Hi all,
I have a huge concern at the minute with recession on my bottom front teeth. The gum line has started to recede in the last month or so. I have been worried about my teeth for quite a while, so have been doing everything (as far as I know) right to look after them, but it has still happened.
I mentioned about the calculus on the back of my teeth to my dentist a few months ago, and she didn’t seem concerned. She gave me some prescription (duraphat) toothpaste and recommend a gum shield for grinding at night, but that was it, other than that, she was happy, where I think they look a real mess!
I can see the darker root at the bottom now, and the gum doesn’t seem to fit tidy and snug around these teeth like it does on the rest. I’m 33 and a smoker trying to quit. It seems to early to be having these problems arising.
Is there anything I should be, or can be, doing extra to prevent the gums from receding more?
Thanks, Phil.
I have a huge concern at the minute with recession on my bottom front teeth. The gum line has started to recede in the last month or so. I have been worried about my teeth for quite a while, so have been doing everything (as far as I know) right to look after them, but it has still happened.
I mentioned about the calculus on the back of my teeth to my dentist a few months ago, and she didn’t seem concerned. She gave me some prescription (duraphat) toothpaste and recommend a gum shield for grinding at night, but that was it, other than that, she was happy, where I think they look a real mess!
I can see the darker root at the bottom now, and the gum doesn’t seem to fit tidy and snug around these teeth like it does on the rest. I’m 33 and a smoker trying to quit. It seems to early to be having these problems arising.
Is there anything I should be, or can be, doing extra to prevent the gums from receding more?
Thanks, Phil.