Swollen gums treatment should not be keep suspended or holdup because it will only result to periodontal disease. A gum inflammation will progress to worst called periodontitis. This is the result when we fail to properly clean our mouth. Bacteria never sleep in destroying your teeth’s enamel including gums and as long as they got the chance to spoil around the teeth and gums. Bacteria can spread below the gums affecting the tissues and the bones which support the teeth. If the infection reaches the gum tissue this can form pockets that eventually loss tooth. And among adults the primary cause of tooth loss is periodontitis.