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Gum Problems During Pregnancy..
Asked by J.C. from New York
on April 19, 2009
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I have had tender and bleeding gums since my first trimester with this pregnancy. I am now 35 weeks pregnant, and for the last month or so, I have been dealing with s...
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- hi J., i think you should see a dentist right away (or as soon as the insurance kicks in). oral health is linked to our overall health, and if you have an infection it...
- See the dentist ASAP. In the mean time...take calcium with vit. D. My doctor had me on Caltrait Plus with Vit.D. Also keep your teeth and gums extrememly clean. Use li...
- As a Dental Hygiene Student having just learned about pyogenic granulomas, I second Lisa and Luz. IT's nothing to worry about, but you should definetly have your teet...
Problem with My Gums
Asked by B.L. from Fort Myers
on November 29, 2006
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As a person who despises the dentist with a passion, I can count on one hand how many times I have been to one. Im hoping someone else has had something similar to thi...
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- its bacteria builing up under your gum line. You really should go to the dentist, have a check up and a cleaning. You might want to go and get yourself a waterpik, a...
- I am a dental hygienist and from what you described, it could be a couple of things. First, if you haven't been to the dentist that much, you may be overdue for a pro...
- As a person who has seen the dentist too many times in my life (was born with weak enamel from mom taking anti-bodics when she was pregnant with me)to remember, it sou...
Bluish Purple Spot on Gums
Asked by R.P. from Lansing
on September 13, 2008
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My 14 month old has a blueish purple spot on his gums right where a tooth may be trying to come in. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? It sort of lookes like a br...
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- Hello R., my son just had the exact same thing, when I asked the doctor he told me that it is a blood pocket. Nothing to worry about at all. When the tooth comes in ...
- I have been a Dental Hygienist of 20 years and have 2 kids. The color blueish purple means there is blood there. Could be a blood bluster from trauma to the tissue o...
- This is completely normal. I rushed my son to the doctor when it happened to him. She said it was just where blood had pooled under the gums while the tooth was comi...
Refusing Bottle During Teething? Common Cold?
Asked by R.S. from Sacramento
on March 5, 2008
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My 7 month old has been diagnosed with pink eye and the common variety cold. Since he has gotten congestion and/or teething (he cut his first tooth a week ago) he is p...
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- My son is 8 months old and has 8 teeth, he has refused the bottle both when teething and when sick. Not sure if you are still nursing but I have found when he won't t...
- R., OK when our son was teething terribly at the first tooth along with the others popping in and breaking in the gums. I let him suck on frozen organic blueberries, ...
- Hi R., I have three children who are in the early teens but I remember having this problem with one of my twins and it turned out to be Thrush. Check in his mouth an...
