[quote=ltsdd]Sounds like you need a deep cleaning. The dental hygienist should be able to tell you the depth of the pockets between your teeth and gum. If they are in the 4-5 range then that’s bad. Inflammation on the gum is a good indication that there are some deep pockets in there. If that’s the case you’ll either do a deep cleaning or floss/brush/rinse more regularly. I think the change in diet may help, but flossing daily and brush/rinse at least twice a day will probably produce better results.[/quote]

Yeah, lots of 4s and 5s, 1st time I’ve heard that. Anecdotal evidence on Internet periodontal chat sites seems to indicate one can turn this around to 2s and 3s with some serious focused effort. I am dedicatedoing. I am motivated. I am on a quest to be my best.