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Braces and gums
So i have had braces for almost 2 years now and my gums are very swollen. In between some teeth the gum has "dropped" down very far. I have seen people for it but they haven't really done anything and say that the gums over grow or something some times..
Anyways, last night I drank a lot of pop, I know i'm not suppose to but oh well it already happened. but I woke up this morning and tons of plaque was on my front 6 bottom teeth, I did brush last night. I barely ever floss.. but this morning in between my front 2 teeth on the bottom.. my gum has come up about halfway of my teeth.. like something is stuck there.. well I flossed all of my teeth as soon I saw this hoping they will be okay and hoping this gum tissue will go back down soon.
Do you guys think it will? or what can I do?
It is very noticeable and looks terrible and it is already bad enough to have braces and have bad gums on the top of my mouth but now it seem that the bottom are getting worse after last night.
Thanks
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Go to your dentist and ask for help.
You might benefit from more frequent cleanings. You might benefit from a prescription anti-bacterial mouthwash.
In the meantime, an antibacterial mouthwash would likely help reduce any swelling, but in the end, you really need to ask these questions of a dentist.
You would definitely benefit from flossing more. I really hated flossing when I had my braces, so I definitely sympathize. (Okay, I still kind of hate it now...) It takes forever, it's painful and ugly looking. I've always had pretty lousy gums, so it's never been easy or fun. The way I dealt with it was to floss one half of my mouth in the morning and one half at night. That way I wasn't suffering through the whole thing all at once and giving up out of disgust.
Most of what is aggravating your gums is almost definitely stuck between your teeth. That's just biology.
So, get some mouthwash, see a dentist, and just suck it up and floss.
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