stop receeding gums! 10 points best answer.?!

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The health of your teeth are very indicative of your general health overall. If you do NOT get plaque buildup on your teeth, that means you have good hydrochloric acid production in your stomach. If you are getting cavities, that means you have low mineral content in your body and you are eating way too many carbohydrates, along with poor dental hygiene. Primitive people did NOT get cavities and they didn't have fluoride toothpaste either.

It is VERY difficult to be healthy in America today. The best way to stop the gingivitis is to get some NEEM OIL and NEEM BARK; mix them together into a paste and apply that to your gums morning and night. In a day or two, no more bleeding (yes I know you solved that) and your gums will start healing in hours. After a few weeks, you will notice your gums getting healthier.

The next thing is to NOT USE FLUORIDE toothpaste. It is a total myth and lie the dentists are telling you about how great fluoride is. It just makes teeth brittle and makes dentist's car payments.

The next thing is to do what is called "Oil pulling." Take a Tablespoon of coconut oil and put it in your mouth after brushing and swish it around for 2 minutes. Then spit it out. Do not swallow it because it will contain all the bacteria, virus, and fungus that was in your mouth. You can do this as often as you like, but do it each morning. It is far better than any mouthwash and will sanitize the mouth of the germs.

Listerine and those kinds of mouthwashes dry the mouth out, are loaded with chemicals and just very bad for you. The coconut oil is far better and far more effective in killing germs.

All of this advice will make your gums & teeth healthier. Now to address the real problem, low minerals. It is difficult to get minerals from food these days because the chemical fertilizers and poison sprays used on our food makes it very unhealthy and low minerals. You can supplement, but you need the good products and some understanding of how to have good digestion. A nutritional therapist can help you greatly do that.

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I think it's just your gums getting less swollen as your dental hygiene improves, look up pictures of healthy gums on google, you'll probably be surprised to see that the gums are quite far back, and that's healthy. :)

If you had gingivitis your gums were infected and swollen. With your improved home regiment your gums are getting healthier and it may look like they are receding but it may actually only be the swelling that goes back to normal.

Actual gum recession is fairly common, but not something that happens within a couple of months. In any case to avoid gum recession you need to use a soft or extra soft toothbrush and don't scrub back and forth. An electric, especially sonic based toothbrush (Sonicare for example) would also be indicated as it takes away the manual force on your gums. Go gentle and take your time.
Make sure you're not clenching/grinding at night and if you do wear a nightguard, as abfractions will increase your recessions.
Unfortunately it can be genetic for some people and if you had braces you may also be more prone to it.

Toothpaste does have an effect, but not on the actual gum recession. Mouth wash won't make a difference either, as it's not a bacteria related problem, rather a mechanical problem of gums being traumatized repeatedly.

Having said all that though, as I said above, I'd be willing to be it's just your gums getting healthy and tight and it looks like they're shrinking when it actuality they're only going back to normal.