Gums bleed when I brush them, Dentist says to just keep brushing?
okay, so like some, my gums (mostly the top side areas above the molars) bleed when I brush them. My dentist advises me to just keep brushing them and gave me a cheap tooth brush with "Gum massaging bristles".
Is this serious?
Poor teeth – is it genetic?
I've had 11 cavaties over the past year. No one believes me when I say that I really do brush my teeth twice a day (1-2 minutes each), floss every day, and use Act fluoride rinse. My mom has had 4 root canals, my dad had all his teeth pulled when he was 17, could it be genetic? The dentists I've been to don't seem to think so, but clearly something is wrong.
I stopped drinking pop and coffee, stopped eating snacks between meals. That helped for a year or two, but now the cavaties are back. Most often in the molars.
I did have a child 19 months ago and the hormones can last up to 3-5 years from a pregnancy, could it be that?
Please help, my dentist thinks I'm an idiot and this is embarrassing. Any suggestions?
is it normal for your gums to be larger in braces?
ive had braces over a year and a half and over the last couple of months they are larger (taking more of the tooth than before for the top molars and are bigger inbetween teeth on my bottom teeth), they are still pink though, and they don't brush when i bleed. When I floss/waterpik (manual waterpik) they may bleed a little cos of the poking and prodding but the blood does not stay or turn my gums red and when i brush the blood off it goes away so it's not gingivitis or anything. It was like this last time I saw my dentist for a cleaning and afterwards my gums stayed the same and she had got all the plaque and stuff away in the cleaning but she didn't say my hygiene was bad or anything and she has been my dentist for 5 years so she'd tell me if there was anything. If it is just normal with braces, will they go back to their original size after they're off. Just want to say my gums are NOT receding.
Do I have gingivitis?? Gum problems.?
1 - 2 weeks ago, I had little blisters(bumps) on my tongue. Only one would appear either at the left, right or tip of my tongue. After it healed, another one would appear at another side of my tongue & so on. What is this??
Earlier this week, it healed but now the problem is my gums, both top & bottom. They are really sore & they really hurt. I think on my bottom gums, at the lower part there is a huge horizontal bump along my molars. Only the gums near my molars hurt.
I brush my teeth twice a day everyday & I floss at night right before I brush my teeth. I have not missed once ever in brushing or flossing for a very very long time. I also do not smoke, do drugs, or drink alcohol.
Do I have gingivitis?? If not, what??
Thanks in advance for any help. :)
Are canker sores curable??
How can I avoid tooth decay better?
Every time I visit the dentist I seem to have to be given a filling. I clean my teeth twice a day and eat foods which are generally healthy.
The dentist says that my molars are very deep set which makes this kind of decay more common, but no matter how much I try (new toothbrush, etc) I can't seem to get over the problem.
Anyone have any knowledge on this?
what is plaque exactly?
is it like yellow-ish stuff that is on you teeth that feels like its part of your teeth, but it comes off? cause on my 2nd to last molars had this yellow stuff, that i thought was just stained teeth, but to day it just came off it feels like a peice of my tooth came off(like when i feel it with my tounge) , but it doesnt hurt, and theres still some yellow under were it was... its hard to explain. but it felt like i had somthing in my teeth so i tryed to pick it out with my finger and then this white stuff came out, it was kindda powdery i guesse, again hard to explain. should i go to the dentist? i have been to the dentist in like 2 years, im so scared!