Hi,

Can someone here explain what is going on with my teeth?

My gums have been torturing me since Tuesday night.  I would have
preferred the pain of my broken knee (Tibial plateau fracture and a
1cm seperation at the joint.)  Tuesday night I ate some ribs to
celebrate my first highly profitable consulting job, but I ended up
hurting myself.  About fifteen minutes after finishing a plate of bbq
ribs I experienced the worst gum pain ever.  Now it is Thursday and I
feel about 60% recovered.  It may take me a week to fully recover.

It seems if I eat red or tough meat more than three days in a row my
gums around my two crowns become really irritated. (My crowns are on
the second to last molars on my upper palate.)  I had a turkey leg
Monday, which also irritated my gums; the meat was just too tough and
it stuck between my teeth.

Do I have to put up with this the rest of my life or is there
something I can do to make my gums less sensitive to red meat?  I saw
my dentist two weeks ago and he said my teeth look great.

I am a serious meat eater.  Once a week I go to various buffets and
eat about 4-5 plates of meat or as much as I can stuff in.  I call
this the caveman feast.  I do the feast for health reasons.  I am
simulating the diet of ancient man - kill a beast once in awhile and
gorge yourself.  I've been doing this for three years and have never
felt stronger and healthier.  I am 33 years old.

thanks for your help