Which is safer for receding gums? manual or electric brush?

I'm confused here..Some say get an extra soft brush while others say get an electric brush..

So which one you think is safer for receding gums?

Dr. Manhart of the calcium therapy site considers the electric toothbrush overly aggressive. So, manual.

My old dentist told me for YEARS that my gums were receding because I was brushing too hard. So I brushed more gentle, and I only used a soft toothbrush and STILL my gums kept receding and he kept lecturing me on correct brushing technique.

Well on the recommendation of my brother, I went to another dentist who told me that the reason my gums were receding had nothing to do with my toothbrush, and everything to do with the fact that I was grinding the SHIT out of my teeth every night.

He made me a nightgaurd and voila, my gums stopped receding. Of course, the are totally chipped and messed up from years of grinding and an incompetant dentist who should have known that one of the symptoms of grinding is receding gums.

Just something to consider...

The Liberator wrote:My old dentist told me for YEARS that my gums were receding because I was brushing too hard. So I brushed more gentle, and I only used a soft toothbrush and STILL  my gums kept receding and he kept lecturing me on correct brushing technique.

Well on the recommendation of my brother, I went to another dentist who told me that the reason my gums were receding had nothing to do with my toothbrush, and everything to do with the fact that I was grinding the SHIT out of my teeth every night.

He made me a nightgaurd and voila, my gums stopped receding. Of course, the are totally chipped and messed up from years of grinding and an incompetant dentist who should have known that one of the symptoms of grinding is receding gums.

Just something to consider...

Wow awesome!

I went out to buy one of those over the counter mouth guards last night and used it last night as well. Woke up with a headache and looks like my gums receded even more just from one night..ouch!

After using your mouth guard, how long did it take for your gums to stop receding?

Thanks!

Teeth grinding and gum recession have common no more than - bad oral health. Depatogenate mouth while giving regenerative support is what it takes.

Grinding is natural  stress relieving mechanism- it affect teeth enamel meanwhile helping over meridian connection. If severe, there is probably also root canal/tooth socked infection or jaw infection. Higher dose of magnesium, such as rinsing with magnesium oil usually helps with grinding. If there are cavitation  - novamin toothpaste comes to mind as well, as well as regenerative nutrients as K2, D3, calcium, phosphorus, silica, etc...

What helps with teeth usually doesn't with gums due different tissue we are dealing with. For gums vitamin C is cost effective option. High dosing for a long time have good odds, but it works better as topical / injection where the tooth infection is. Due low pH, it can do severe damage to tooth enamel, so one have to mix it with sodium bicarbonate no neutralize the acid. Strong oxidation with ozone, hydrogen peroxide , Cl02 - MMS, comes to mind as well as will affect the biofilm - whiten the teeth while remove the plague and tartar. It will cause die-off, so clearing things with vitamin A, zinc and other immune supporting nutrients can take place. I've heard a good anecdotes with topical colostrum also. MSM, or organic sulfur such as garlic will also help regenerate, meanwhile depatogenate and removing toxins from the area...

Plenty of options, including with regularly doing oil pulling, etc.
If metal toxic from amalgam, active charcoal added to organic tooth paste will also do some justice...
I haven't bought toothpaste other than 2 Novamin formulations for keeping the enamel restored, after some acidic in more than a year!
It takes baking soda, vitamin c - so you make the bubbles, sea salt, xylitol for the taste, drop of iodine and nothing else. Alternatively also drop of essential oils and active charcoal are also an options.

Why bubbles? Due to biofilm...
http://www.jsdmd.jp/2012/31-4ee-22.pdf
http://www.jsdmd.jp/2012/31-5ee-16.pdf


Maintaining saliva flow (with plenty of nutrients), while eating raw food as apple or carrot every while is also cleansing agent for the teeth. The more you think about it, the more ridiculous is maintain mouth hygiene by conventional tooth brushing.


Dental health has a very bad correlation with heavily brushing, so regardless of what is your tooth brushing tool - the damage you do to your teeth and gums it's up to you. Waterpik can be also a very good or very bad thing, it's up to operator...