I am a twenty-five year-old female who has always had a good dental history. I've had a few cavities filled here and there, but overall the most extensive "procedures" I've had done are braces and fillings. I bought some Colgate toothpaste a couple (few?) weeks ago and have been using it. I've always known I was sensitive to certain types of toothpaste (some make my mouth feel "raw"), but I also want to maintain good oral hygiene. Last weekend I felt like I had chemical burns in my mouth and the gum in-between my two front teeth was swollen. I started flossing and the area bled and some white tissue sloughed off. I never considered that it may be the toothpaste I was using, so I continued to brush 2X a day with said toothpaste and continued to floss. I realized day-before-yesterday that it may be my toothpaste and I stopped using it. I've since been brushing with baking soda. It seems as though it has improved some, but I keep getting a white tissue coating the "damaged" part of my gum. It feels fine as long as that white coating is there, but once I wipe it off it feels "raw" again. I've scheduled a dentist appointment for Saturday, but I'm wondering if anyone has any idea what this may be? Is that white tissue stuff the gum trying to heal itself (like a scab?) and when I pull it off I'm re-opening the wound? Help!