FatherTed
23-07-10, 13:18
Hello everyone. First posting and im hoping the community can help me
with something that is causing me a great deal of worry at the moment.
Im also wondering if its all a little bit late and the horse has already fled so to speak.
First some background. Im a 49 year old man, married with 4 wonderful kids. The past year has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for us after I was eventually diagnosed with depression. This resulted in 6 months off work, 4 months of counselling and the continued use of 30mg Mirtazapine at night. Im glad to say that I am now firmly on the road to recovery, back at work and dare I say it taking better care of myself these days as I now recognise the importance of accepting who I am, rest, diet, exercise, smoking, alcohol etc and their impact on my mental health.
Now I appreciate that the next part is nasty and I apologise in advance.
After a recent visit to an emergency dentist I discovered that my gums are in a bit of a mess and I am worried what the likely prognosis is. I realise that I only have myself to blame for this predicament but I cant change the past. My upper gums have receded on both sides by about 5mm but not nearly as much at the front which is possibly why I didnt notice until it was too late. My lower gums have also receded but not anywhere near as much. The X ray showed bone loss to my upper left side. I asked the dentist what could be done and she said nothing could be done because of the bone loss and handed me a prescription for 5 days of Metronidazole. Im afraid I nodded politely and left the surgery in shock as I wasnt expecting any of this. I have now eventually managed to make an appointment at a non emergency dentist for 3rd August. However I would like to be a little more informed about any possible treatments before I go. None of my teeth are loose at the moment.
I have now stopped smoking for 3 weeks as I realise that this is probably to blame for the problem. I always used to have good dental hygiene but im afraid this wasnt always the case when I was depressed although I do brush twice daily now. But is it all too little too late?
I would love to hear any advice that the community can offer and also to hear from anyone who is or has suffered the same problem.
with something that is causing me a great deal of worry at the moment.
Im also wondering if its all a little bit late and the horse has already fled so to speak.
First some background. Im a 49 year old man, married with 4 wonderful kids. The past year has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for us after I was eventually diagnosed with depression. This resulted in 6 months off work, 4 months of counselling and the continued use of 30mg Mirtazapine at night. Im glad to say that I am now firmly on the road to recovery, back at work and dare I say it taking better care of myself these days as I now recognise the importance of accepting who I am, rest, diet, exercise, smoking, alcohol etc and their impact on my mental health.
Now I appreciate that the next part is nasty and I apologise in advance.
After a recent visit to an emergency dentist I discovered that my gums are in a bit of a mess and I am worried what the likely prognosis is. I realise that I only have myself to blame for this predicament but I cant change the past. My upper gums have receded on both sides by about 5mm but not nearly as much at the front which is possibly why I didnt notice until it was too late. My lower gums have also receded but not anywhere near as much. The X ray showed bone loss to my upper left side. I asked the dentist what could be done and she said nothing could be done because of the bone loss and handed me a prescription for 5 days of Metronidazole. Im afraid I nodded politely and left the surgery in shock as I wasnt expecting any of this. I have now eventually managed to make an appointment at a non emergency dentist for 3rd August. However I would like to be a little more informed about any possible treatments before I go. None of my teeth are loose at the moment.
I have now stopped smoking for 3 weeks as I realise that this is probably to blame for the problem. I always used to have good dental hygiene but im afraid this wasnt always the case when I was depressed although I do brush twice daily now. But is it all too little too late?
I would love to hear any advice that the community can offer and also to hear from anyone who is or has suffered the same problem.