Systemic antibiotics or oral mouthwashes can't reach them.

This condition usually starts due to a vitamin C/L-Lysine deficiency. (chronic scurvy)search "linus Pauling vitamin c lysine". Most need 1000mg of each a day to redress it.

This will strengthen up the gums, but the infections have to be killed by accessing them directly. Some dentists place antibiotic strips in the pockets between the teeth and the gums for this but most haven't a clue.

You can do this yourself using 1-2 percent hydrogen peroxide, salt or antibiotics but you need a special applicator and instructions.

My mum says it's nothing to worry about but I'm concerned. I don't know what's caused this though. It might be gingivitis, my mums had it almost all her life, I clench my teeth when I sleep (don't know why) so it could be that. My teeth are misaligned too, I think I need braces but I can't because "not all my teeth have fallen out".

And I've looked it up and it could also be gum disease. I might have that but my gums aren't at all swollen or red, they're pink but very thin and it is blue in one area. And I've seen something about sensitivity to this toothpaste ingredient. I'm unsure but I don't know if it could it be this because my mouth gets sore after brushing my teeth (I brushed my teeth 20 mins ago and it still feels weird) and if I get toothpaste on my lip it gets sore too plus my skin is super sensitive too and goes flaky easily. Maybe this is normal but I'm unsure.

Please help. I don't know what to do and I'm pretty freaked out. Luckily I've got a dentist appointment booked for tomorrow. Also does anyone else have sore gums after brushing (not because of harsh brushing) and just wondering is gum recession reversible in any way?

hold this mixture of very warm salty tasting water around all of your gums, don't swallow any salt water but do spit it out. your gums will feel better the tenderness will reverse itself. The only thing is you have to repeat this each time after you eat and before you go to bed. Your gums will feel and look better and the will tighten up around the teeth. this works for me. --MVP

Removing the bacteria alone by brushing is not sufficient to prevent recession but a combination of more greens in the diet, for Vitamin K1 (which can be converted to 2 but supplementing is quicker), making sure you get enough sun or supplement with vitamin D and then adding calcium and magnesium rich foods with make all the difference to those youngsters who haven't 'got it bad' yet.

I am hoping I can at least stop mine. Chlorhexidine stained my teeth badly. Giving up fluoride toothpaste reduced inflammation for me too. Good luck everyone.

I don't eat many sweets and brush twice a day using a soft brush for a reasonable amount of time but I have a bit of an overbite and the dentist said I have slight gingivitis.

Plus strips of my gum come off and one of my teeth is wearing down because of my overbite but I have to wait for ages to get my braces fitted, as the last time I saw the Orthodontist that said my mouth was too small (I'm really small, LOL).

Close the door against infection by simply brushing the way Nature intended which simply is the best possible imitation of the chewing action - no sideways brushing!

The little up and down movements with an accurate brush (not soft) will penetrate gaps where most infection occurs. This also eliminates the destructive action occurring when any sideways action occurs. Mother Nature knows best!

Sodium fluoride, which is in our municipal drinking water, toothpaste, sprayed on crops and put in our food, is an industrial waste by-product. It doesn't help your teeth. It accumulates in you brain and organs and it does not break down or get digested. Type a question into your search engine about the truth behind fluoride. If you are looking for a way to help your teeth, consider using colloidal calcium citrate which is good ol calcium that is in a small molecular form and can be absorbed into the body. It helps bone density, stops osteoporosis and stops dental problems but, it is kind of expensive. I hope that helps.

The Nazis put it in the drinking water to keep the prisoners passive and dumbed down, much like they put it in our water now. Maybe it is time to rethink this medical dental thing going on now.

If you think a little won't hurt you, think again. It accumulates in our brains and in our organs and causes alzheimer's disease. It is being sprayed on or crops, put in toothpaste and drinking water and is in many processed foods. The thing you are looking for to give you healthy teeth is calcium citrate in a colloidal form. It adds bone density and stops osteoporosis.

I suffer from it and the amount of recession in the last two years has been severe leading me to have great anxiety about my teeth eventually falling out.

I raised the topic with my dentist and I wasn't at all happy with his response. I'd had a bit of gingivitis and that had cleared up by using a Chlorohexidine based mouthwash.

The dentist's response was "The gums are looking much better, it's probably the reduction in the inflammation that's causing them to appear to be thinner. Nothing to worry about". Boy was this dentist wrong!

I would estimate the total recession to be of the order or 3 milimetres or more.

My gums have also gotten very thin, and progressively getting worse.

