Gingivitis - can I see a hospital dentist?

brook2jack

There is absolutely no indication for prescribing antibiotics for gingivitis, only for short lived infections like trench mouth which is found mostly in smokers or pericoronitis ie infected gum around wisdom tooth.
However other factors like hormones ,general health can make the gums more sensitive to plaque but this is again not an indication to prescribe antibiotics.

I would again ask you to take your photos off the site as they show people (your daughter?)and other things(car) you do not want in public.

Butterfliesarepretty

brook2jack wrote: »

There is absolutely no indication for prescribing antibiotics for gingivitis, only for short lived infections like trench mouth which is found mostly in smokers or pericoronitis ie infected gum around wisdom tooth.
However other factors like hormones ,general health can make the gums more sensitive to plaque but this is again not an indication to prescribe antibiotics.

I would again ask you to take your photos off the site as they show people (your daughter?)and other things(car) you do not want in public.

No i will not take the photos off as they have been made private.
Thankyou for your help.

brook2jack

It is your choice but anyone can still access photos of you with Chris,gem,liz and other photos which give your real name and also photos if a young girl with a cat and horse etc. I personally wouldn't be comfortable with any Tom !!!!!! or Harry viewing photos of mine.

Torry_Quine

Butterfliesarepretty wrote: »

No i will not take the photos off as they have been made private.
Thankyou for your help.

the photos of the car and the children are still visible.

Toothsmith

A lot of dentists and a lot of Drs in busy practices under time constraints often prescribe antibiotics inappropriately. They get away with it because patients expect antibiotics to cure anything and everything.

In truth though, they are an effective treatment for very few of the conditions they are prescribed for.

Blindly buying mouthwashes and sawing away at your gums in a panic might well do harm as well.

You need to find a dentist or a dentist who has a hygienist, who will sit down with you, look at everything and show you how to make a difference.

There are factors which modify someones suceptability to gum disease. Stress is one, immune system problems are another, nutritional imbalances too. But the dentist can look into these if necessary.

The bottom line though is plaque control. That has to be good. If you have anyof the modifying problems - then it has to be even better!

Butterfliesarepretty

Toothsmith wrote: »

A lot of dentists and a lot of Drs in busy practices under time constraints often prescribe antibiotics inappropriately. They get away with it because patients expect antibiotics to cure anything and everything.

In truth though, they are an effective treatment for very few of the conditions they are prescribed for.

Blindly buying mouthwashes and sawing away at your gums in a panic might well do harm as well.

You need to find a dentist or a dentist who has a hygienist, who will sit down with you, look at everything and show you how to make a difference.

There are factors which modify someones suceptability to gum disease. Stress is one, immune system problems are another, nutritional imbalances too. But the dentist can look into these if necessary.

The bottom line though is plaque control. That has to be good. If you have anyof the modifying problems - then it has to be even better!

Im actually getting really stressed about it not improving even when Im making these improvements. This only started appearing when my last electric toothbrush broke and I didnt replace it. i just went to the normal brushes.

I have a sometimes busy stressful job, long days one day off a week, i dont drink fizzy drinks, smoke or have a bad diet. Im going to do my best and spend more time on my oral hygiene. I dont have bad breath. I dont know how long itll take for a dentist to take me on. Ive been in tears about it tonight, worried sick.

My dad had it when he was 30, had all his teeth out. My early dentist as a child used to shout at me and my brother when we were in pain having fillings in the 1970s, it put me off for two years and i lost a tooth (it rotted) due to fear. Then i started going to school dentist and overcame my fear and then went to Mr Heap at radcliffe who died few years ago, the dentist that has took over my mum sees her too and she got glue on my mums lip while fixing a tooth and my mums lip blistered up and when piece of tooth came off again the dentist tried to charge my mum another £45 for putting it back on. My mum refused to pay. this is why i want a dentist who will listen to me and not just chat away about other things.

Toothsmith

What your Dad had in his 30s is a lot better understood nowadays. Gum problems used to be called pyorrhea, and was thought to be incurable, so teeth were removed at the first sign.

A suceptibility to gum problems can run in families too - so it is important you find a dentist you trust to help you, and let them know your family history.


I know the Bury area quite well - I started work in Bolton, and worked for 5 years in Ramsbottom.There are many excellent dentists in the Bury/Bolton/Nth Manchester area.

Don't panic though, The photos of your mouth weren't that much use, as they weren't in good focus and gum problems can't always be seen well just by looking at the surface. The dentist needs to gently probe around looking for pockets in the gums. BUT - things certainly didn't look grossly inflamed, and I would be very surprised if anything advanced was going on. It can take many years of neglect to lose your teeth to gum disease - it certainly doesn't happen in a few weeks, and is controllable at almost any stage,so long as you get the right treatment, and have an effective home care routine.

Follow the tips in my signature to actively look for a dentist to help you.