My front teeth started chipping and also gum receding. But no foul smell or swollen gums. What can be done. Any paste or medicine?

Rakshana DeviDentist2yrs exp

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Hello. Sir. Good evening. May be you have the habit of clenching teeth at night. Check if you have bruxism. Or you may have some periodontal problem. Take vitamin c supplements. Take healthy diet. Soft brushing. Flossing. Do scaling. Use interdental brush. You may also take intraoral radiograph of that teeth. Thank you.  

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Dr. AbiDentist14yrs exp

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You Need to send pictures, Give detailed past dental history, medical history.. Chipping and Gum receding is two complete different problems. It is good that no foul smell or swollen gums. Gum receeding could be due to gums being inflamed due to plaque / calculus for that there can be many reasons. We first need to find out the source of inflammation. In many cases, it is improper oral hygiene. Gum diseases are very slow diseases, it starts with eating gums (Gingivitis)then in a further stage it starts eating bones (peridontitis) around the tooth, making teeth mobile over the time. To see what is in your gum infection level, you need to send pictures, also getting a teeth xray will be wonderful. At the very basic stage we start with scaling and polishing, then deeper scaling i.e curettage and root planning Must follow 1. Correct brushing technique url/watch? V=mvri4mlhofo 2.flossing daily url/watch? V=eap2feo4hci 3. Use of mouthwash like chlorohexidine, hydrogen peroxide, or betadine or salt water rinses 4.use of interdental brushes 5. Gum paints like stolin. Metrohex plus gel by following oral hygiene practices you can reduce or even stop the gum inflammation completely. 

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Dr. Isha MalhotraDentist18yrs exp

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Chipping tooth may be a reason to worry. Probably deficiency of vitamin d.kindly visit a dentist and get it corrected.  

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