Is there anything I can do ease the irritation of my gum?
Q. My third tooth from the middle of the mouth has been lose for a few years and over the past two weeks it has dropped and there is a slight irritation on the gum. It has come to the stage when I have to do something about it. I know there is bone loss but have been referred to you by one of your patients who had bone restructuring. Unfortunately I have a holiday booked on the third week of April and I am worried of the consequences as I can feel the tenderness and the pressure of the tooth. I telephoned your clinic and was informed that you will be away until 2nd week in April. I have only just found your website this evening after my friend suggested that I refer to the site. If you or any of your fellow assistants can give me advice of what should I do until I can have an appointment with you it will be much appreciated.,
A. I don’t think that there is anything you can do in the meantime apart from keeping the area as clean as possible. The clinic is still open even though I’m away until next week so if you’d like one of my colleagues to take a look please call the clinic tomorrow and they will be happy to arrange a visit. Best wishes Andrew
Thank you so much for your prompt reassuring advice – I was really quite surprised at receiving a reply within 24
hours. Actually today it is feeling much better although I can the feel presence of this tooth.
I will continue to rinse my mouth with warm salty water and keep it a clean as possible and just hope that it will last for six weeks.
Looking forward to meeting you although not looking forward to the consequences of finally losing my teeth and the treatment – but we are fortunate that there is so much more that dentistry can now offer.
Once again – thank you for your reassurance
Marguerite Veash
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