Gum Hygiene Questions

Dental tips: - visit a dentist every six months for cleaning and a thorough dental check-up. Limit sugary food to avoid tooth decay. Gargle your mouth thoroughly after every meal. Floss all your teeth inter dentally & brush twice daily, morning & night, up & down short vertical strokes, with ultra-soft bristles, indicator brush. Tooth brush to be changed every 2 months.

Irregular brushing technique with a worn off brush will certainly cause the tooth abrasion, gums to recede & thereby resulting in root exposure. Exposure of (dentin or cementum) layer of the tooth or trauma to the root nerve tissue causes Sensitivity. Adv. cleaning and artificial enamel filling or root canal treatment with a cap for deep abrasion. Floss all your teeth inter dentally & brush twice daily, morning & night, up & down short vertical strokes, with ultra-soft bristles, indicator brush....more

Cause of discoloration – smoking, coffee, tea, drugs, aging, staining food (wine, blueberry, etc.) genetics. You may have a yellow bacterial film called “plaque” that occurs naturally in mouth that can build up. If not removed it hardens to form tartar. Advise deep cleaning, polishing, whitening (bleaching) procedures, artificial enamel filling or capping. Advance procedures can be done with laser. Use snowdent tooth paste for whitening until then. Apply snowdent paste on the teeth. Wait for 10 ...more

Get a consultation for gum disease c/as pyorrhoea. Else you can start warm saline rinses and brush twice daily with super sensitive toothbrush and get your gums checked asap.

Hi teeth sensitivity can be due to gum infection or wearing away of your teeth due to faulty brushing of teeth go to nearby dentist for professional cleaning and polishing of teeth and for further advise use my doctor's code.

Listrin mouth wash two to three times with water. Rinse it n throw out.
Consultation with dentist advisable.

For whitening your teeth
1.toothpaste availabe
- glizer Dr. Reddy
-colgate white sparkle /visible white teeth whitening chemical is kept less in toothpaste, you might see results with these toothpaste if you brush with them for three times a day. Regular use of such toothpaste can make your teeth sensitive to hot and cold, can also abrade your teeth, also such toothpaste don't give the desired results and long lasting results. Benefits are, it is handy, with less chemical use you can...more

Dear lybrate-user
gum recession has different grades and needs to be assessed by a specialist to assign that grade to it.
After we have assigned a grade can we proceed for treatment. As you can imagine lower the grade-easier/lesser/more successful the treatment.
And as the grade increases the complexity/cost/treatment duration also increase with consequent lowering of prognosis and full recovery.
Please see a specialist near you.

Kindly consult a dentist in person for further suggestion. We need more investigations with clinical examination to decide upon treatment. You may need deep cleaning along with surgical curettage or gum strengthening procedure. Rinse your mouth thoroughly with a mouth wash after every meal. Use pepsodent tooth paste & gum paint for 2 to 3 weeks. Advance procedures can be done with laser. You may consult me in person.

I understand your concern about your daughter's upper teeth cavity. It's important to address dental issues in children promptly to prevent further complications. However, i'm not qualified to provide medical advice, especially for children.
The best course of action is to consult a pediatric dentist, ideally one with experience treating young children. They can properly assess your daughter's cavity, determine its severity, and recommend the most appropriate treatment.
Here are some ste...more