I have a condition called Ehler-Danlos which is essentially a connective tissue disorder, causing hyper mobility (I was the class bendy one!), joints dislocating etc etc, but also caused my gums to recede at the front bottom when I hit puberty, and periodically other areas since. It happened very quickly and I have always brushed my teeth religiously twice a day and have only two tiny fillings, despite being 37.
However, recently I have been completely freaked out by those TV adverts where the woman loses her teeth, and have been brushing twice a day plus using an alcohol-free mouthwash and even applying Daktarin (prescribed initially for a mouth ulcer) to the sore bits, but yet I now have three sore areas where once i had none! No bleeding, just soreness. I do try to brush (electric toothbrush) gently and appropriately so that i don't force the gums down further, but I just don't know what else to do?
Any suggestions? Don't want my teeth falling out! Gums very healthy elsewhere.