Do I Have Gingivitis or Periodontitis Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. Looking closely at your gumline, what change have you noticed recently?
The gums look usual for me, without visible swelling or new redness.
A small area occasionally looks slightly irritated but soon returns to normal.
One or more areas have stayed red or puffy for several days.
The gums are markedly swollen, dark red, or bleeding without being touched.
2. Despite your usual brushing and tongue cleaning, what happens with bad breath or an unpleasant taste?
I have not noticed a persistent change.
It occurs occasionally and resolves after eating, drinking, or cleaning.
It repeatedly returns or persists despite routine cleaning.
There is a strong foul taste or odor together with drainage, swelling, or worsening pain.
3. One morning, you check swelling near a sore gum or tooth. Which situation is closest to yours?
There is no swelling beyond the gum itself.
There is a small, localized fullness that is not increasing.
Swelling extends into the nearby cheek or jaw area.
Swelling is spreading across the face or neck, or swallowing or breathing is difficult.
4. While eating, you notice that a tooth feels different under pressure. Which description fits best?
My teeth feel stable when I bite and chew.
One tooth occasionally feels unusual, but there is no detectable movement.
A tooth repeatedly feels unstable or seems to move slightly.
A permanent tooth is clearly loose, shifts during eating, or has moved suddenly.
5. Have gum or tooth symptoms occurred with fever or feeling generally unwell?
No fever or general illness has accompanied the symptoms.
I felt mildly off for a short time, without a measured fever or swelling.
I have had a measured fever or significant malaise alongside dental symptoms.
Fever or marked illness is occurring with facial swelling, confusion, faintness, or rapid worsening.
6. Over time, what has happened to the gum or tooth symptoms that prompted this quiz?
I am not currently experiencing any of the listed symptoms.
A mild symptom appeared briefly and has not returned.
Symptoms have persisted for more than several days or keep returning.
Symptoms are rapidly worsening, spreading, disrupting sleep or eating, or combining with swelling or fever.
7. When you chew ordinary food, what happens around the teeth you are concerned about?
Chewing feels normal and stable.
There is occasional mild pressure sensitivity in one area.
The same tooth or area repeatedly hurts or feels unstable while chewing.
I avoid using that area because of marked pain, movement, or inability to bite normally.
8. What pattern best describes irritation or swelling around an individual tooth?
I have not noticed irritation or swelling around a tooth.
Mild irritation occasionally appears and clears within a day.
A localized swollen area has persisted or repeatedly returned.
The swelling is rapidly worsening, spreading, or accompanied by intense pain.
9. Imagine you use a soft brush with gentle pressure for several days. What best matches what happens?
There is no visible blood.
There was one faint trace that did not recur.
Bleeding keeps returning in the same areas despite gentle technique.
Bleeding is heavy, starts spontaneously, or is difficult to stop.
10. How do your gums feel when you eat, brush, or floss?
They are not tender during these activities.
I occasionally notice brief sensitivity when cleaning a particular spot.
Tenderness regularly continues after brushing, flossing, or eating.
Gum pain is strong, worsening, or interfering with eating or sleep.
11. What have you observed about spaces or alignment between your permanent teeth?
There are no new spaces or alignment changes.
A very small change may be present but has remained stable.
A new gap or noticeable drifting has developed gradually.
Teeth are visibly separating, tilting, or shifting over a short period.
12. Have any teeth begun to look longer because the gumline appears to have moved?
I have not noticed a change in tooth length or gum position.
One area may look slightly different, but the change is small and stable.
There is a clear or increasing area of recession or exposed root.
Recession appears extensive, is progressing quickly, or exposes a large root area.
13. Have you noticed a pimple-like bump, fluid, or pus near the gumline?
I have not noticed a bump, fluid, or pus.
I noticed one small bump or unusual spot that disappeared quickly without drainage.
A bump has persisted or returned, or a small amount of fluid has drained.
There is obvious pus, repeated drainage, rapid swelling, or severe pain at the site.
14. Compared with your usual bite, how do your upper and lower teeth meet now?
They meet in the same way they normally do.
I noticed one brief or subtle difference that has not persisted.
My bite has felt consistently different or uneven recently.
The bite changed suddenly, or I can no longer chew normally because of the change.
15. When you brush or clean between your teeth, how often do your gums bleed?
They do not bleed during routine cleaning.
I noticed a trace once after unusually firm brushing or starting a new cleaning method.
They bleed on several cleaning occasions each month.
They bleed most days, with very gentle cleaning, or sometimes without cleaning.