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heebeejeebee
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I guess I will try to record here how I go in my journey of trying to heal my periodontitis.
I have been procrastinating about going to the dentist and getting a large overgrowth of tartar cleaned off my four lower front teeth to the point where the gums have now receded and the roots are well and truly fully exposed. (procrastinating more through a feeling of shame than anything fear - how foolish!)
No doubt there is significant bone loss and the teeth will be lost. At the same time I have quite a bit of gum regression around all of my other teeth. I have no bleeding of gums or bad breath although I have had this in the past - but since I began rinsing my mouth with salt and water, bicarbonate soda and/or hydrogen peroxide, this has stopped. My gums mostly appear a nice pink colour so I am hopeful that the disease may have been arrested somewhat.
I have made an appointment for tomorrow with a a local dentist and so of course, like so many here, I have spent the last week on Google and Youtube. While this has been terrifying at times, it has also been informative and helped me to face up to what is ahead.
Also it lead me here and I am grateful for that
I have decided to ask the dentist to refer me to a periodontist and I have researched and selected a few that appear to be OK. My hope is that tomorrow I can get my teeth cleaned of the tartar (and they don't fall out in the process!), X-rays taken and then take them with me to the periodontist.
Each periodontist clinic on my list is a little different from the other and offers slightly different services. I should be able to find out and compare different treatment plans and costs. One clinic does not offer gum tissue regeneration, one does, and the third one is the only surgery in my city that offers LANAP. Does this seem like a decent plan?
I am in Australia by the way and no doubt the costs are going to be astronomical even though I am in a health fund.
Sleepless night ahead for me but I really just want to start this process so I don't have the discomfort and the anxiety anymore.
I have been procrastinating about going to the dentist and getting a large overgrowth of tartar cleaned off my four lower front teeth to the point where the gums have now receded and the roots are well and truly fully exposed. (procrastinating more through a feeling of shame than anything fear - how foolish!)
No doubt there is significant bone loss and the teeth will be lost. At the same time I have quite a bit of gum regression around all of my other teeth. I have no bleeding of gums or bad breath although I have had this in the past - but since I began rinsing my mouth with salt and water, bicarbonate soda and/or hydrogen peroxide, this has stopped. My gums mostly appear a nice pink colour so I am hopeful that the disease may have been arrested somewhat.
I have made an appointment for tomorrow with a a local dentist and so of course, like so many here, I have spent the last week on Google and Youtube. While this has been terrifying at times, it has also been informative and helped me to face up to what is ahead.
Also it lead me here and I am grateful for that
I have decided to ask the dentist to refer me to a periodontist and I have researched and selected a few that appear to be OK. My hope is that tomorrow I can get my teeth cleaned of the tartar (and they don't fall out in the process!), X-rays taken and then take them with me to the periodontist.
Each periodontist clinic on my list is a little different from the other and offers slightly different services. I should be able to find out and compare different treatment plans and costs. One clinic does not offer gum tissue regeneration, one does, and the third one is the only surgery in my city that offers LANAP. Does this seem like a decent plan?
I am in Australia by the way and no doubt the costs are going to be astronomical even though I am in a health fund.
Sleepless night ahead for me but I really just want to start this process so I don't have the discomfort and the anxiety anymore.