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Gums hurt, minute bone loss
My molar no-37 has some gap adjacent to the next tooth post my last crown! I got it changed an year back zirconia, the crown seem to be well settled but food lodgement is still there! The gums hurt there, but i try to keep it clean with flossing! There seems to be a minute bone loss in xray too! My question is: does that gum pain radiate to nearby areas? I realise whenever the pain arises, i tend go clench my cheeks on that side and that results in oral mucosa soreness, redness and roughness! It heals and then again the same issues! Dentist's recommended me a curritage to deep clean the gums, but how would that solve a permanent issue? Food lodgement will still be there once i eat anything? The gums start hurting again ? What should i be doing? Curritage or change in crown?
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For food lodgement you have to replace new crown
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Please discuss about curettage and crown replacement with your dentist
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Consult your dentist for Deep Curettage and periodontal flap surgery and bone grafting.Ill fitting crown needs to be changed as well
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Enquire your dentist about periodontal surgery including bone grafting or gingival grafting
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Dr. Mohd Mudassir Mohiuddin
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4 yrs exp
Hyderabad
hello!!
as you said it is 37 we need further evaluation to check wether the crown is good and there are no undercuts
if there is any foodlodgement due to gum infection (pocket formation) we need to go for curretage
and lastly we need to check 38 is it distally angular mesial anular unerrupted how is the morphology of the wisdom tooth then we can decide
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please take an opg
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keep doing floss as it can avoid cavity formation also detoriation of the pocket
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Dr. Zoya Rasheed
Cosmetic/Aesthetic Dentist
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello!
Discuss about curritage with your dental surgeon !
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Follow ups should be maintained once in 6 months
Maintain good oral hygiene.
Warm Salt water gargle
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Dr. Pia Patel
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14 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi,
Share x-ray.
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Dr. Basobi Bezborah
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4 yrs exp
Guwahati
I would suggest you to go for another Crown... there might be gap in between the retored tooth and the a adjacent tooth... this problem will get solved... gap between teeth leads to food lodgement and eventually to periodontal problems
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Maintain proper oral hygiene.. do regular brushing n flossing
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