Receding Gum/Whiteness

[paranoidaboutteeth]

I have a finished root canal, without a crown on it. It's been like that for about 2 years now. And am getting the crown on it in the next two months. The past couple of weeks I have noticed that the gum around that tooth is a little bit lower, and there is a little bit of whiteness showing through the gum. Around the time that I noticed this I did switch to a mechanical tooth brush, which just irritated my entire mouth because I was using it too vigorously. I'm just concerned that this is caused by something other than my switching to that brush or something else entirely. I have switched back to just an old fashioned soft bristled bush because of all the irritation.
I'm going to the dentist sometime this week for a cleaning and will point it out to them, but I was just wondering if I could get some opinions beforehand. Thank you!

 

[pascale1973]

It's a good thing you have a dental appointment.
White showing on the gums!...hopefully it's not an absess, depends on the white, is it like a zit or just white. An old fashioned soft bristled brush is a good idea, I tore up my gums and caused myself recession using an electric tooth brush. Good luck, hopefully all is well and you get that tooth crowned. A tooth with a root canal is weaker than a tooth without a root canal, just be glad you haven't broken it.