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Old 03-08-2014, 05:45 PM
Smitty500 Smitty500 is offline
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Do you see a dentist regularly, like one to two times a year for cleanings and exams? Or was your visit in Feb 2014 your first one in a very long time?
Yes, I have been going 1 to 2 times a year all of my life.

Do you take the fish oil supplement with food or on an empty stomach?
I take it with food actually as soon as I finish my meal.

If you believe that you are experiencing side effects including bleeding of your gums from the fish oil supplements that you are taking, then either lower the dosage or switch to a different brand.
I lowed my dosage to just one 1 day and my gums have stopped bleeding. It may not mean anything but it is suspicious to me because every time I experience a side effect from whatever I'm taking and I decrease the dosage, that side effect goes away.

As for being sensitive to medications, I've had that problem all of my life. In fact, one of my doctors took me off of all medications for a problem because the side effects were worse for me than my problem.

Antihistamines cause a decrease in the oral and nasal secretions. This can contribute to a dry mouth and some bleeding from the gums. Some people have to take a lot of an antihistamine for this to happen, while others do not.

But, would just 1/4 of a benadryl once a week cause my gums to bleed? I do get a little dry mouth when I take this 1/4 but not much.

The area in your mouth that has the recession and pocketing.... is there a root canaled tooth or teeth in that area?
No, this tooth is one that when I was a child, I looked like I had fangs. It's probably one that people called "eye tooth". My dentist pulled some good teeth so these teeth would move on down. This one, the gum never did completely cover up but the one on the other side did. It's never bothered me over the years so I didn't have anything done about it.

What happened to your two front teeth requiring their removal and a bridge?
I had a wreck and broke about 1/2 of one of these teeth. So, in order to fix it, they pulled both and I wore a partial for years and later on got a bridge.

The rinsing with the peroxide indicates that your dentist feels there is a bacteria problem at least in that area. Do you tend to build up plaque and/or heavy tartar along the gum line?
No, the hygienist says my hygiene is good. She has told me more than one visit that if she had to depend on people that keep their teeth as clean as I do, she wouldn't have a job. When the dentist came in this time, she told him about the pocket but also told him "her hygiene is good".

Thanks for your time!
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