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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / January 2006Help on Gingival recession
Hi I am 28 and have Gingival recession. How bad is this. Could someone tell me more about this condition. nivo > Hi > > I am 28 and have Gingival recession. How bad is this. Could someone > tell me more about this condition. > > nivo As AC just posted, there are a variety of possible causes. Evaluating the cause is more important than the recession itself, unless the recession becomes severe. For the average person recession is an issue if it is esthetically a problem; it may also cause sensitivity to hot, cold, or brushing. Patients who are susceptible to caries may find that decay spreads more easily and rapidly on the exposed root surface. There may be specific anatomic details in your mouth that may increase the chances of recession, and may accelerate tissue loss. It is tough to say without an exam just how big an issue this may be for you. It is also important to know how much (if at all) the condition progresses over time. Steve  SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 Nivo, Floss is the key my friend, there are too many reasons to mention. If you aren't flossing once a day minimum you are subjecting yourself to a host of general health risks as well as gingivitus and harmful plaque bacteria. I personally never use to floss...AT ALL! I was told I needed "GUM GRAFTS" to fix my problems with my recession at age 26...talk about treating a symtom not the cause!!! Thats modern medicine for you. After that I just didn't go to the dentist again for about 4-5 years out of fear. I started a helping my dad promote his new "flosser" invention about 6 months before my return to the dentist chair and used it all the time because it's really easy to use and I figured it might help with my recession. When I did make the dreaded visit to the dentist they said my teeth needed some serious cleaning but there were NO CAVITIES and my GUMS WERE VERY HEALTHY!!! It was awesome. Floss often! Travis http://www.pocketfloss.com > Nivo, > Floss is the key my friend, there are too many reasons to mention. If [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > http://www.pocketfloss.com Flossing will not cure mucogingival problems. I am not one of the spam bashers, but presuming to know the cause of the OP's gingival recession is wrong. Representing that flossing is the answer is wrong. Please stop. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 Steve, I'm by no means trying to infer flossing is a cure all for all dental trouble and appreciate my dentist and his opinion. Flossing has been proven to reduce the amount of harmful bacteria in the mouth and help keep gums healthy. Something tells me Nivo wasn't a regular flosser and I don't blame him. My dentist never told me why to floss, he just told me to do it. I never listened like approximately 85% of the poplulation that continues to disregard flossing. I too have been in similar shoes to Nivo with gingival recession. Steve, can you confirm that flossing would at least be helpful to the condition from a professional point of view? I don't think I'm far off base here but surely don't want to mislead anyone. I've read the lack of flossing in today contributes to a great deal of unnecessary gum disease and infections that are all preventable. I've personally experienced this by flossing more often. Some medical conditions can be cured simply by lifestyle changes, but you can't charge people for lifestyle changes, it's very popular these days to charge people to mask their health problems and profit from it. Lifestyle changes are free but most people are lazy and choose designer drugs or plastic surgery to "mask the symptom". As far as Nivo's condition without an exam you can't know just how bad the receeding is, but it appears he was told the same message I got from my dentist...which I happened to fix inadvertently with proper maintenance and flossing. There is a point of no return of course which may be the case with Nivo. I'm a bit skeptical however after a dentist told me I was at that same stage and needed "grafting" which somehow was not necessary or even mentioned after I returned to the dentist after I became a floss-a-holic. Steve, I am interested in what you might reccommend to "cure" the gingival recession if it were really bad in Nivo's case? And no I'm not taking a poke at you, just interested. Thanks. Travis http://www.pocketfloss.com > Steve, > I'm by no means trying to infer flossing is a cure all for all [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > not taking a poke at you, just interested. Thanks. > Travis Depends totally on what is causing the recession. Periodontal disease may be a factor, it is true. So may parafunction, bad brushing/flossing technique, and anatomical problems unrelated to oral hygiene. Steve > http://www.pocketfloss.com (snip) > Depends totally on what