Lesson 3: Checking Your Mouth

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Step 2: Check for warning signs:

A better way to help you identify healthy gums and unhealthy gums is to imagine that you are looking for ORANGE or TOMATO.

Healthy gums (also called gingiva by health professionals) are pale pink. The texture is rough like an orange peel. This is called stippling. 

Inflamed gums are red, swollen, and puffy. The surface is smooth and shining like tomato skin