What could be wrong with my gum?
I have a crown, and above it the gum is swollen. Just above this crown and no where else.
I brush my teeth and use mouth wash in the morning.
In the middle of the day, after I eat, I will brush and use mouthwash and use a salt with water rinse.
Before I go to sleep, I brush, floss, and use a fluoride mouth wash.
What could I be doing wrong? What could be wrong? I am going to the dentist this week.
How long does it for for symptoms, like tooth enamel erosion, from bulimia to go away?
mmkay brace urselves for this....i'm 15 almost 16 and i had bulimia for about 6 months (i purged maybe 6 times a week on avg. . i felt pressured to fit it size 3 jeans and went with it. it worked. but i hated what i was doing. so this past november i promised myself i'd NEVER purge again. i got support from online groups, and so far i've been clean for a little over 3 months. i haven't told any of my family or friends about my problem because i'm too ashamed too. :( ...(i've done my best to keep it a secret from them)....my face isn't swollen anymore and my hands don't show any signs of it. but i have no clue how my throat looks, or the condition of my tooth enamel. have a cavity or two...but the thing is, that i never use to gets cavities and i had really good enamel. but now it's softer and a little sensitive. my teeth don't have discoloration....but i have a dentist app. coming up soon and will she know? i'm sure i could pass off with acid erosion from citrus fruits, vinegar or soda, but is there anything i can do to help my teeth? i REALLY don't want to explain this to my dentist, and especially my parents! that can't happen it would only make things worse! i have to go to my app. if i beg not to my parents might think something's up, cause i've always liked going to the dentist. what do i do? are there any products or at home remedies to help my teeth get stronger?
PLEASE:
~no responses like "u shouldn't have done that in the first place". i'm quite aware already. :(
~don't be negative.
~answers from people who know about this would be awesome.
~please help! (otherwise i might as well be screwed...)
how can i make my teeth whiter?
i want to get my teeth whiter with out going to the dentist. and i have braces. i already brush my teeth daily and it has helped by i still want them whiter with out going to the dentist so what can i do?
Does it sound like I have Gingivitis?
The past two days, I have been brushing my teeth and the gums in between my bottom front teeth have started bleeding. The also feel alittle sore and raw, I thought it might just have been because I was brushing too hard but now that I think about it, I wasn't brushing that hard. A few other places in my bottom row of teeth, the gums look kind of red but didn't bleed. Will this bleeding stop or just continue? I'm going to the dentist on the 30th but I wanna know if I should ask if I have gingivitis.
I have a plastic retainer, can I use it for teeth whitening?
I had braces for a while and afterwards they gave me a retainer that was a hard plastic mold. I want to whiten my teeth but going to the dentist is wayyy too expensive. At amazon.com they have the same 15-35% gel filled syringes that the dentists give you. I was wondering if using my retainer would work as well as a mold, and not harm my teeth or the retainer?