Periodontal Disease

Most of us have heard the term gingivitis. It’s been used in Listerine TV commercials for decades. Few of us, however, know what it is. Fewer still show any concern about it. Ah, but Dr. Brown and our team would advise you to keep an eye on those gums turning from a healthy pink color […]

With many diseases, you never know what hit you until your doctor gives you the bad news. But that’s not the case with the disease that we deal with most every day at our Melbourne offices — periodontal disease. Gum disease gives you plenty of warning. The first sign is what’s called gingivitis. That’s a

We don’t give much thought to our gums. Sure we expect them to hold our teeth in place and to protect the roots. We expect them to be pink and healthy. But they often begin to pull back upward on the teeth. Gum recession. Gum recession happens with aging. It happens when we are too aggressive

People often do two things when it comes to their oral hygiene. First, they underestimate the strength of their gums. Sure they look like a wad of Hubba Bubba chewing gum at spring training in Lakeland, but these protectors of your tooth roots are stronger than a gator down on Alligator Alley. The second thing