Posts Tagged ‘gum recession’

My front tooth causing discomfort when I tap.

Monday, November 30th, 2009
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I have a toothforth from the front at the bottom,not sure whats its name is,its not really hurting and not overly sensitive to hot and cold,but its uncomfortable if I tap on it,however if I apply pressure to it and tap it I feel no discomfort,the gum nearest to it is shrinking,I am due a checkup in a few weeks but wondered what my dentist is going to say the treatment is going to be.

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Tender to tap on usually means… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

I want to have dentures but I am concerned too.

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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I have chronic gum disease and have done for 20 years or more. Have gone through deep cleans but find it frightening, nerve wracking, emotionally upsetting all due to hate needles, loathe dentristy anyway ie: smell, tools etc and get in a panic to the extent I vomit whenever have finished suffering the treatment. I have asked for my teeth to be pulled out and replaced with dentures of which the dental hospital have actually listened. I am awaiting news from them now as they have to get an xray from my dentist and take it from there. I have thought about having dentures for years. Cannot go through another treatment of needles and scaling etc. I just can do it. It just keeps coming back and I am always being told off and made out that I am not doing what they ask and yet I do, I do everything and yet still the gum disease comes back to haunt me. My teeth are disgusting. Stained and gums very very sore. I have bone showing where the gums receded that much. Teeth are wobbly also. I feel a freak. I have done for ages and hate smiling. When you have dentures I know it is drastsic and I know it is a sore process etc but I want it done. What I want to know is can they say take out the top row of teeth and fit dentures and then do the bottom row of teeth so as to avoid having no teeth at all. I really want an end to this horrible problem and am getting very depressed over all of this.

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It is possible to have immedia… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

Need the cause and solution for my overbite issue?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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Dear Experts, I have had 2 front teeth replaced by crowns and implants as a result of an accident. Unfortunately there are some discoloring at the top of the crowns where it meet the gumline which is unsightly. What can be done to rectify this? Also, it may sound silly, but it feels as if my teeth are too short and the bite is all wrong. My jaw and jaw muscles gets really sore when I close my mouth, trying to rest the top and bottom jaw on each other. So as a result, trying to compensate for the pain, I try and rest it on the front teeth. Unfortunately, then it creates an uncomfortable, clenching overbite. It is a very uncomfortable and painful situation and I would appreciate advice on how to correct this.

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Firstly the crown may need rep… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

Receeding and loose tooth due to low bone density.

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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I have been told that my bone density is very low and as a result have a loose tooth and receding gums, what can be done, im 45

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If the tooth needs to come out… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

Would like to know the cause of my discoloured teeth?

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
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I am 50 years old and I had braces fitted to my upper teeth just over two & half months ago. Since having the brace fitted I have noticed that one of my front teeth is going grey at the top near the gum. What is the cause of this? Can I do anything to stop it or can it be treated once the braces come off?

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This may be stain – please vis… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

Does implants not fix a denture with bone loss issues?

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
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I am due to begin work for a full upper denture on 17/11 due to the loss of all byt 4 of my upper teeth. This was due to gum disease causing bone loss, passed down from my parents! My dentist tells me that an implant to fix a denture in would not stay put due to bone loss? Is this correct? Glad I found this site, and someone to answer my question, thank you!

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Implants can usually be placed… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

Dentures fitted causing pain in the gums

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
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Hello I had ValPlast dentures fitted and got a pain in the upper gums on wearing them. I persevered before 4 months before I had a tooth pulled from that side and thought it might be the reason and it would get better over time. Now the other side hurts as well. Sometimes one side hurts and I can chew on the other and another time the other side hurts. I thought it might be cavitations? I recently did a heavy metal detox. Do you have any idea what could be causing this?

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Your bite may need to be evene… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

Replaced tooth is causing gum to discolour

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
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HI Dr Patel, I ‘ve broke two front teeth years ago, I replaced those now my gum is gettng black, I can’t smile anymore is horrible, what shoul I do? Should i send youa picture before I make any appointment? thanks

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Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel

Dental treatments to fix gum recession issues

Monday, November 23rd, 2009
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Dear Dr Patel Despite regularly attending my dentist and hygenist for twenty years I have now been told that gum recession on two lower front teeth is now so bad that I am not a candidate for gum grafting. As you may appreciate I am very annoyed with my dentist for not being more proactive over my recession issues given that I raised this with him from day one of attending all those years ago. On the positive side, radiographs show a substantial amount of bone remaining and I have no mobility whatsoever. My questions are these: Even with such severe gum recession would it be possible to place implants if required in the future? Are there any techniques for gum to be ‘built-up’ to accommodate implants after tooth extraction? By the way the (very) little tissue that remains is healthy and recession has been caused apparently by crowding, thin tissue-type.

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Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel

Gum recession has made me depressed and want to consider plastic surgery

Friday, November 20th, 2009
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Andrew, I am 24 years old and i have mild gum recession at the top and bottom of my mouth, the front 2 top teeth and the bottom 4 teeth. This is making me very depressed and stressed i have considered plastic surgery to help orevent this from getting any worse, would i be able to do this? What sort of cost would this incur? Thank you your advice is very much appreciated

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Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore