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Confirmation regarding dental health
I want to confirm whether I should continue with the current dentist I'm seeing or should I seek another professional. I'm attaching a dental x-ray of mine.
Please share your observations regarding any issues you see in the x-ray. I want to know what can be discovered by it, about anyone's dental health.
Symptoms at present-
slight mobility in teeth where there's recession.
I don't see any symptoms that might suggest high blood sugar level. I've yet to get a blood test done.
I'd really appreciate some guidance and clarification at this point.
Thank you in advance
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Hey hi,tooth mobility (shaking) and recession often indicate Periodontitis (gum disease) or bone loss around the teeth. While you don't have high sugar symptoms, diabetes can definitely worsen gum health, so getting that blood test done is a very smart move.
Next Steps
Please see a Periodontist for a 'flap surgery' or deep scaling to stabilize the teeth. In the meantime, use a soft toothbrush and avoid putting pressure on the mobile teeth
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Second opinion is not a bad thing... Check with another practitioner about ur problem
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Bone Loss is clearly visible.
Impacted lower 3rd molars suggesting you are facing difficulty of food lodging as well.
Next Steps
Firstly blood test should be done followed by visit to nearest periodontist for preventing more gum damage as well as oral surgeon for extraction.
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maintain good oral hygiene
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Hi, from what we can see in the x-ray there definitely is loss of bone indicating periodontitis.
Mobility in teeth and gum recession is common in periodontitis due to the infection
I will suggest you to get your blood-work done to make sure about the status of your blood sugar. If there is diabetes, it explains why periodontitis has flared up.
Will suggest you to consult a periodontist who can definitely manage the case.
Scaling, cleaning (oral prophylaxis) will be done.
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Blood tests to check for blood sugar
Oral prophylaxis
Consult periodontist
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Hello....
From your symptoms,first you should take blood sugar test ..if it is high .plz first visit your diabetologist .... otherwise visit near dentist ...you should take oral dental checkup if calculus present means ..you should do cleaning ...use mouth wash ....for blood sugar patients normally will happen.....so consult near dentist or periodontist for good oral health.....
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Hello
Slight mobility
Advanced Periodontal destruction in right side molars
All these are corrective.
Can be easily corrected and further destruction can be prevented.
Next Steps
Please visit nearest Periodontist or even if available at durg.
speciality treatment will help you prevent periodontal damage.
As you are young,preventing bone loss will save your teeth.
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You must not delay and also periodontal therapy needs time.
please bear with whatever treatment time is needed.
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Hello
Looking at the opg there is bone loss seen we call it as periodontitis
If blood sugar levels are high it affects the gums health
Consult with your nearest periodontist as they are the gums expy
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Dr. Sherine Ponraj
Dentist
18 yrs exp
Kanyakumari
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A blood test and a periodontist can help you
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Dr. Inavolu Shamini
Dentist
10 yrs exp
Hyderabad
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From the x-ray, I see that there is a lot of bone loss and you have impacted third molar which you have to get extracted
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