So I was cleaning around my gums with a tooth pic and some of my gum is loose near the root of my tooth. I can move it with the tooth pic?! I'm so worried I don't know if I should go
To the emergency dentist but can't afford it till Friday am I gonna lose my tooth
Flossing my teeth and this happens?!?!?!?!?
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Flossing my teeth and this happens?!?!?!?!?
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Receding gums???
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Re: Flossing my teeth and this happens?!?!?!?!?
Im not seeing the "loose" part ur talking about.
BUt ur gums do look puffy.
Did u just have an adjustment recently? If so then i wont be worried my gums use to be a little swollen after an adjustment too. I think soem people have "pockets in their gums" where stuff gets stuck and u can get infections or whateva.
If not i think u should be ur regular dentist bcuz puffy gums can be a sign of gum disease or another oral problem.
And i dont think toothpics are safe to use to clean teeth. I prefer floss. Toothpics actually create spaces in ur teeth if u keep "picking" ur teeth with them.
Im not an ortho this is just my opinion...
BUt ur gums do look puffy.
Did u just have an adjustment recently? If so then i wont be worried my gums use to be a little swollen after an adjustment too. I think soem people have "pockets in their gums" where stuff gets stuck and u can get infections or whateva.
If not i think u should be ur regular dentist bcuz puffy gums can be a sign of gum disease or another oral problem.
And i dont think toothpics are safe to use to clean teeth. I prefer floss. Toothpics actually create spaces in ur teeth if u keep "picking" ur teeth with them.
Im not an ortho this is just my opinion...
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Re: Flossing my teeth and this happens?!?!?!?!?
Your gums look like a healthy pink color. All gums have a small "pocket", called the sulcus; this is what you clean out with brushing, (and between teeth, with floss and/or toothpicks.) If you have a little bit of gum overgrowth, the natural wiggling I suppose could look like "loose" gum.
Absent an abscess or a large foreign object jammed down in there, which you'd surely notice, actual damaging gum disease takes months to years to progress. I don't see any need for you to make an emergency dentist appt.
Absent an abscess or a large foreign object jammed down in there, which you'd surely notice, actual damaging gum disease takes months to years to progress. I don't see any need for you to make an emergency dentist appt.
Re: Flossing my teeth and this happens?!?!?!?!?
Now I am worried, my ortho hasn't mentioned Anything about my gums. I had a regular dentist app in October and said my teeth and gums were healthy so
I can't really see it being full blown periodontal disease in that amount of time as I have very good oral hygiene. I was cleaning with dental floss but there was a stubborn bit of plaque so I tried scraping it off with a tooth pic and that's when I realised I could flick the gum with it. That's wha you cannot see it properly in the picture.
I really don't understand how I could possibly have gum disease. No bleeding. No pain if don't see how my gums look puffy they don't not feel it but I greatly appreciate your opinion, thank you. I don't have a dentist appointment till may and an adjustment till next week. My teeth have been tender (top ones too) the past few days.
Can anyone else offer anyone advice???
I can't really see it being full blown periodontal disease in that amount of time as I have very good oral hygiene. I was cleaning with dental floss but there was a stubborn bit of plaque so I tried scraping it off with a tooth pic and that's when I realised I could flick the gum with it. That's wha you cannot see it properly in the picture.
I really don't understand how I could possibly have gum disease. No bleeding. No pain if don't see how my gums look puffy they don't not feel it but I greatly appreciate your opinion, thank you. I don't have a dentist appointment till may and an adjustment till next week. My teeth have been tender (top ones too) the past few days.
Can anyone else offer anyone advice???
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Re: Flossing my teeth and this happens?!?!?!?!?
Thank you siriwired you have definitely put my mind at ease!
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Perfectly normal. Sirwired's explanation is exactly what I would have wanted to say if I could figure out the words lol
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Re: Flossing my teeth and this happens?!?!?!?!?
this puffy gums its because of orthodontic treatment and tooth movement.
I'm debraced after 2 rears and 1 weak of treatment.