Receding Gums, root canal?

[didispunk]

I have sensitive teeth near the gums and had my first root canal the other day.. wasnt bad at all.. And i have 3 more to go.. i had braces for 3 years.. so this was hafl my trouble!.

[Liz]

My dentist has said before that gum recession is a natural thing too (obviously not severe recession tho)... hence the saying 'getting long in the tooth'. I'm sure if it was recession being caused by something else your dentist would have picked up on it. You could always get a second opinion tho I guess

If it is just sensitive.. sensodyne could help (recommended by my dentist). If it's hurting just on its own tho, I'd see the dentist again.

[Janie]

You're right Liz, gingival recession is something that gets worse with age, although some people are more prone than others of course. For most people, using a sensitive toothpaste will be enough to help with sensitivity associated with receding gums.

Good luck with your RCT Didi! Do you mean that you are having it done on 3 more teeth? Or three more visits to have it completed on one tooth? I hope it's the latter for your sake. Just to clarify (don't want anyone to be freaked out), orthodontics done well doesn't cause teeth to die (and then need RCT). However, three years is a long time to have braces on!! I hope your teeth look beautiful now, and it was all worth it

How did you go Berry? Did you end up seeing a perio?

[amritaarora01]

Thanks Suse for your detailed reply.My dentist has said before that gum recession is a natural thing.I wasn't aware that there was treatment that could prevent the receding gum from getting worse