positions, the bite may change, pus may drain from the gum pockets, and pain may be felt when chewing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3166,"template":"","class_list":["post-4218","services-details","type-services-details","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iconicdental.co.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services-details\/4218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iconicdental.co.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services-details"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iconicdental.co.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/services-details"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.iconicdental.co.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services-details\/4218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4416,"href":"https:\/\/www.iconicdental.co.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services-details\/4218\/revisions\/4416"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iconicdental.co.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iconicdental.co.th\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}