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Receeding gums

  • 15-06-2010 2:05pm
    #1
    20goto10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭


    I've noticed my gums receeding a bit as I get older and I understand it is normal and can even be a result of brushing. But after a recent visit to the dentist for a filling and a general clean up I noticed that my teeth were a lot longer than before! It was quite shocking. The dentist told me my teeth were fine and the tools she was using was to remove plaque and to polish. She didn't mention any problem with my gums yet she seems to have given them a trimming!

    Is this a sign of gum disease? if so I wonder why she never mentioned it. Probably a silly question but I'm guessing gums do not grow back? Is there anything I can do for it other than prevention?


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  • #2
    fifofum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 ✭fifofum


    A trimming?!:eek: Unless one of the instruments was a scalpel, this is HIGHLY unlikely. Tartar is often mistaken for tooth- can be a similar colour(cream/yellowish)- patients then either think their tooth has been chipped away or their gum has been removed:D
    Visit a periodontist(gum specialist).
    Forgot to mention- the gum can look a bit red after cleaning because the tartar would have been a source of irritation to them (redness is masked whilst tartar covering gums)


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