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  • Gordon
    Gordon replied to the thread Could this possibly be just staining?.
    I can't tell anything useful from photos, it needs physically examined. Are you due for a checkup anytime in the next 2-3 months? If...
  • Gordon
    Gordon replied to the thread Exposed jaw bone.. what do I do?.
    It'll be the edge of the socket coming through, sometimes they can have a sharp edge and cut through the gum as it closes over the...
  • Gordon
    Leave it alone, as long as your dentist is keeping an eye on it.
  • Gordon
    Gordon replied to the thread Deep filling without numbing.
    No, very much not. Normally if they fail they come off completely. It's rare to see one that just leaks. So?
  • Gordon
    Gordon replied to the thread Tooth erosion and possibly worse.
    Any chance of a photo? Most probably some kind of staining. Was she taking iron supplements during the pregnancies?
  • Lioness
    Lioness reacted to Gordon's post in the thread What may a periodontist do? with
    Thank you
    .
    That's a pretty wide ranging question. Kind of depends why they're sore/bleeding. There's a sort of classic "Periodontist" treatment...
  • Gordon
    Gordon replied to the thread What may a periodontist do?.
    That's a pretty wide ranging question. Kind of depends why they're sore/bleeding. There's a sort of classic "Periodontist" treatment...
  • Gordon
    Gordon replied to the thread teeth removed for dentures.
    A bit of swelling is fine, probably due to trauma from the extractions.
  • Gordon
    Gordon replied to the thread wisdom tooth extraction aftermath.
    Yes, it might well get forced out as the clot forms. Don't worry about it.
  • N
    nutzforcats replied to the thread has anyone had a replacement crown done?.
    bump
  • Lioness
    Good afternoon. As I have sore back bottom gums that bleed sometimes after brushing, I wonder what a periodontist may do with them if I...
  • Gordon
    Gordon replied to the thread After filling.
    Nope. Nothing will make any difference to the fillings. When they're set with the blue light, that's them.
  • Gordon
    Gordon replied to the thread Deep filling without numbing.
    Probably, but I don't know you that well :-) If the decay has been progressing quite slowly then the nerve will have been able to lay...
  • Gordon
    No it isn't. The gum margin has shrunk back a bit from the crown and you can see the join between crown and tooth.
  • Gordon
    Gordon replied to the thread After filling.
    Yes anytime you like. Yes if you want to. I'd probably wait till the local wears off though, else it could get messy :-)
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