Archives for February, 2012

I believe I have gum disease but I have no dentist. Any advice?

February 17th, 2012
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I believe i have gum disease. The bottom gum bleeds and is really sore. The gum seems to have started to come away from the tooth. I am really scared and dont no what to do because i have no dentist. I have started cleaning teeth twice a day, would that help. I am seeing the doctor monday to see if he can get me anything is there anything i should get or help to make it better please.

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Dr Ian Dunn

Dr Ian Dunn

PurelyPerio Clinic 334, PO Box 334, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 0AG Web: www.purelyperio.co.uk Tel: 01625 419700

Is a deep root surface clean a good idea or unnecessary?

February 17th, 2012
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He there Dr. I’m sure I have gum disease of some form. I have looked around at treatments which as you know vary from cleaning properly to having a deep rooth surface clean and/or even surgery. What I want to know is if I don’t have full on gum disease would it still be advisable to have a deep clean under local anesthesia at some point to make sure I keep it at bay or will this do damagae to the gums in local areas?? I’m a little stuck and perhaps just trying to tread carefully.

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Dr Ian Dunn

Dr Ian Dunn

PurelyPerio Clinic 334, PO Box 334, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 0AG Web: www.purelyperio.co.uk Tel: 01625 419700

In your opinion would you say that I have gum disease?

February 17th, 2012
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Good day,

I have being having bleeding gums for a very long time when ever I brush and have something like blisters that come inside my mouth once in a while and my gums are not pink in colour and most parts of it are red and due to a commercial I saw recently, I have reasonable cause to believe I have gum disease.

I want to find out ifthese symptoms is a sign of this disease of its just anxiety that the commercial was referring to me because I really never took notice of it and paid little attention to it until yesterday when the bleeding continued when I was brushing and when the wound seemed to have healed,I started feeling the pains again.

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Gums are meant to look pink an… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)
Dr Ian Dunn

Dr Ian Dunn

PurelyPerio Clinic 334, PO Box 334, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 0AG Web: www.purelyperio.co.uk Tel: 01625 419700

I had gingivitis and now it think I don’t? How much damage could have been caused in 12 months?

February 17th, 2012
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Hi I used to have gingivitis for a fact I know this as my dentist told me, I then did not visit the dentist for a number of years due a complication of many things including my own negligence. I am not sure whether this then developed into full on gum disease as my gums would spontaneously just begin to bleed anywhere. I would often wake up having bits of dried blood on my teeth from where this had happened in the night. this went on for some time, about a year. I know in hindsight it shouldn’t have gone that far and I should have had It sorted but I then managed myself to fight this and it happened less and less, I recently had them cleaned at the dentist properly and they are looking very good now, pink and never bleed. I was just wondering how much damage could gum disease have caused in 12months and what would the long term effect be?

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Dr Ian Dunn

Dr Ian Dunn

PurelyPerio Clinic 334, PO Box 334, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 0AG Web: www.purelyperio.co.uk Tel: 01625 419700

I am a smoker and have two wobbly front teeth that need to be extracted, what options do I have?

February 14th, 2012
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I was a patient under Newcastle Dental Hospital for a year before being told recently by my own dentist that I have no option but to lose my wobbling two front teeth (with others to follow within a few years) due to gum recession and bone loss. I have had periodontal disease for years even though I have good oral hygiene (I do smoke though). What options would you suggest to a patient presenting with my problem? Many thanks!

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Dr Ian Dunn

Dr Ian Dunn

PurelyPerio Clinic 334, PO Box 334, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 0AG Web: www.purelyperio.co.uk Tel: 01625 419700

Is it at all possible that flossing could result in tooth gaps?

February 8th, 2012
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Hi I have started flossing but have a gap between my teeth(front teeth)..I thought this was initially die to gum disease but it doesnt appear to be the case, I was wondering if flossing widens the gap b/w all my teeth. I am a little concerned over this. Apparantely my son is having the same pattern of teeth structure as i have and some millimeters out which is not visible to a normal eye. Please suggest what to do about the former and the later issues. Is it good to get my son habitual to flossing at a very early age. P.s.: My son will complete his 3 years in january. My husband also has gap b/w his front teeth and a little bit inclined outwards. If it is gum diseasedoes that mean that my son will be likley to have it or is it not hereditory?

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Hello, it is unlikely that flo… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)
Dr Jose Zurdo

Dr Jose Zurdo

Mall Dental Care
Pall Mall, Manchester, M2 4DU
Web: www.malldental.com Tel: 0161 830 7300

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