Posts tagged “oral cancer”

Why does drinking cause ‘dry mouth’ and what damage can it cause?

March 30th, 2012
Q.

Hello Dr. I am a newly recovered alcholic. I used to suffer from depression and acoholism. I have now changed my life for the beter and at fourty four i felt it couldn’t go on any longer. I have been told that smoking can led to many problems like mouth cancer and so on but as I never smoked thats not a bother, I bring this up becase after a good drink, as most people do, I wake up with dry mouth. I would like to know why you get dry mouth what damage dry mouth can cause to my gums which I assume should be moist? cheers sir

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Dr Jose Zurdo

Dr Jose Zurdo

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

I have to wear a gum shield at night due to my tooth grinding and now I have dark spots on my gums. Advice?

November 28th, 2011
Q.

Dear Jose

I have been treated for grinding my teeth and wear a gum shield at night. Recently I have been having discomfort in my front lower teeth and my dentist has said that I have sensitive teeth, but I have dark spots on my gums a regular nasty taste in my mouth and soreness in my cheeks and receding gums which my dentist has said is caused by overbrushing – can you please advise me on what you think is wrong with my teeth

Thank you 

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Dr Jose Zurdo

Dr Jose Zurdo

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

I have scars that disappear and reappear after surgery, are any of these problems gum disease associated?

November 2nd, 2011
Q.

I have scars on my gums lower jaw(left) as a result of surgical wisdom teeth extraction. They keep on appearing and disappearing. It usually happens when my lower lip starts twicthing involuntarily.(Same sidea) I wasput on various neuropathic drugs such as lyrica,neuorotin,cymbalta,tegretol, celebrax. Duregesic patches, rivotril,tegrotol and so many others but nothing seem to ease the pain. It satarted in 2007 up to now. I used kelannog to apply but I only get temporal relief. I underwent all blood tests from aids to oral cancern, nothing came positive. Am not diabetic, a bit hypertensive due to those drugs but not chronic.

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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