Bratislava, August 24 (TASR) – The second most common cause of tooth loss after tooth decay is periodontitis.

"An illness of the jaw joint, the surrounding bone, and the tissues causes, most often, insufficient oral hygiene and underestimating the symptoms. People are also at risk if they have periodontitis in the family, as well as people who take antidepressants or who suffer from diabetes and smoke," says Libor Michna from the Bratislava dental clinic ArtDentistic.

Learn more on one of the following websites:

http://mediweb.hnonline.sk/spravy/aktualne/pozor-na-parodontitidu-mozeme-prist-o-zuby

http://www.teraz.sk/zdravie/radime-parodontitidu-ludia-podcenuj/214040-clanok.html

http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/79202/5-nenapadnych-priznakov-ze-trpite-parodontitidou

http://naspezinok.sme.sk/c/20251719/parodontitidu-ludia-podcenuju-moze-ich-to-stat-zuby.html

http://nassenec.sme.sk/c/20251741/parodontitidu-ludia-podcenuju-moze-ich-to-stat-zuby.html

http://www.netky.sk/clanok/parodontitidu-ludia-podcenuju-moze-ich-to-stat-zuby

or http://mediweb.hnonline.sk/spravy/aktualne/pozor-na-parodontitidu-mozeme-prist-o-zuby