Changes in your bite
We call bite or occlusion to the individual way your teeth fit together. It is something unique in each one of us, and it may change as a result of gum disease. For example, we have mentioned how periodontal disease may end up in tooth loss, and this affects your bite because the rest of your adjacent teeth start moving in the empty space trying to fill the gap. As they do, the opposing teeth to your missing teeth will also start drifting towards the empty space. In time, all of this movement destabilizes your jaw and creates problems in your temporomandibular joint.