Aside from the disturbing appearance of this person's gum line, he also has to get his pocket's measured as you can see. This is an extremely painful thing to have to go through. These pockets are created by toxins in your mouth eating away at the gums. These toxins are produced by the bacteria which naturally occur in our mouth. Under normal circumstances the bacteria are beneficial and die off before they cause any harm. These bacteria are normally killed off by the oxygen and enzymes in your saliva. However as we get older we naturally produce less saliva as well as less enzymes. Repeated exposure to sodium laurel sulfate (which is in all major toothpastes) can both prematurely bring about this condition or exacerbate it. To help fight this condition as well as prevent it from happening in the first place, it is important to keep harmful chemicals like Sodium Laurel Sulfate out of your mouth! There are many much better alternatives that can do a better job of cleaning your mouth without causing problems as well.
