After root filling I have dark line on the gum please advise.

Q. 2 months ago I had my teeth all made into crowns. Where I have a couple of implants and a root filling, there is now a dark line at the gum line. I have told my dentist about it and he says I should brush my teeth and make them bleed. I got a firm toothbrush and have scrubbed these gums and they will not bleed and the dark is still there. Also one of the teeth above these implants and root filling is very sensitive to cold and sometimes if anything hard gets into it it hurts. Because I am 68 years of age and went to the dentist for my teeth to be straightened, a decision was made by the dentist that I was too old for my teeth to be successfully straightened and that it would take a long time, that is why I have a mouthful of crowns. Is there anything I can do to make this ddark line around these 3 teeth disappear?

A. You need to discuss this with your dentist – the implants are made out of titanium and can be difficult to mask if you have thin gums – gums can be thick or thin – this is called their biotype.

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April 26th, 2011 at 08:47 PM
Nathaniel Says :

i have undergone implants front teeth but they are a shade darker than the natural ones what further treatment / procedure do i need to go ahead with and what should be my precautions ???? my diagnostics confirm that my teeth bone is very thin that was at the time of procedure now if at all it can be made thicker by calcium intake what you suggest?? i also want the perfect smile so any treatment suggestion now that i have undergone this procedure ???also how long my implants sustain do i have to undergo again the surgery???

April 26th, 2011 at 08:47 PM
Joel Says :

You need the crowns replacing if they are too dark there isn’t a quick way of sorting this out for you, also you can’t change the bone with calcium intake

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