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Dental Health (Expert Forum)
Redness under lower teeth, under gumline...
Answered by
Jerome Bogin, D.D.S. - Dental
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Redness under lower teeth, under gumline...
by footstomp, Dec 27, 2007 12:00AM
Well, basically, I'm worried about my lower front teeth.
I don't think I have gingivitis because I don't have sensitive or bleeding gums...and I don't think they're swollen.
Anyway, the area almost at the bottom of my mouth, between the lip and the teeth is RED, and the area where the teeth seem to end (where they root-in I think) is red as well, a line that follows the teeth (not across the actual gumline).
Across the gumline itself is strange...they appear to be receding ever so slightly...they have little white lines (over the gum area).
Any ideas?
PS. I do have two problem teeth at the very back...one that has many fillings and what appears to be a crack that runs straight down into the gum...and the other (the last one, behind it is a wisdom tooth that is half out...the dentist told me years ago that it came out straight so no probs, but it does ache down into the gums...) you think that these teeth are somehow "infecting" the other teeth? If so is it reversible at this point or can I kiss most of my lower teeth goodbye? (they don't ache or wiggle or anything btw)
I don't think I have gingivitis because I don't have sensitive or bleeding gums...and I don't think they're swollen.
Anyway, the area almost at the bottom of my mouth, between the lip and the teeth is RED, and the area where the teeth seem to end (where they root-in I think) is red as well, a line that follows the teeth (not across the actual gumline).
Across the gumline itself is strange...they appear to be receding ever so slightly...they have little white lines (over the gum area).
Any ideas?
PS. I do have two problem teeth at the very back...one that has many fillings and what appears to be a crack that runs straight down into the gum...and the other (the last one, behind it is a wisdom tooth that is half out...the dentist told me years ago that it came out straight so no probs, but it does ache down into the gums...) you think that these teeth are somehow "infecting" the other teeth? If so is it reversible at this point or can I kiss most of my lower teeth goodbye? (they don't ache or wiggle or anything btw)
Doctor's Answer
by Jerome Bogin, D.D.S. , Dec 31, 2007 12:00AM
, Dec 31, 2007 12:00AM
More than likely the back teeth have nothing to do with the lower anterior teeth. I am guessing here without seeing you, but my feeling is that you do not have the correct type of gum tissue in the area and that because of this the tissue may be breaking down and becoming inflamed. It does not mean that you will lose the teeth but you probably should see a periodontist for a consult to make sure this is what is going on.
