Gum Diseases |
Sore gums09/16/2008 |
My 15 year old daughter just show me her gums. sore and it has a black spot on the gum right above the tooth. What is it? why is it sort?
Please take her to a periodontist. I cannot tell you for sure, but teenager patients may experience some periodontal problems mainly due to hormonal changes. Pain on gums is a good sign of it. This also may be related to stress that she may be experiencing. Black spots may be just a piece of calculus sitting under the gum line. But she needs to be seen if she has sore gums.
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Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, MS, PhD Associate Professor of Periodontology College of Dentistry The Ohio State University |