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What Causes Hole In Gums With Braces?
My 10 year old has braces and apparently has not been doing a good job of brushing his teeth. We just started to pay more attention and noticed that he has a hole in his gum above one of his incisors. His gums are inflamed so we know that he hasn t been brushing or water-pik-ing correctly. But, what does this hole mean? Will it heal?
Wed, 10 Sep 2014
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Read your query , understand your concern as your son had hole in gums dont worry during Orthodontic treatment maintaince of proper oral hygiene is difficult , hole in gum can be due to caries in tooth or dueto gum disease like inflamation in gingivae due to poor periodontal condition.
For this I will suggest you to consult your dentist and go for oral examination , inmeantime advise to do warm saline rinses two - three times a day.
Hope this will help you.
Thanks for consulting HCM
Read your query , understand your concern as your son had hole in gums dont worry during Orthodontic treatment maintaince of proper oral hygiene is difficult , hole in gum can be due to caries in tooth or dueto gum disease like inflamation in gingivae due to poor periodontal condition.
For this I will suggest you to consult your dentist and go for oral examination , inmeantime advise to do warm saline rinses two - three times a day.
Hope this will help you.
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