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Oral and Dental Health

This forum includes discussions on gum diseases, swollen or enlarged lips, teeth and tongue diseases, dental care, TMJ disorders, tooth whitening, bad breath, black hairy tongue, geographic tongue, scrotal (fissured )tongue, hyperkeratosis of tongue, tongue and palate aphthous ulcers.

Paying for gum graft surgery

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Does anyone know of a dental insurance plan (specifically in NY) that will cover the cost of gum graft surgery? Thanks

by User avatar Sally

Tightening feeling 7 weeks after a gum allograft/bottom lip frenectomy

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I had a frenectomy and gum allograft done on one of my bottom teeth.  It has been 7 weeks and I still have a very tight feeling in my bottom gum. The dentist who did it said the frenulum reattached more than he would have liked, but is unsure if that is the problem.  Feels tight even when I am not...

by User avatar Guest

MOUTH SORES I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN DEVELOPING, ACCOMPANIED WITH DEEP SCARING CANKER SORES. THIS TIME I

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I HAVE BEEEN EXPERIENCING SEVERAL LARGE CANKER SORES WHICH OPEN UP THEN HEAL WITH SCARING ON MY TONGUE AND INSIDE OF MY MOUTH THIS MAINLY CAME ABOUT JUST BEFORE I WAS DIAGNOSES WITH SEPTIC ARTHRITIS. NOW I HAVE DEVELOPED A ELEVATED ROUND PATCH AT THE TIP OF MY TONGUE WHICH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE...

by User avatar SHAY

Is my lip still contagious?

at around December 14th or so I broke out into a nasty coldsore unexpectedly, After several days and perhaps stupid choices of picking at it the coldsore finally fell off on December 23rd and left a red mark with the exact same shape. The lip is smooth and feels like the rest of my lip but there is...

by User avatar Guest

lump on palate

I was cleaning my teeth with a toothpick the way my dentist taught me after I had some dental problems last year. Because my dog gave me a terrible scare all of a sudden I slipped with my toothpick and I stabbed myself on my palate. Now there is a lump there and I am worried about an infection. What...

by User avatar godart1784166074

lump in upper lip.

Hi, I'm curious about this lump that I've found. I've had it for quite a while and wonder as to what it is. The lump is found around my upper lip, where my front, left tooth meets my lip. It normallly doesn't hurt, I don't get headaches and there's never really a problem until I eat something cold....

by User avatar caha34

Sleep Right bruxis

I’ve had bruxism for few years now and I came to conclusion that I only grind when I sleep on my stomach. When I am on my back I sleep right and when I am able to stay asleep on my back the entire night there is no pain in the morning. I don’t know to help.

by User avatar Guest

I have four tiny white bumps on my lower gums...

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I literally just started smoking cigarettes a week ago. I plan on stopping. I tried it socially, and I'm not a big fan. But this is freaking me out. I haven't even smoked a full pack yet. Maybe 1/4 of it. Maybe. They don't hurt when I'm just sitting around, but if I eat something it hurts...

by User avatar whitebean49103099

recurring thrush! how to make it go away?

hi, i am 14 years old and have had reoccuring thrush for about 2 years now. i had been to the doctor once about it and i have tried a series of creams but none of them are working for very long and the thrush just keeps coming back, its so frustrating. does anyone know how to get rid of thrush for...

by User avatar K22350150

What is this

I have this thing on the side of my lip. It just appeared. I thought I was a pimple so I stretch at it out of habit. It had the oil stud when u pop a pimple. Then I pick at it more till it bleed. Few days later I put toothpaste on it then it turned white. I mean it would only hurt when I stretch my...

by User avatar Gabe0188