Q.
I have noticed that my gums are a lighter colour pink around my teeth and dont no if they have always bin this way but as they come away from my teeth they are a much darker pink/red and its very easy to notice the change in colour because its a very distinct change on both my top set of teeth and my bottom set which both go from very light to very dark pink suddenly. Does this sound like a type of disease or am i normal?
I have noticed that my gums are a lighter colour pink around my teeth and dont no if they have always bin this way but as they come away from my teeth they are a much darker pink/red and its very easy to notice the change in colour because its a very distinct change on both my top set of teeth and my bottom set which both go from very light to very dark pink suddenly. Does this sound like a type of disease or am i normal?
A.
We all have two types of gum: the gum closer to the gum margin (gingiva) is attached to the underline bone and teeth and is usually more pink; the gum that is more away from the margins is loose (mucosa) and detached from the bone to allow the movement of the lips. There is normally a rather distinct line (mucogingival line) separating both. What you describe is perfectly normal.
We all have two types of gum: the gum closer to the gum margin (gingiva) is attached to the underline bone and teeth and is usually more pink; the gum that is more away from the margins is loose (mucosa) and detached from the bone to allow the movement of the lips. There is normally a rather distinct line (mucogingival line) separating both. What you describe is perfectly normal.
Dr Jose Zurdo
Mall Dental Care
Pall Mall, Manchester, M2 4DU
Web: www.malldental.com Tel: 0161 830 7300
