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.
(See Clinical manifestations of hypocalcemia and Treatment of hypocalcemia .). INTERPRETATION OF SERUM CALCIUM. The first step in the evaluation of a patient with hypocalcemia is measurement of the serum albumin concentration. Calcium in serum is bound to proteins, principally albumin.