My gumline had receded a noticeable level and the teeth now looks longer. What can I do to restore my gumline back to where it was?

Also I hadn’t been to the dentist in 5 years (mostly because I don”t have dental insurance) and finally went last week to a dental school to get x-rays and cleaning done by a supervised student. They looked at the x-ray films and told me I have periodontal (gum) disease. My premolar and molar pockets measured between 4mm-5mm with one 6mm and one 8mm pocket around the first molar on top left. They treated it with a scaling and rooting planning treatment(deep cleaning). Now my entire mouth feels much healthier. My gums don’t bleed anymore and my mouth even taste better. I was told that if I did my homework (daily efficient brushing and flossing) and had regular dental checkups then the disease can be arrested and my gums will heal and attach again making the pockets smaller. Their bigger concern was the 8mm pocket which they are referring me to a specialist for. I made an appointment with one the next day but the appointment isn’t for another 4 weeks. Do you think the specialist list can do anything for my disease? I would like to keep all my teeth. I have promised myself I will brush and floss daily along with using mouthwash and have regular visits with my dentist from now on.

Hey, i brush my teeth and floss and eat mints and stuff, but im just wondering if there is anyway you can actually tell if you have bad breath. ive heard of a thing you can buy that will tell you, but im wondering if there is a way of telling if you do without having to buy anything expensive.
thanks for your answers!
um..
without having to blow your breath in someones face.

I already use sensodine toothpaste and avoid really cold or hot foods. What can I do to get rid of the pain I’m having from just breathing air or drinking room temperature water?
I do brush and floss every day.

i do not have a dentist appointment until april. but my breath really stinks. i brush,floss and use mouthwash 2 a day. and use mouthwash after lunch at work. but my breath still stinks, does anyone know any ways i can hide my bad breath? i been eating gum, but that only helps so much.

All i did is brush with peroxide mixed with water, and floss every day. What does peroxide do to kill the bacteria?

I have a small swollen point in my gum. It’s on my lower jaw, where my wisdom tooth use to be (they were removed 2 years ago). It’s painful and I think it’s a gum infection. What are the symptoms of a gum infection? What are the treatments? How can I have healthier teeth? I brush and floss and use floride rinse but I still always have problems with cavaties and i’m afraid of dentists. I have made an appointment with a dentist for my gum pain but i’m just wondering what the problem is and what he’ll most likely do for it. Thanks!

Also
1) How many times a day are you supposed to floss, brush, and mouthwash?
2) What gum is best for bad breath? (brands)

I do everything your supposed to do. I brush my teeth, I floss, I use mouth wash. But I can still feel my bad breath after just moments of brushing my teeth. Please help, it would mean a lot.

Rude answers: block & report.

I have been experiencing bad breath,even though I see my dentist every 6 months and brush my teeth and clean my tongue and floss daily! I dont have any medical condition and I am in perfect help. Yes I am a smoker,but I have seen many other smokers without bad breath.
Could anyne please tell me if there is a specific kind of mouthwash that I can use to help with my bad breath? It is really making me depressed.
Thank you for your help.

I dont have dental insurance till 2011. I cant afford to do the surgery. What can i do at home that will help slow or stop the recession? Its weird cause i brush my teeth 3 times a day, floss and use mouthwash. PLEASE HELP

I’ve always noticed that msot people can eat spicy curries rich in garlic and onions everyday but not get bad breath or halitosis like i do!

how come my breath is more affected by the foods i eat? i eat curry everyday. what shall i eat instead?
even after i floss and brush, the bad breath still stays! does the onion and garlic stay in my system?

I brush and floss every day. But my breath still smells bad!
I don’t chew most gum because it contains aspartame.
Any tips? Thanks

Im only 17 and am taking something to get rid of the infection and swelling, But i dont know how long this takes to see a difference.
I am being treated for it. The weird part is I brush my teeth 3 times a day I floss and use mouth wash. I need to know when I will see some results.
I am being treated for it. The weird part is I brush my teeth 3 times a day I floss and use mouth wash. I need to know when I will see some results.

I have a kinda of a whole in my tooth.
I brush Everyday
I floss but don’t floss between where it it Decaying away because It doesn’t hurt but its makes me start shivering when i do it.
I cant go to the Dentist.
Will My tooth ever grow back or it will be like this forever?
If so How much would it cost to get this one tooth removed and get a new tooth.

