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Gum Health in Childhood and Adolescence

By Mike Allen Posted on May 19, 2025 Posted in Gum disease

Healthy gums from early years can benefit your children throughout their life. When we have children, we naturally want them to have a long, happy and healthy life. As far as dental care is concerned, the last thing that we …

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Periodontitis – Advanced Gum Disease That Can Lead To Tooth Loss

By Mike Allen Posted on January 15, 2024 Posted in Gum disease

Paying attention to your gums when you clean your teeth is essential for good oral health. We hope that all of our Burton patients brush their teeth twice a day, and we suspect that the vast majority of you do …

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How Concerned Should You Be If Your Gums Start To Bleed?

By Mike Allen Posted on July 25, 2022 Posted in Gum disease

Blood when you spit after cleaning your teeth should be taken as a sign that all may not be well Cleaning our teeth is, or should be, a standard part of our day. We probably do it largely out of …

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Sore Or Bleeding Gums? It’s Time To Visit Your Local Burton Dentists

By Mike Allen Posted on June 3, 2021 Posted in Gum disease

Ignoring potential symptoms of gum disease can lead to serious oral health issues Few of us actually enjoy going to the dentists. However friendly and helpful they are, there is always the nagging suspicion that you might need to have …

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Gum Health – The Essentials

By Mike Allen Posted on February 5, 2021 Posted in Gum disease

Mike Allen discusses this sometimes underappreciated but essential aspect of oral care As dentists, most people probably associate us with teeth. This is understandable and indeed the word dentist comes from the French ‘dent’, meaning teeth. Over time though, our …

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Help Your Heart Stay Healthy Through Better Gum Care

By sponna Posted on March 7, 2019 Posted in Gum disease

Periodontal diseases are increasingly being linked to a number of serious illnesses. Why do people visit the dentists? It seems an obvious answer, doesn’t it? to make sure that their teeth are healthy and they don’t get decay or toothache. …

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When oral bacteria get out of control

By Mike Allen Posted on July 23, 2017 Posted in Gum disease

Avoiding and treating gum disease problems at our Burton dental practice. Gingival bacteria are ‘ever present’ in our mouths, along with approximately seventy other types of bacteria. Kept under control with good oral care including brushing, flossing and regular, professional …

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Why Is Tartar Such A Problem?

By Mike Allen Posted on January 24, 2017 Posted in Gum disease

Taking a look at the causes of gum disease At Mike Allen’s Dental Practice, we take gum disease seriously. Periodontal disease is the leading cause of tooth loss in the UK yet is something that can easily be avoided with …

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Diabetes and Dental Health

By Mike Allen Posted on November 23, 2015 Posted in Gum disease

Diabetics and awareness of potential oral health pitfalls. Type two diabetes is one of the serious health ‘time bombs’ that appears in the news a lot these days. Diet and lack of exercise are thought to be two of the …

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Caring for your children’s teeth and putting your child at ease!

By Catherine Fulton Posted on April 22, 2015 Posted in Advice, Gum disease

Caring for Children and their teeth   Here at Mike Allen’s Dental Practice Children’s teeth require all the love and attention adults teeth do! We recommend that we work together to make your child feel relaxed about coming to visit the dentist …

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