I was told warm salt water can help prevent receding gums? True or untrue?

Answer 1

Warm salt water will NOT help receding gums. Receding gums is cause by over vigorous brushing at the gumlines or by plaque sitting at the gumlines. Get yourself a nice SOFT toothbrush and when you brush brush in downward strokes on your upper teeth and upward strokes on your lower teeth (pulling the plaque away from the gumlines) Salt water is only recommended for swollen gums because the salt in the water help take out the swelling. Warm salt water is usually recommended after a deep cleaning or a periodontal prophylaxis or after an extraction site is closed over well. It will do absolutely nothing for receding gums, sorry.

Answer 2

Sorry, untrue. I have receding gums from brushing too hard. Only way to stop it from receding any further is to use a soft bristle brush and brush correctly. Good also to get a gum checkup to rule out gum disease. There is a thing called gum grafting to repair the recession. They take tissue from the roof of your mouth and place it at the damaged area. I'm doing that later this year. But this procedure also depends on how far they've receded. Best to switch to a soft bristle soon and brush up the gum gently. No scrubbing. =) Good luck!

Answer 3

Untrue. sorry. It will help infections, but the only thing to prevent receding gums is to keep them healthy and free from gum disease, and not brushing too hard. Only ever use a soft toothbrush.

Answer 4

yes, it tightens loose skin and bleeding gums and gets rid of bacteria if you do a mouth rinse often-prevents infections.
Howeven, a good descaling at the dentists every six months prior to this is important and will help on an ongoing basis as mineral deposits and other material built under the gums which seperates it from the teeth due to gum problems.
The dentist should give you guidance as to how to take care of this.

Answer 5

I've been told this by my dentist after I had a wisdom tooth out. I think it's something to do with the salt helping with preventing bleeding

Answer 6

I have receding gums problem an use toothpaste which contain certain amount of salt as prescribed by the dentist and it is helping me.

Answer 7

SALT WATER HELPS CONTROL OF THE BACTERIA IN YOUR MOUTH THAT CAUSES RECEDING GUMS. tHE REASON WE ARE TOLD TO FLOSS IS TO REMOVE THE BIOFILM THAT NEAR UNDECTABLE TO THE NAKED EYE. IT IS TRUE BRUSHING TOO HARD LEAD TO LOT OF GUM PROBLEMS BUT IT IS UNTRUE THAT YOU SHOULD ONLY USE SOFT BRISTLES. CLOVE OR TREE OIL MIXED WITH TOOTHPASTE SHOULD HELP ALOT. I HAVE PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND USE CLOVE OIL AND MY GUMS ARE IMPROVING. WOULD RECOMMEND IN INVESTING IN ORAL-B ELECTRIC TOOTH BRUSH...IT IS WORTH THE MONEY

Answer 8

HELLO,

THIS IS FALSE.
RECEDING GUMS ARE FROM USING ANY OTHER TYPE OF BRUSH BUT SOFT AND/OR BRUSHING TOO HARD.
BRUSHING WITH A MEDIUM OR FIRM BRISTLED BRUSH WILL TRAUMATIZE THE GUMS AND THE BONE BENEATH IT REACTS BY RETREATING FROM THE EXCESS PRESSURE THUS RECEDING.

Answer 9

It's possible that it may prevent infection, which is the major cause of receeding gums.