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Gum lumps.
I'm having an orthodontic treatment for the last 5 months and some kind of lumps are occurring on the back side of gum on my upper teeth portion.. Pictures are included.. please suggest the needful.. is this serious matter?
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This is frank gingivitis. Get a scaling done and maintain your oral hygiene..it will be fine
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U need get deep ultrasonic scaling done,and use mouth wash regularly
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oral hygiene maintenance is must.. brush ur teeth twice a day...
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Almost all fixed applicance orthodontic pa-
tients experience moderate gingivitis and, to varying degrees, oral irritations. Even with attention to oral hygiene procedures, some patients are at risk.
From the pictures you posted it can be seen that there's lot of tartar and plaque...
1.Get scaling done immediately.
2.Get subgingival Curettage done.
If it doesn't respond
3. Removal of the gingival overgrowth can be done with the help of LASER painlessly.
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Please maintain oral hygiene, get your teeth cleaned regularly.
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Consider the use of antibacterial mouthrinses as suggested by your dentist.
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Yes dear it's a gingivitis which are caused by poor oral hygiene.
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go to dentist for scaling. otherwise teeth will be weak.
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Warm saline rinsed for every two hours is better to improve your oral health and gums. keep maintain hygiene status
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I can see unclean tooth surfaces the in the picture. Plaque & tartar is accumulated. A good scaling (cleaning) will solve the problem
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Get scaling done before gums start to bleed.
Do warm salt water gargles, once daily for a week after scaling and brush your inner tooth surfaces well
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Dr. Sanket Sheth
Endodontist
16 yrs exp
Mumbai
You desparetly need treatment of gums ask your orthodontist to do thorough cleaning and get evaluation by periodontist if required
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ask your orthodontist about the same.
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use warm water salt gargles till then
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