Is it worth seeing GP for gum disease?

[Gummymare]

My teeth are loose and I have been told that I have a lot of bone loss in my gums. I do clean my teeth and use Corsadyl, but the progression seems pretty relentless.
I don't smoke. My dentist asked me if I had any underlying health problems, which I don't as far as I know. I wondered if there was any link with the menopause, but I can't find anything conclusive.

Any suggestions please?

Some kind of inflammatory condition? Thyroid problems can cause gum disease.

The expert in gum disease is really your dentist and they should be treating it actively (at least 3 monthly hygienist visits, ?antibiotics, ??consider assessment by oral surgeon - in extreme cases 'pockets' of gum may be surgically removed to stop ongoing inflammation).

See your GP for a general health check, fair enough, but they cannot address the oral problem provided you are otherwise healthy.

Maybe ask your dentist for a referral to a secondary service/dental hospital??

Thank you both for your replies. That's interesting Backing, I didn't know there was a link with thyroid problems.
I know that dentists are the best professionals for oral disease Perfectly but it was him who asked if I had any underlying health issues as the bone loss is so bad.

If it's bone loss then your gum disease has likely gone on for a long time, sorry.

Get checked out by your GP.

Thanks, do you know of any underlying issues which might have contributed?

They’ll most likely send you back to your dentist.

if you have bone loss than checking with gp if your bone health is generally ok is a good idea.
you might need a blood test and bone scan.

in case you need treatment for osteoporosis, you teeth/gums need to be in tip top condition. so go along woth dentist/hygienist for treatment and check ups.

If there's bone loss could it be linked to osteoporosis? Would it be worth getting checked for that. I don't know anything about it just wondering.

Check your vitamin d levels

I was told by a peridontist that bone loss around teeth is compeletely unrelated to osteoporosis , don’t know whether that is true though . I’ve got gum problems and bone loss , the rest of my bones are fine . Coincidentally I do have hypothyroidism but I didn’t know the two were related , and my hypothyroidism is usually well controlled .

Any chance it could be diabetes? Apparently it increases the likelihood of dental problems.