Raymond White Problem Quotations

The conventional wisdom is that people who have gum disease typically don't have a problem until they are 35 or 40 years old, ... We found it is much more prevalent than anyone believed at a much younger age than anyone thought.

The basic message here is that people have periodontal problems much earlier than anybody thought, ... Many of us thought there were no problems until patients had symptoms. And nobody looked very hard at people under 35. But younger people -- especially those planning to keep their wisdom teeth -- should be evaluated carefully at 25 or earlier instead of 35.

This was a surprise to us, since most people assumed that you don't get periodontal problems until you are age 35 or 40. We found it's more prevalent than anyone believed at a much younger age than anyone had thought.