Inflammation in the gums around the crown..?!
Question:
Inflammation in the gums around the crown..?
I have two 3 crowns on the front....two of them are about 7 years old and one is 6 months old...the gums around them are inflammed and always bleed...how can I solve the problem?? I dont wanna see a dentist
Answers:
You do need to see a dentist at least every 6months for a check-up/cleaning. Finding decay or gum problems in the early stages will ward off huge expenses to you later. Anytime I've seen patients with gum tissues red and swollen around crowns it usually means they are not actually brushing the gum tissue or flossing around them for fear of knocking the crowns off. Please remember the plaque/bacteria is the bad guy not your brush and floss. If you massage the tissues with a soft toothbrush, at first it will bleed, it has no choice. If you continue though over the next 5-7 days it will slowly stop bleeding. Floss around the crowns turning the floss in a "c" shape. Go under the margin of crown and gum and snug up against the neck of the tooth and rub up and down and around, just like you were polishing a shoe. Keep your fingers about an inch apart on the floss to maintain a good tension. If you don't like coming back down for fear of "knocking" it off, just release one end and pull out. In most cases a crown comes off because the cement has let go or there is decay causing a poor bond for the crown. Think about it....if you keep the decay/perio causing bugs away, the crown has a fighting chance of staying put. If the gums are sore to touch, wet your toothbrush in very hot water, shake off and then brush with a paste of: pinch of salt, baking soda, and enough peroxide to make it moist and able to stick to the brush. Do this for a few days, twice a day and floss anytime, once a day.
I meant to add.....I love Oral B Braun toothbrushes. They are rechargeable and more than one person can use them...just need separate heads. Change the heads every 3 months or so. They usually clear up problem areas in gums very well. You have to brush on the gum tissue right where the tooth and gum meet.