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Dental Health (Expert Forum)
rough stinging gums
Answered by
Jerome Bogin, D.D.S. - Dental
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rough stinging gums
by Neesy, Aug 14, 2006 12:00AM
I have periodontal disease and I use many products to try and control and I am a smoker. I also have that bone thing...cannot remember the name, but basically my bones grow outward where they pertrude. I brush/floss/use gum brush about 4 times a day (morning when I get up, after I eat breakfast, after lunch and b4 bed). For the past week, my upper gums feel rough and a little stingy, especially near the teeth. I try and use natural/organic items, including Dr Tungs gum brush w/ the gum tonic. My gums never really have bleed much and the tissues, I have been told, are tight and in good shape but I have a pocket of 7, a couple of 5's, a few 4, a few 3 and the remaining 2's. Any suggestion as to what it may be and what to do for the rough stinging and what more I can do for the perio? Thank you so much.
Doctor's Answer
by Jerome Bogin, D.D.S. , Aug 14, 2006 12:00AM
, Aug 14, 2006 12:00AM
STOP SMOKING! There is no question that smoking is a significant etiological factor in periodontal disease. I do not know what is causing the " rough stinging" of your gums. The out pocketing of the bone is called a torus and is quite normal.I hope your are seeing a periodontist to evaluate the pocketing and your overall periodontal condition.
Member Comments (6)
by Neesy, Aug 14, 2006 12:00AM
I am working on it. Yes, I see one 4 times a year for deep cleaning - also had laser surgery 2 years ago. Could the roughness be due to the gum brush and using too much? When I quit smoking, will it go away or reduce substantially? How long will it take? Thank you, again.
by mike1105, Aug 14, 2006 12:00AM
you won't know what will happen when you quit smoking until you do. But I can tell you that quitting can't be bad for you or your gums.. I can also tell you that smoking probably negates ALL of the other things you are doing and have done to try to help your gum problem. A smoker asking a dentist what to do about his gum disease is like a heroin addict asking his doctor what to do about his brain convulsions. pretty obvious. tylenol ain't gonna help.
by Neesy, Aug 16, 2006 12:00AM
Easier said than done to quit smoking and have done so in the past but you are right, it is an addiction. Oddly enough, to a smoker, it is kind of like a friend - and yes, a deadly one.
by mike1105, Aug 16, 2006 12:00AM
you didn't "quit" in the past--- such is not possible since you are now a smoker. you merely stopped for a while.
by mike1105, Aug 16, 2006 12:00AM
ps --- if you smoked today then you are not "working on it"--- you are merely thinking about it.
