Using a frayed toothbrush can cause receding gums. Receding gums expose tooth roots to the air, causing pain and potential tooth loss if the cause of the condition isnât identified and treated. The condition is particularly common in people over age 40, according to the California Dental Association.
Therefore, to correct for an albumin level of less than 4 g/dL, one should add 0.8 to the measured value of calcium for each 1-g/dL decrease in albumin. Without this correction, an abnormally high serum calcium level may appear to be normal.
1 Low blood levels of calcium may be caused by low levels of protein (albumin) in the blood, because about half of all calcium in the blood is attached to albumin. 2  For this reason, an ionized calcium level (which is not attached to albumin) and a blood albumin level may also be measured.ow values. Low values of calcium may be caused by: 1  A low level of the blood protein albumin (hypoalbuminemia). 2  Hypoparathyroidism. 3  High levels of phosphate in the blood, which can be caused by kidney failure, laxative use, and other things.