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um.. to dentists here, help :) um pag umaga,  parang ng bleed yung gums ko ng konti... but minsan naman hindi... pansin ko lnag na tuwing mornings lang... um.. anu kaya yun?  thanks :)

 

This can happen because the flow of saliva is reduced during sleep. If there is food or tartar stuck between your teeth, the tendency of saliva to remove the food is reduced as well and so the gums get irritated. Couple that with the tendency of a person to swallow during sleep causing a suction effect in the mouth can make the gums bleed easily. Flossing properly and brushing thoroughly for at least 5 minutes, after meals and before sleeping, can help prevent the food getting stuck in between the teeth and irritating the gums. :D

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doc oral specialist,

 

tinangal braces ko last year 2003, mula nun naka retainers parin ako hangang ngayon.

kelan ba dapat ito tangalin? 1 year nako naka retainers.

 

Depending on the case, some people need only 6 months of retainer time while for others they may have to wear the retainers for life. Ask your othodontist if you still need the retainers. :D

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Greetings.

 

My problem is different.

 

when i was a kid, about 10 or 12 years i think, i had one of my front tooth root canaled. Everythng went smooth and okay not until 15 years after.

 

the root canaled tooth (am i correct to say that its dead already?) has turned a little bit blackish and sobrang halata specially on pics.

 

due to this problem, it has been my insecurity ever since already. I dont smile on photos and whenever.

 

i tried to have it bleached doing two types of procedure. one is they drilled from the back and placed some chemical inside while the other procudure was whitening stuff placed on the surface. Unfoprtuantly, both dint work....or probly bka it improved konti, im not sure cuz i was really and still very dissapointed considering i had to pay for such services which dint work perfectly.

 

another dentist suggested caps or porcelain something, forgot what they call it. Im not keen in doing this since im a very physically active person whose into martial arts and strenous sports kaya it might just break.

 

so Doc, what can you advise?

 

thanks in advance

 

 

You're correct in saying that the tooth is dead because the pulp has been removed already. Since the procedures you mentioned didn't work, the suggestion for a porcelain jacket would be the best solution for you especially with your active lifestyle. Porcelain is actually tougher than natural teeth. The only drawback is that you have to remove some tooth structure to have this placed and it can wear down the opposing tooth. A possible treatment would be a veneer. A veneer is a porcelain covering that can be placed over the visible portion of the tooth while minimizing the removal of tooth structure. It tends to cost less than a jacket crown but it may be more vulnerable to damage since it's thinner than a crown and isn't attached as well as a jacket. :D

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ei doc! hehehe... nice reading ang thread na ito ah...

 

anyway, just a bit of my dental history... ive had four root canals alreadu (two front incisors and a molar with two roots) and an impacted tooth was pulled about a year ago.. but thats not my question... hehehehe

 

well a tooth has been giving me two sleepless weeks!! ive been demanding to see my dentist for the past week but she seems to ignore me... (aunt ko pa naman... ) anyway, ive been taking mefenemic acid to relieve the pain and it worked for the first week (ponstan 250, before ako mag-sleep, to help me sleep... pero nagigising ko ng mga 4 AM cringing in pain) pero for the past couple of days... wa epek na! im afraid to increase the dosage kasi baka kung ano epekto sa akin eh... have i grown tolerant of the medicine na??

 

anyway, its a molar, the one beside the one which had a post installed for a crown...

 

thanks doc... hope to have some sleep before the anniv party

 

see yah!!!

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