My dentist said I have gingivitis today and he said I better start taking care of my teeth better. What can I do? I can’t really floss and I haven’t been flossing because of the braces.

I brush my teeth everyday twice a day and I brush my tongue too. I floss regularly. I use mouthwash. I use mints and gum. My bad breath doesn’t go away!!! Even when I put like 3 mints in my mouth at once, the bad breath only goes away for like 5 minutes? What do I do?

Even though I take great care of my teeth, brush and floss, etc, my dentist said I had receding gums over my, bicuspids I think they are (top right middle), and my insurance wouldn’t cover it after June. So I said, let me think about it. I called back to ask about it, like what exactly would be done, and they couldn’t tell me anything about it (dentist is not American, not to sound racist). I don’t want to just get something done that could be a problem later on, but I don’t want to leave it if it could get worse. It’s not painful, but I have very sensitive teeth. I’ve tried WebMD, but that didn’t help. Does anyone know what they do for this, and if there could be complications, or if my teeth, which are pretty nice, will look funny/color not match? I’d rather not go to another dentist for a second opinion if possible.

I hope you can help me solving my problem. I have halitosis, I’ve been suffering this since high school. It started when I was 14 years old.. But before that happen, I’m top achiever in class. My parents are really proud of me..After two years,,my halitosis appeared. It really destroyed my life. I even tried to commit suicide so many times.. I become deteriorated until now, I always do oral hygiene perfectly.. Odor doesn’t disappear, even if I brush and floss my teeth and scrape my tongue a million times. That is why I always eat menthol candy, but it didn’t help.When I wake up early in the morning, I always have this odorous saliva in my mouth. and i noticed also that there something dripping at the back of my nose, a clear phlegm. Please help me…Thanks

Ive had problems with bleeding gums of and on for a while but recently they haven’t gone away and my gums are starting to recede. I try to brush and floss as much as possible but it still hasn’t gone away. I haven’t gone to the dentist because i don’t have insurance.

I suffered from bad breath for a long time now. I brush, floss, clean my tongue with a scaper and risre with mouthwash every meals, but the smell still there. Every morning I drank a cup of coffee and drink water often. I seem to be eathing healthy. How do I get rid of my bad breath?

I’ve had bad breath my whole life. I brush my teeth twice a day, floss twice a day, use mouthwash twice a day, and chew mint gum, and my breath still stinks.

My gumline had receded a noticeable level and the teeth now looks longer. What can I do to restore my gumline back to where it was?

Also I hadn’t been to the dentist in 5 years (mostly because I don”t have dental insurance) and finally went last week to a dental school to get x-rays and cleaning done by a supervised student. They looked at the x-ray films and told me I have periodontal (gum) disease. My premolar and molar pockets measured between 4mm-5mm with one 6mm and one 8mm pocket around the first molar on top left. They treated it with a scaling and rooting planning treatment(deep cleaning). Now my entire mouth feels much healthier. My gums didn’t bleed anymore and my mouth even taste better. I was told that if I did my homework (daily efficient brushing and flossing) and had regular dental checkups then the disease can be arrested and my gums will heal and attach again making the pockets smaller. Their bigger concern was the 8mm pocket which they are referring me to a specialist for. I made an appointment with one the next day but the appointment isn’t for another 4 weeks. Do you think the specialist list can do anything for my disease? I would like to keep all my teeth. I have promised myself I will brush and floss daily along with using mouthwash and have regular checkups with my dentist from now on.

I have excellent oral hygiene. I brush two to three times a day, I floss almost daily and I always brush my tongue and gargle with baking soda. I only have two fillings and my teeth and nice and white, gums are nice and pink. My teeth NEVER bleed when I brush or floss them. But I have noticed that two of my teeth (the two sharpish ones at the bottom/front of my mouth) seem to be receding at the gumline. The one on the left is slightly worse than the other one. Why could have caused this? I thought this only happened to people who don’t brush or floss their teeth.

Ok I have been horrible at keeping up with flossing and my gums have been bleeding easily, and receding and very swollen. So I started flossing this past week every other day and they seem a little better but still swollen. And they’ve been bleeding a lot. I’m wondering how often I should floss this week? I want to do every day like I’m supposed to but is every other day better for now or what? I really just want to toughen them up right now and get them healthier!

My friends and family tell me that I have bad breath a lot. I brush my teeth 3 times a day and floss at night. What am I doing wrong?