When your gums are healthy, chances are you go through your life without giving them much thought. However, the moment they start to feel wrong, people get worried. There’s a good reason for that. If you feel like the tissue of your gums feels almost as though it’s being stretched taut, chances are you have a specific problem going on in your mouth. Here’s what it is.
Inflammation
Inflammation is usually the leading culprit behind gums feeling tight or stretched. Read More»
If you’re eating and suddenly bite down with a crunch into something hard, you might immediately wonder whether you’ve chomped into a bit, seed, or piece of bone that may have been present in your food. If you weren’t eating something that could have contained these hard elements, however, you may be facing the dental emergency of a lost filling. When you spit out the filling and realize what has happened, it’s time to take action. Read More»
When you reach for the dental floss to clean your teeth — something that you should be doing daily, not just when you have food that is stuck — you need to be cognizant of how much floss you pull off the roll. A lot of people fail to use enough dental floss to get the job done properly, and this can lead to some problems during your next visit to your dentist’s office. Read More»
