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What is it like to have Gingivitis?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Anxious mood	1 (4%) patients experienced severe severity 11 (42%) patients experienced moderate severity 11 (42%) patients experienced mild severity 3 (12%) patients experienced no severity	Clonazepam, Diazepam, Lorazepam
Pain	10 (37%) patients experienced severe severity 12 (44%) patients experienced moderate severity 2 (7%) patients experienced mild severity 3 (11%) patients experienced no severity	Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Pregabalin, meperidine (pethidine)
Insomnia	6 (22%) patients experienced severe severity 8 (30%) patients experienced moderate severity 9 (33%) patients experienced mild severity 4 (15%) patients experienced no severity	Amitriptyline, Tramadol, Trazodone
Fatigue	9 (33%) patients experienced severe severity 12 (44%) patients experienced moderate severity 6 (22%) patients experienced mild severity 0 (0%) patients experienced no severity	Vitamin B12 Prescription (cyanocobalamin), L-Carnitine, Rest
Depressed mood	5 (19%) patients experienced severe severity 7 (26%) patients experienced moderate severity 9 (33%) patients experienced mild severity 6 (22%) patients experienced no severity	Duloxetine, Citalopram

What do patients take to treat Gingivitis and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Chlorhexidine Mouthwash (Periogard)	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
Metronidazole (Flagyl)	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
Penicillin VK (Novo-Pen-VK)	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
Tetracycline	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
Ibuprofen (Brufen Retard, Ibuprofen suppositories, Buscofem, Tomaflex)	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0
Naproxen OTC (Aleve Liquid Gels, Aleve Easy Open Arthritis, Good Sense Naproxen Sodium, Aleve Caplet)	0 (NaN%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (NaN%) could not tell	0 (NaN%) experienced severe side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced moderate side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced mild side effects 0 (NaN%) experienced no side effects	0

These charts show data from Gingivitis patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Gingivitis at PatientsLikeMe?

57 patients have this condition
1 New patient joined this month
11 say Gingivitis is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
0 patients	1 patients	13 patients	19 patients	14 patients	1 patients	1 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
72%	Females
28%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	3	3
20-29 years	7	7
30-39 years	9	9
40-49 years	5	5
50-59 years	1	1
60-69 years	0	0
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	26	26
Not Diagnosed	6	6

These charts show data from Gingivitis patients who have completed their condition history

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