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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / September 2006Gums between teeth question
Between one of my teeth near the top front these is a hardish spot between the gums and when I floss I can feel the hard skin and it bleeds. If I don't floss it is not irritated at all. Is there a name for this piece of skin? Thank you.  Signature. > Between one of my teeth near the top front these is a hardish spot > between the gums and when I floss I can feel the hard skin and it bleeds. > > If I don't floss it is not irritated at all. Is there a name for this > piece of skin? Thank you. Have your dentist or hygienist check how you are flossing. The pink wedge-shaped piece of gum tissue between your teeth is an interdental papilla. The floss should be rubbed up and down against the tooth, not straight down into the papilla. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 |
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