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Are multiple painful sores in the mouth indicative of canker sores?
Query: Hi doctor, I have multiple painful sores in my mouth that appeared two days ago. One being large, what I think to be a canker sore (kind of grey flesh with a bunch of swollen gum below it), one small sore (that is just two little dots in my mouth), and the other I have not looked at. I have had poo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please be calm. They can be ANUG (acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis), lichen planus, canker sores (the grey color is descriptive of necrosis), or noma. So I suggest you please share pictures for confirmation of diagnosis. I would also suggest you do a biopsy or... Read Full »
Can periodontitis, once treated, reoccur?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 28 years old. I had gum diseases two years back, which was treated. I last visited a dentist two years before, and after that, there was a lockdown. In the lockdown, I noticed that my front teeth are very slightly mobile. Initially, I could feel them with my tongue. After that, the ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please be calm. There can be chances of periodontal infections characterized by mobility and bone loss. I suggest you. Please share picture of the involved teeth for the proper diagnosis. Get an OPG (orthopantomogram) done. I hope this was helpful. Read Full »