"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On 2006-08-13 01:23:37 +0100, said:
I have good
teeth (no sugar as child as mother was diabetic and also hereditry) but
the
genes gave us all poor gums. The excellent teeth (just like my mother and
siblings) are now falling out.

My dentist indicated that after the age of about 30 more teeth are lost
through gum problems than direct decay.


My last NHS dentist made an apalling job of cleaning my teeth. This led to
bleeding gums. My _good_ private dentist made a good job of handling this. I
was sent to a dental hospital, and had a dental hygienist make a thorough
job of cleaning them
(teeth and gums). You just wouldn't believe the large amount of tartar that
came out the first time.

Sylvain.

I have always had pretty reasonable oral health, but gum health has
improved considerably since diagnosis of and treatment for diabetes. I
have always tended to avoid overt or covert sugar anyway, but improved
blood glucose control has made a difference to gum health.
So as an aside, and considering your mother, have you had blood glucose
screening?