Curing receding gums with nutrition?

[cristeen]

Is this possible?

DH has had bad teeth since before I met him, but they are getting to the point where the dentist is recommending peridontal surgery because his gums are receding. Is there a nutrition way to treat this? He's open to the idea of remineralization, but I'm not sure if that would actually help this particular problem at all?

Does anyone have any experience with this?

[Sileree]

I don't know about nutrition making gums stop receding, but this is what worked for me:

-make sure to brush softly (brushing too hard can irritate gums)
-use an electric toothbrush (it removes more bacteria than a manual)
-floss every day (helps prevent gingivitis and bacteria overgrowth)
-brush at the place the gums meet the tooth at a 45 degree angle with a paste made of baking soda, hydrogen peroxide and salt (basically the gums recede because bacteria make acids and it irritates them, the H202 kills bacteria, the baking soda neutralizes the acids the bacteria make)
-mints that neutralize mouth acidity throughout the day and after eating

There is a website that explains the H202, baking soda and salt mixture but I don't have it with me on this computer... I'll try to put it up later.

[Collinsky]

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[deditus]

I love Dr. Ellie's website for everything. She has tons of info on her website and blog.

http://www.zellies.com/

I think vitamin c is important for gum healing.

[Yulia_R]

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[A&A]

vitamin D

[illasmommy]

Nothing will make the gums grow back up. All you can do is get the disease under control and maintain the tissue he has left. What you don't see from the out side is the bone loss under the gums. Where there used to be gum tissue, there used to be supporting bone. The bacteria that gets under the gums due to inadequate oral hygiene causes inflammation that breaks down the underlying tissues including the supporting bone. Improved oral hygiene measures will definately help, but sometimes the disease is at such an advanced state that the only hope of saving the teeth is periodontal surgery. If your dentist has determined this is the right course of treatment, I wouldn't take it lightly. Esspecially if your family dentist is referring your husband out to a specialist. Dentists like to keep everything "in house" as much as possible. So if he's tried to treat your husband, and can't handle his disease, it's pretty serious. Believe me, he'd rather keep your money, I mean your husband, at his practice.