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Is gum disease harmful to my health?

When periodontitis develops in its severe form, science and research has found that it can be related and associated with other health conditions such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes amongst other health conditions.

 

So, it’s important to remember that in treating your gum disease and getting control of that, you’re also helping other organ systems, body systems get as healthy as possible and reduce your risk of other health issues.

Rajan Nansi

Rajan is a registered Specialist in Periodontics. He has extensive experience in private practice and working within multi-disciplinary specialist teams. Having graduated from Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' Dental Institute, King's College London, with a distinction in 'The Practice of Clinical Dentistry', he went on to pursue wide-ranging in experience General Dental Practice, the Community Dental Services and Hospital Services. During these years Rajan attained his Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery and one of the first group of dentists in the UK to achieve Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties at the Royal College of Surgeons of England.