Is anybody experienced im dentistry?

Discussion in 'Help with Life' started by Twilight Knight, Nov 27, 2010.

  1. Twilight Knight Traverse Town Homebody

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    Ok, so I was brushing my teeth earlier when I noticed I have a few tiny holes on both sides of my mouth in the back of my gums. They are behind where some teeth are supposed to be growing in. I am only 14 and I am still losing teeth but my dentist says it's perfectly normal and it's different for everybody. But anyway, I noticed this and I finished brushing and I spat. When I was brushing I noticed that my mouth was bleeding. I already knew that the top of my front tooth was bleeding because I cut it open accidentally while brushing too hard. But this blood was emanating from an unknown source that at the moment I cannot find although it appears to have stopped. I'm asking you this, KHV, because my next appointment with my dentist isn't until the end of December, and this seems quite urgent. So can you tell me what to do KHV?
     
  2. MadDoctorMaddie I'm a doctor, not a custom title!

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    Are the holes in the gums or the cheeks? I kinda grind my teeth together while I sleep, so it sometimes leaves punctures into my cheeks. But usually there'd be more than two, so it probably isn't the case...

    The bleeding probably means that your gums have a infection. Nothing serious, just remember to take care of your teeth regularly, and ignore the blood whenever it comes.
     
  3. Umiyuri Papaeyra Gummi Ship Junkie

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    You should be able to book back in with your dentist about the holes and the bleeding if it's an emergency. Then again, I'm thinking about the NHS here (where it's free on visits, but comes out of everyone's taxes instead), and not in terms of the US health system (where everybody gets bills for their pain).

    And, if there is an infection in your gums, you should definitely visit the dentist to see if it requires antibiotics.
     
  4. Twilight Knight Traverse Town Homebody

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    Thank you all for the help. I've checked the problem again this morning and I looked at the holes. The blood was probably from a tooth puncturing the skin of my gums because I found a tooth popping up. So, the blood was either from that or the color of my saliva from eating a bunch of candy last night.