my gum is low and i don't want to lose my permanent tooth. how can i get my gum to grow back?
469655
I also had this problem. The bad news is that you cant get your gum to grow back. But you can prevent from goingdown, and you can have surgery to fix it. The surgery isnt too expensive, but is kinda painful. What they do is take a patch of skin from the roof of the inside of your mouth, and put that where your gums have been receding. Then they cover it with a wax-like coat to protect it until it heals. Ask your dentist about this. Also, try Creast Mouth Wash to prevent further gum receding. \n\ngood luck!
1038188
Not all cavities grow! By drilling into a small cavity you will have to make it larger and therefore create a bigger filling, so tiny cavities are left to see if the grow. The best way to stop it happening is to limit your sugar intake. Sugar rots teeth and the teeth take 3 hours to repair themselves after a sugar attack, so in short limit the amount of sugar to a minimum of 4 hour intervals. This includes tea & coffee (if you have sugar), all drinks except milk and water and most foods i'm afraid. At meals you can have as much sugar as you want, sweets, fruit, fruit juice etc as you meal will contain sugar. As I am a dental nurse, this is the advice we provide to our patients and have really noticed the difference in the patients that follow the advice. And the most important time to brush your teeth is before bed with an electric toothbrush.\nHope this helps
530578
Find something else that involves your hands or mouth. Start chewing gum 0 sugarless so you don't rot your teeth. Maybe take up some sort of simple craft that you can do whenever you feel stressed - maybe drawing.
620597
the tooth can:\n1.  Rot beyond repair\n2.  Fracture Vertically get infected\n3.  Can just get infected\n4.  break down to the gum line and just sit there for years\n5.  Send you to the Hospital\n6.  Make it until you win the Lotery  (0.001% chance)\n\ngood luck
901499
I read in an article that if you have bleeding gums that is the first sign of gingivitis and that tenderness of the gums can be caused by not flossing enough. Even if your gums do bleed, you need to floss everyday and brush well and then the bleeding should stop soon.
124611
You can rub a little bit of whiskey on it ... or ambesol.  Check with a dentist .... may be time for them to come out.
214428
You should be flossing at least once a day.  It will catch up with you in the end if you do not.  You would be amazed how many people go well into adulthood with straight white teeth and no cavities and then end up losing all of their teeth due to bone loss caused by periodontal disease becaues they did not floss.  An old and very true saying is "only floss the teeth you want to keep"!
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It depends on the teeth around that one.  You may loose strength to nearby roots if you loose that tooth.  I am 30 and lost a back one on the bottom (and the dentist damaged the gum in that area).  Honestly only prob so far is every once in a while a sharp chip may get stuck back there, ouch.  Been out for like 6 years.
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It might not be your teeth that's giving you problems, it could be your gums. If you're really concerned, see a dentist. It'll be worth your while to make sure you take adequate care of your teeth.\n\nIn any case, be sure to brush your teeth regularly (especially before you sleep!), floss the crevices in between to get rid of bits of stuck food, and rinse with mouthwash to get rid of residual plaque.\n\nTo brush effectively, you need to angle your toothbrush to a 45 degree angle against the your tooth and massage lightly (with finger pressure only - don't press with your entire arm) in circles around the tooth. Brush two teeth at a go, and make 10-20 circles per pair. It'll take a while, alternatively use an electric toothbrush.\n\nWhen you first floss, you might experience some bleeding, but it'll eventually get less and less as your gums get more healthy.\n\nFinally, back to your teeth - drink milk, eat green leafy vegetables and get some sunshine now and then. Your teeth are made of calcium so anything with calcium will give you strong teeth (and bones).
302369
are you talking about like, theres too much gum and not enough teeth, like p. diddy? or too much gum but just enough teeth? either way, i dont think laser treatment will be helpful. Though, the gum can be surgically reduced to the acceptable level.
30062
Your gums are probably bleeding due to not flossing/brushing as much as needed....try flossing at least once a day at first, and work your way up to at least twice a day! When you first start flossing, be very gentle(get a waxed brand of floss), and a good technique is to pull the floss in between each tooth in a "C" shape to avoid hurting the gum tissue. If this does not cure the bleeding in about two weeks, I would go to a dentist...you could have a serious condition! Hope this helps!
370935
Most likely, you are developing gingivitis. It often can be reversed by adopting good dental hygiene habits, which include regular brushing and flossing, as well as twice-yearly dental visits for thorough teeth examinations and cleaning. Once you begin treatment, you will need to continue to see your dentist regularly in order to reverse gum disease. Also, incorporate an anti-gingivitis mouth wash, if you haven't already.
863078
Yes, there is hope for saving your teeth, periodontal gum disease is not reversible but  you can maintain the disease at a healthy level as you would diabetes.   I would reccomend the you see the periodontist and follow his reccomendations, which will probally be gum treatments such as a deep cleaning and coming to him every three months.    Also, you can help by doing your home care brushing a flossing atleas 2 times a day.\n\n Peoriodontal disease is also hereditary as well, and can also be caused by not brushing and flossing well( the bacteria in the plaque eats away at the bone and gum tissue there fore causing a pocket to form, which leads to bone loss)
752038
You should go see your dentist asap.  I used to be a dental assistant and there are illnesses in the gums that can be treated.  Infections that you may not even know are there.  If you wait and don't find out what it is, the sockets can become looser and you could risk losing your teeth.
621236
There's sometimes a natural small space in the back of your mouth. It normally goes away pretty soon. Retainers (unless they're specially made) won't do anything.
1128727
I would ask for some novocaine. Even though the root is dead, the surrounding gum and tissue is not. I've had root canals and they always give me novocaine. But it won't hurt very badly, don't worry.
650950
Grinding your teeth is a form of stress. Gum sheilds could help prevent it, but otherwise dont worry about it.