Why periodontal (gum) treatment?

Your teeth are like a house - what you see are the teeth (the house) and what you do not see is the root (the foundation). Normal gums hug around our teeth very firmly but diseased gums do not attach to our teeth due to inflammation. This damages the foundation of our teeth. A house will fail if its foundation is weakened, and similarly, teeth will fail if the root is weakened by gum disease. Gum treatment can control this disease process.