[tri-med] Re: receeding gums

Hi:

>We visited the dentist recently and have been told that Ellie's gums have
>receded quite significantly.  Just wondered if anyone had any advice /
>experience on this?  The dentist mentioned that if Ellie has a low immune
>system that could contribute to problems with gums.  Also breathing through
>the mouth (which Ellie does, she never breathes through her nose) could also
>cause problems.  

A few years ago we were alluded by a dentist that Pamela has no bottom ridge. 
What this means is that her gums are receeding as well and eventually her teeth 
will fall out.  They could fix this but it's quite the procedure, it would be 
very sore and Pamela is always picking her gums as well, so I saw no point to 
it.


>Just another thought...Tess pushes her gums with her fingers
>sometimes like she's trying to make them recede, if you can visualize 
>this? She has callouses on her fingers on both hands from constantly 
>trying to chew on them, but they are worse on her right hand. We are 
>always having to pull her hands away from her mouth. 


Pamela is always biting her hands and fingers as well and picking her gums or 
trying to gag herself. So we had some plastic braces made for her arms which 
bend slightly in the elbow so she can still utilize her arms but she cannot get 
her hands in her mouth.   Our kids seem to need a lot of oral stimulation. The 
braces do come off from time to time and we give her things she's allowed to 
bite on. However, when she starts to use her hands as a biting block or picking 
her gums the braces go back on.   At night she like to suck her fingers, 
however if she can't settle because of the biting the braces stay on and she 
will wall asleep.

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fed, reflux,scoliosis fixed, also mom to Tina 27, Allan 22, Annette 20, 
Jennifer 15, Grandma to Lawsen 2 yo and wife to Jim (British Columbia, Canada)
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