The solution? I'm still undergoing treatment but I can visibly see the improvement.

The answer? I use a mouthwash called "Gengigel" which contains a substance called Hyaluronan.

The mouthwash is very expensive at 4 Great British Pounds per bottle. It needs to be used frequently, about four times per day so you need a lot of it.

I have used around three bottles of it so far.

Expect to use perhaps six or eight bottles over several weeks.

This stuff works, it really does. It is expensive, but is it worth spending 60 GBP to stop your teeth from falling out? Yes.

It's taken several weeks for me to determine whether this stuff works or not. I have a mark - an indentation in the surface of the enamel which I never knew was present as it used to be hidden below the gum line. That has been exposed now for the last couple of years.

The gum is quite literally growing back up and is now touching that indentation in the surface of the enamel.

Still some way to go before the gum line is back up to it's original height up the tooth. it's slow, but you can't expect to grow 3 or 4 milimetres of gum in a couple of weeks!

Conventional mouthwashes do not contain Hyaluronan. they deal with killing bacteria and contain fluoride to strengthen the enamel from decay.

Gengigel is the only thing I've seen which deals with repairing the soft tissues in the mouth.

I have also had the procedure of putting a permanent hard coating to "extend" my tooth enamel. Last time, they did a count of the gum thickness and it was some "2", but mostly "1" across the board. What does this all mean for me as far as tooth loss, etc.?

Since then, I've been doing acupuncture on my face. My gums have grown back. Amazing. I cannot see the roots of my teeth like I could. Also have a patient whose gums bleed daily and her dentist couldn't do anything about it. With acupuncture, the bleeding has stopped. Please give acupuncture a try.

Dentists in the US are not trained in seeing the bigger picture like diet at all. They can only see what they are taught.

Work healthy gums a bit by eating organic apples. Teeth that have toxic silver/ mercury removed from them are sensitive for a food long while, but this is better than having extremely toxic mercury in an acid environment in your digestive system and near your brain. This dental cover up is surely one for the records.

I still have about a millimeter of recession on most of my front teeth except for the ones with the grafts. I was hoping that there is some explanation for why my gums are receding so quickly at my age.

Your gums can't heal without those steps and will get worse. And yes stop the dipping, chewing, and wearing tongue rings. Stress and a poor diet can be huge contributors to your dental problems, so make some changes. Get assistance!

If you can't afford it, get the phone book out and make some calls, be politely assertive and find out what resources are available in your community.

Please don't wait till you are my age because, like my grandmother when she was my age, you won't have any teeth left!

She was shocked because there was hardly any plaque around my teeth to cause this amount of bleeding. Please help me. I am at breaking point to why this is still happening when my dental hygiene is very good.

It is also important to get regular cleanings every six months to remove tarter build-up which leads to periodontitis.

Since then I've been paranoid as i already have a bridge at the front which I'm already worried over.

i brush and floss and use mouthwash every day, but i seem to be getting a little bit of bluish gum at the back.

does anybody know anything that can help it? thanks.

Try the yellow pages (I don't know what the equivalent is in America), look on the internet, hell, even ask your neighbours!

Whatever I do, it seems like it is not enough.

I recently noticed my front teeth are protruding out. Is there anything I can do or can a dentist to solve this problem of losing my front teeth?

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Now that is exposed and you can easily get an infection in the open tissue. This happened to me. And now its not cute at all. haha.

So just to let you know, if you start to notice a change in your gums you should take it out and pay special attention to your gums. Luckily I caught it in time and it will be fine.

Every time I have gone to the dentist lately I have cavities, I am at a loss because I brush and floss and even use the prescription toothpaste with extra fluoride. Rather than help and give me suggestions, my dentist scolds me and doesn't seem to understand what I am going through.

Is there something else that I can do besides have major work done on my teeth?

I had a tongue ring piercing for many years. I switched earrings quite frequently- from the steel barbells, to the acrylic barbells, to the rubber barbells. No matter what type of earring you so choose (even a spacer just to keep the hole) the damage is inevitable. Your gums on the top and the bottom of your mouth will begin to erode. The most damaged spots will be on your gum line below your tongue, just touching your lower front teeth (this is where the barbell rests).

From normal talking and chewing, you are going to also start getting invisible-to-the-eye cracks in your teeth. I currently have a molar I will need to have capped because I accidentally bit my barbell, and cracked my tooth while eating.

Due to the character limit, I can't keep going, but believe me- it was one of my most favorite piercings. But, the damage it causes is inevitable and it costs a lot to fix. Please take my advice and don't learn the hard way.

Many thanks