Gingivitis: how doomed am I?

[Saturn Moriya]

I've been dealing with depression for years. With depression comes lack of personal hygiene. I've been terrible about cleaning, despite having braces. My gums have been infected for years. Now I haven't been diagnosed, but I think it's pretty clear that I have Gingivitis. My teeth feel a bit loose as well. I'm only soon turning 19 years old. Going to the dentist later today. I'll include some pictures through links (disclaimer: they're bad, vague pictures, but still gross):

http://nl.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=303d6ok&s=8#.U0JhrKJZCSo
http://nl.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2wqx4w3&s=8#.U0Jh-6JZCSo
http://nl.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2dkwso2&s=8#.U0JivKJZCSo
http://nl.tinypic.com/view.php?pic=sqmckz&s=8#.U0Ji_KJZCSo

So how doomed am I? What/how much can be done for treatment? Do I need surgery? What's going to happen to me? I'm scared.

 

[Saturn Moriya]

Just came back from the dentist, they didn't even mention gingivital recession. So am I crazy paranoid or are they rubbish? It looks really bad to me..

 

[LADentalclinic]

Your photos are fuzzy, but your gums actually don't look bad. If the dentist didn't alert you to any abnormal conditions I wouldn't panic. Since you admit that you don't practice good oral hygiene, now would be a good time to start. You don't want to wait until you do have gum and tooth problems.