Gum Diseases |
My gum being white03/15/2006 |
I just vistied the dentist and on the upper left side of my mouth I have no teeth, they were extracted years ago. That area of the gums is white. I have been chewing on my gums for years. Would that cause it to be white?
It can be due to trauma from chewing (mainly hyperkeratinization). However, it needs to be evaluated clinically and histologically for a differential diagnosis.
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Binnaz Leblebicioglu, DDS, MS, PhD Associate Professor of Periodontology College of Dentistry The Ohio State University |