This book will tell you how to eat for gum diseases: gingivitis, periodontitis, periodontal disease... Regular proper oral hygiene ensures 85-90% healthy teeth and gums, but diet is no less important for their health. Plaque, a sticky film of bacteria that collects on teeth, uses dietary sugar to form acids that erode the thin, hard outer layer of tooth tissue, the enamel. Dental erosion is the decay of tooth structure due to acid attacks on the teeth. Plaque irritates your gums, making them red, tender, and prone to bleeding... This can lead to gum disease, the leading cause of tooth loss in adults. If the gums are left untreated, the bone around the teeth erodes and the teeth may become loose or require extraction. To prevent this from happening, eat right, and our book will tell you how to do this.