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Linea alba in mauth
, I have linea alba in mouth more than three month I consalt dentest and he said its normal . But my question is how many day's required
recover that problem .
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Linea alba is a matter of concern in 2 situations
1. If u have cheek biting problem in the back part of cheek due to wisdom teeth.
2. If u have sharp tooth margins which are hurting the cheek.
Otherwise linea alba is a normal finding.
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check out if you have any of the two reasons.
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Linea alba is not a problem. It is just a mark on cheek at the level of teeth/occlusion.
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The only thing you can do about it is not to worry.
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It's a normal thing like you have your other body parts eyes , nose, ears, hands etc. Don't panic. IT"S LIKE YOUR LINES IN YOUR PALM SOME PEOPLE HAVE DEEP VISSIBLE LINES SOME HAVE FAINT.
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Linea alba is also due to grinding of the teeth in the night or sometimes during the day. Kindly observe and see if this is happening. If yes try using a Night Guard. Linea alba is also a normal Variant present in many individuals so you need not to worry about it.
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Dear Nala Sopara, Linea Alba is a normal variant in mouth and its present in almost every ones mouth. no need to worry about it and its present as a whitish line near the meeting of upper and lower teeth on inner aspect of cheek. it will be there for ever and no need to bother about it.
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