Why does the skin peel from my gums and the roof of my mouth when I eat certain !
Question: For perhaps the past 10 years or so, maybe longer, I've experienced the skin on my inner gums and the roof of my mouth sort of blistering and peeling away anytime I eat certain foods. As such, I usually avoid the foods, but I wonder why this happens.
The particular foods that act as catalysts for this occurrence are fried foods (fried meat, fried potatoes, fried whatever), hard breads, crusty breads, toasted bread, and grained meat like beef or pork.
I've never had any dental or oral problems in my life. No cavities, no tooth aches, no ulcers, etc. I brush about 4 times a day, and floss daily. I don't eat many sugary foods, though I do drink coffee and tea, and occasionally soda, but mostly just water. I do smoke some, about 5-10 cigarettes a day.
Is this some disease or condition, or am I just quirky? It only happens when I eat those foods.
Answers: For perhaps the past 10 years or so, maybe longer, I've experienced the skin on my inner gums and the roof of my mouth sort of blistering and peeling away anytime I eat certain foods. As such, I usually avoid the foods, but I wonder why this happens.
The particular foods that act as catalysts for this occurrence are fried foods (fried meat, fried potatoes, fried whatever), hard breads, crusty breads, toasted bread, and grained meat like beef or pork.
I've never had any dental or oral problems in my life. No cavities, no tooth aches, no ulcers, etc. I brush about 4 times a day, and floss daily. I don't eat many sugary foods, though I do drink coffee and tea, and occasionally soda, but mostly just water. I do smoke some, about 5-10 cigarettes a day.
Is this some disease or condition, or am I just quirky? It only happens when I eat those foods.
Do you also use mouthwash containing alcohol such as Listerine? If so you could have a chemical burn from the mouthwash and the surface of the gum is sloughing off from the friction of these rough (or crispy) foods. Cure is to avoid the chemical burn in the first place. Rinse with salt water rather than a mouthwash and when you clean your teeth make sure you are also brushing your gums and tongue.
My eldest daughter experienced this and it turned out she was eating her food while it was to hot and scalding her mouth
Perhaps you have a sensitivity to the oil that is used in frying these foods.
Do you have sensitive skin otherwise? What did your dentist say?
I have sensitive skin and I experience the same peeling you're talking about when I use certain toothpastes so I know exactly what you are talking about. I also have sensitivity to certain dental flosses. One time all my gums swelled up from that new thin latex like floss. My dentist kind of looked at me like I was a little nuts. I'm pretty anal about having nice teeth so I was a little disturbed at the time.
I also experience numbness from certain fried foods in quantities ie., like McDonalds french fries (unfortunately I love them). I'm not sure if it's the oil or the salt. We have all kinds of "garbage" in our food (read the label), who knows what exactly in it may be causing the symptoms?
If the peeling doesn't happen otherwise, skin sensitivity or sensitivity to the product may be the only explanation. If your dentist isn't concerned, I wouldn't be.
If the food was too hot it would also hurt not just sloughing off. I have had a problem with toothpastes that contain whitening and tartar control ingredients in them. Check your toothpaste and just use a traditional paste. Brushing four times a day is overdoing it also. Two time at two minutes is enough unless you constantly have sugar in the mouth.