Jaw and gums ache

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Spangle0581

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Hi All . Anyone suffer with sore gums and jaw ? Not sure it’s a diabetic thing ? Had some bleeding when brushing ? Any advice please x
 
Spangle0581 said:
Hi All . Anyone suffer with sore gums and jaw ? Not sure it’s a diabetic thing ? Had some bleeding when brushing ? Any advice please x
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It might be diabetes related. There's some information here:-

Diabetes and gum disease

Keeping your mouth, teeth and gums healthy is an important part of managing your diabetes. Living with diabetes doesn't mean you get free NHS dental treatment. You will still need to book regular check-ups with your dentist or find a dentist if you don't have one.
www.diabetes.org.uk www.diabetes.org.uk
 
Martin.A said:
It might be diabetes related. There's some information here:-

Diabetes and gum disease

Keeping your mouth, teeth and gums healthy is an important part of managing your diabetes. Living with diabetes doesn't mean you get free NHS dental treatment. You will still need to book regular check-ups with your dentist or find a dentist if you don't have one.
www.diabetes.org.uk www.diabetes.org.uk
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Thanks Martin for your quick response
 
See a gum specialist - I had gum disease a few years ago, probably as a result of my undiagnosed diabetes. It was cleared up by a lot of treatment…
 
My dentist told me a lot of diabetics have problems with their gums.
 
The only way you will know is seeing your dentist or dental hygienist which your dentist may have and it might be quicker to get an appointment with them.
Oral hygiene is important as it is easy for bacteria which shouldn't be in your mouth to overtake those that will and should be there if your blood glucose is high as they love a sugary environment.
Brushing both teeth and gums well should help with the bleeding and you could try a mouthwash but do try to see somebody as soon as you can.
 
I use teepee brushes every day and Corsodyl toothpaste.
I dry brush each tooth for 5 seconds (Front and back), use the teepee brushes, and then brush with toothpaste - each tooth for 2 seconds.
If there's any bleeding I use a bit of Corsodyl gel.
I have 3 monthly deep cleans - it's been shown that deep cleaning can actually reduce blood sugar.

Getting blood sugar under control will help, as saliva contains glucose which the bacteria love.
 
Spangle0581 said:
Can’t say I am a huge fan of the dentist so would just see if anyone else has had the same ? Trying to get an appointment is so hard !
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Yes, I understand that. But it is what dentists (and dental hygienists) are experts in. Chance are if you ask your GP they'll recommend you see a dentist.
 
Leadinglights said:
The only way you will know is seeing your dentist or dental hygienist which your dentist may have and it might be quicker to get an appointment with them.
Oral hygiene is important as it is easy for bacteria which shouldn't be in your mouth to overtake those that will and should be there if your blood glucose is high as they love a sugary environment.
Brushing both teeth and gums well should help with the bleeding and you could try a mouthwash but do try to see somebody as soon as you can.
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Thanks for the quick reply
 
harbottle said:
I use teepee brushes every day and Corsodyl toothpaste.
I dry brush each tooth for 5 seconds (Front and back), use the teepee brushes, and then brush with toothpaste - each tooth for 2 seconds.
If there's any bleeding I use a bit of Corsodyl gel.
I have 3 monthly deep cleans - it's been shown that deep cleaning can actually reduce blood sugar.

Getting blood sugar under control will help, as saliva contains glucose which the bacteria love.
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Thanks - sounds a great regime you have
 
DancingStar said:
My dentist told me a lot of diabetics have problems with their gums.
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Yes, mine said the same. I don't mind the dentist - he's a very good looking chap!! Sorry, that's very sexist 😱
 
Look after your teeth and gums @Spangle0581

Hope you are able to get an appointment to get a good scale and polish, and get things checked over.

Living with diabetes can put us at increased risk of problems. with teeth and gums, so getting regular checkups and having a good system (including flossing) is really worthwhile.
 
Spangle0581 said:
Thanks - sounds a great regime you have
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It's what the hygienist told me to do - I wanted implants, but they wouldn't do it until the gum disease was under control.
It cost me around 1000 pounds to sort it out and took around a year. Oddly the gum disease was under control before I was diagnosed with T2.

I have no idea why the NHS dentists I went to when I started to get gum problems didn't advise a blood test to check for diabetes, as it can be an early sign of the condition and dentists are trained to check for it. I just got some sub standard advice. It took a visit to a private dentist to sort it out.
 
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