is causing the recession. Periodontal disease > may be a factor, it is true. So may parafunction, bad brushing/flossing [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > > http://www.pocketfloss.com "bad brushing/flossing technique," Hi, I just remembered something else.. that Dr. Bornfeld has mentioned here too. A friend of mine that used to be my dentist (she has since moved out of state) told me not to brush so hard and to use "softer" bristled toothbrushes. She told me that hard bristles and brushing too vigorously can cause some gum recession. And that was true, I had been brushing really hard, using a hard bristled toothbrush.. and this was causing some gum recession (this was about 20 years ago). You might want to ask your dentist about your brushing technique as well. -Sue (patient only) It's possible to brush too much and too hard, butI find that much less frequently than clenching and garden variety perio. JME, Dartos > I just remembered something else.. that Dr. Bornfeld has mentioned here > too. A friend of mine that used to be my dentist (she has since moved [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > -Sue (patient only) >It's possible to brush too much and too hard, butI find that much less >frequently than clenching and garden variety perio. > >JME, >Dartos Just how does that 'garden' grow, Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary ? Am wondering about the fertilizer though. Parafuntion is the bane of the human dentition at this time. Am wondering if there is evidence of modern dental problems in the teeth of those from, let's say, 1 to 2 hundred years ago. Just a thought. -- Whamatus Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >Nivo, >Floss is the key my friend, there are too many reasons to mention. If [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >often! >Travis You're just a spammer with the usual lies thinking that we are going to believe them and buy your product. Get real. It's a total turn off. If your mouth was in a state at the age of 26 it wasn't because you weren't flossing. But we all know it's lies anyway. Your obsequious come backs when someone challenges are slightly amusing however. Also it's 'used to' and not 'use to'. Spammers can never spell! Ann, Thanks for the sunshine and valuable insight you've provided. No lies here for the record, just some thoughts and floss knowledge from a guy who lives floss daily. Travis Ann, you're my kinda gal. >>Nivo, >>Floss is the key my friend, there are too many reasons to mention. If [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >Also it's 'used to' and not 'use to'. Spammers can never spell! -- Whamatus Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com Travis Romine wrote: "<Spam> is the key my friend" Whoops. >Nivo, >Floss is the key my friend My dearest Travis Romine, I will hunt you down and continue to report your abusive behavior to your hosts. No threat, a promise. Continue your spam and reap what you sow, biatch. ##################################### Reported abuse@arivoo.com abuse@atjeu.com abuse@cet.com ##################################### >Path: news.easynews.com!en206!core-easynews!newsfeed2.easynews.com!newsfeed1.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!newsread.com!news-xfer.newsread.com!postnews.google.com!g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail >From: "Floss-a-holics Anonymous" <travis@pocketfloss.com> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] >Nivo, >Floss is the key my friend -- Whamatus Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com Whamatus, Take some of your own advice. Sincerely, Travis Romine http://www.pocketfloss.com > Hi > > I am 28 and have Gingival recession. How bad is this. Could someone > tell me more about this condition. > > nivo Hi Nivo, I am not a dentist and I cannot tell you if this is truly sound method, but I will write it anyway. Dentists can let you know if this may be insignificant, helpful or harmful. Throughout out the year.. maybe once or twice, I notice my gums bleed when I floss. When this happens, I buy fresh (dilute) hydrogen peroxide (the antiseptic you buy in the brown bottle at the drug store). After brushing and flossing at night, I swish a swig of H2O2 in my mouth for about 10 minutes and then spit it out. (I do not swallow it). When I do this, most often the bleeding is gone the next night when I floss. Sometimes it is gone after a couple nights of this ritual. I am not sure if the H2O2 is responsible... but in my mind anyway, it seems to help. It also does not irritate my gums (when they bleed) like mouthwashes seem to. Best, -Sue (patient only) >> Hi >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >but I will write it anyway. Dentists can let you know if this may be >insignificant, helpful or harmful. Savior Syndrome Extraordinare. -- Whamatus Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com |
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