Types of gum diseases include gingivitis and periodontitis...
Gingivitis is a disease but it is reversible because it strictly affects the tissues. Periodontiits is also a disease but it is irreversible because it goes beyond affecting the tissues and affects the bone, the support structure surrounding the teeth involved.
Check out the American Academy of Periodontology website.... this site discusses the varying types of gum diseases.
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