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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / October 2006my gums have white dots
Hey people. I have a question regarding my gums. I've got some white dots forming on my upper gums and i don't know what they are. They don't bleed and they don't puss (spelling) or anything. It's just really weird. You can kind of peel the white stuff away and under is just a tiny hole that basically looks like redder gum. I'm really worried. I REALLY don't want to go to the dentist. Is there anyway i can get rid of this WITHOUT going to the dentist? Thanks . > Hey people. > I have a question regarding my gums. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is there anyway i can get rid of this WITHOUT going to the dentist? > Thanks . White stuff that peels away leaving a red sore surface sounds like a yeast infection. Just a guess. Have it checked--there are medications for this. Steve  SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > > Hey people. > > I have a question regarding my gums. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Steve I take it that a yeast infection of the mouth is not the same as the other? Signature. >>>Hey people. >>>I have a question regarding my gums. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > I take it that a yeast infection of the mouth is not the same as the other? The other what? Vaginal yeast infections? The organisms are pretty much the same--species of Candida albicans (monilia). However, I'm not aware that this can be transmitted orally or venereally. These are common organisms, and often show up opportunistically--if the immune system is suppressed, or if the normal microflora are changed. This often happens when broad-spectrum antibiotics are taken long-term--there is an overgrowth of unaffected organisms, such as yeast. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 >>>>Hey people. >>>>I have a question regarding my gums. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >Steve Mucous membranes of the GI tract can also be affected. >>>>>Hey people. >>>>>I have a question regarding my gums. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Mucous membranes of the GI tract can also be affected. Sure. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 >> > Hey people. >> > I have a question regarding my gums. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >I take it that a yeast infection of the mouth is not the same as the other? Nope, same organism, similar mucosa. At least it's not Yersenia Pestis... do i get this checked out by a doctor or a dentist? i have a severe case of dentophobia, and i would do anything NOT to go to the dentist. > do i get this checked out by a doctor or a dentist? > i have a severe case of dentophobia, > and i would do anything NOT to go to the dentist. Even your local MD should be able to handle this one. ;-) Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 okay, so you suggest i should just go see my doctor? > okay, > so you suggest i should just go see my doctor? You may see your physician or dentist, as you wish. I have had the experience of some MDs referring back to the dentist, as some are sadly inexperienced in diagnosing even routine oral conditions like this. But hopefully this is the exception and not the rule. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > Hey people. > I have a question regarding my gums. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is there anyway i can get rid of this WITHOUT going to the dentist? > Thanks . > Hey people. > I have a question regarding my gums. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is there anyway i can get rid of this WITHOUT going to the dentist? > Thanks . Definitely sounds like oral thrush. You could try BioCare Oxypro - dilute and swish round the mouth. okay. and where can i buy this stuff? > okay. > and where can i buy this stuff? > > -- > Message posted via MedKB.com > http://www.medkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/dentistry/200610/1 Just type BioCare Oxypro into Google and several sites sell it. thank you soo much. and your right, i do have oral thrush. that basically looks like what i have. i just have a LOT less. thanks!! and thanks to everyone else for helping. =) |
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