How much compensation can I get for my personal injury? Updated: Tuesday, 4th April 2017. One of the most common questions asked by people contemplating making a claim for compensation following an accident is how much compensation they will get.
All about gum disease. Gum disease, or periodontal disease, is a bacterial infection that causes a chronic inflammation of the gums and surrounding tissue. It is the major cause of about 70% of adult tooth loss, affecting nearly 80% of people at some point in their life.
1 Pain is usually felt during the later stages of gum disease (or periodontitis) where there is advanced loss of bone that surrounds the teeth. 2  Because of bone loss, a gum abscess (infection) can form in the space that develops between the tooth and the gum, causing pain.