So I went in for that much anticipated trip to have my teeth cleaned and I had a pretty thorough scaling. I was going to to start whitening my teeth tonight but as I looked at my gums I noticed a couple of spots where they have really receded and I can actually see between my teeth. I've had gum disease previously and really worked to get my teeth and gums healthy over the years but maybe I had let things too far when I was younger and was without dental coverage. I don't know if I just didn't notice the little gaps before, or if it was due to the cleaning, the invisalign or what but I think I'm going to give my gums a bit of a break from the whitening chemicals. At least for tonight.
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Updated October 9/2020- after reading up on this, I guess the appearance of a bit recession is normal after a cleaning especially if the gums were inflamed before the cleaning. They are looking back to normal now. Will start whitening later tonight. Can't believe it's Friday!
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