Daily Mail UK Hidden 'dental pocket' condition that plagues HALF of middle-aged people without them realising. It starts with red gums and bleeding then leads to lost teeth and worse, says LIZ HOGGARD. But there's a cheap cure... if you act fast
'The dentist says I've got this awful thing called pockets,' my friend told me. This dreaded dental condition affects around 54 per cent of the adult population.