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Will Teeth Pockets Causing Gums Bleeding Cause Eventual Loss Of Teeth?

I'm 22 year old female, 5' 7" and avg weight (I'm an athlete) and have been practicing good oral hygiene. Never had a cavity or any problems with my teeth. A few years ago my wisdom teeth started to come in and I started experiencing problems with my gums- bleeding, trapped food. Now years later I have been referred to a periodontitist who says I have pockets around my wisdom teeth. The other teeth aren't so much affected but he has prescribed periostat and wants me to get scaling. I was wondering if after having my teeth pulled and with these treatments if I can look forward to renewed gum health- or will I be losing teeth by 30?? I'm scared and worried and unsure how this happened- as I brush my teeth daily.
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
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Thanks for consulting HCM

Read your query, as you have pocket in wisdom tooth and some teeth are effected dont worry periodontal pocket doent means losing of teeth this is related to deeping of gingival sulcus nothing else its treatment is currettage or scaling of effected tooth , I will advice you to consult your dentist and go for Scaling. In meantime do warm saline rinses , you can do betadine gargle also .

Hope this will help you.
Wishing you good health.

Regards ,
Dr. Priyanka tiwari
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Will Teeth Pockets Causing Gums Bleeding Cause Eventual Loss Of Teeth?

Hello, Thanks for consulting HCM Read your query, as you have pocket in wisdom tooth and some teeth are effected dont worry periodontal pocket doent means losing of teeth this is related to deeping of gingival sulcus nothing else its treatment is currettage or scaling of effected tooth , I will advice you to consult your dentist and go for Scaling. In meantime do warm saline rinses , you can do betadine gargle also . Hope this will help you. Wishing you good health. Regards , Dr. Priyanka tiwari