How long do you think your gum bone spurs will last?

Bone spurs can form in your gums weeks or months after dental surgery, such as tooth extraction or other oral operations that involve the jaw bone. A bone spur might go unnoticed for weeks or months, lodged in your mouth. The jagged bone pieces that form in your gum cause discomfort and swelling until your dentist surgically removes them. Aligners in orthodontics are for all ages old and young. Aligners can fill the gaps between the teeth by small gradual movements to get the best shape in position. You can remove aligners while eating, drinking or brushing. Most adults will not select braces because they have social fears or attentions of public eye.

Treatment

Your dentist can determine if the bone fragment is from a bone spur or another oral lesion that has been producing issues after taking X-rays, MRI scanning, or other radiographic imaging. Oral hygiene and systemic antibiotic therapy can be started by dentists or maxillofacial surgeons to treat bone spicule in your gums.


It is essential to maintain oral health in the first place because of the infection and inflammation in the exposed bone area of your gum. This is why your dentist would recommend mouthwashes containing chlorhexidine to help battle bacterial activity. The inflammation, infection, and discomfort in the exposed bone location of your gum are then treated with antibiotics by your dentist.


Finally, the procedure to remove the bone spur from your gum is performed. Removal or excision of the exposed bone spur is the surgical therapy for bone spurs.

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