Eight out of ten Romanians suffer from gingivitis, the initial stage of periodontal disease, characterized by mild inflammation of the gums caused by bacteria in the oral cavity, and the consequences of not treating it can be irreversible — from heart disease to diabetes, liver or kidney disease, or even Alzheimer’s, according to data from LIFE Group, a medical services network specializing in laser dentistry. If left untreated, gingivitis can progress to periodontitis, a condition in which the