Intended mainly for OP but I post publicly still fwiw.
Thanks! What coincidence: I went to the doc yesterday because once again my chronic palate inflammation as been flaring up more strongly than usual in the past 1-2 months or so. Since ages, I seem to have fragile mucous membranes and some other skin/pseurasis-type issues e.g. on the head; while the latter are under control with medicinal shampoos, the palate inflammation seems to be more of a constant, although at varying intensity.
I had seen docs many times many years before that, but I also simply have gotten used to having inflammation and latent pain there as nothing can seemingly be done about it. The main worry is the broader risks from long-term chronic inflammation.
But yesterday, for the first time, a doc told me that before anything else: “go to see a dentist as very first thing—bacteria something something”. I didn’t want to take her seriously; rather good tooth hygiene—though indeed relatively strongly withdrawn gum.
Long story short: If you happen to have good links (or other sort of info that doesn’t take you too long to provide) I’d be keen to know more details about anything you write in your post thus. I should admit, despite the amazing parallels of what you write, my hope is a bit limited, as I still guess (i) my irritated/fragile mucous membranes are somehow a rather fundamental issue, and, at any rate, (ii) gum being somewhat withdrawn can barely be changed.
Intended mainly for OP but I post publicly still fwiw.
Thanks! What coincidence: I went to the doc yesterday because once again my chronic palate inflammation as been flaring up more strongly than usual in the past 1-2 months or so. Since ages, I seem to have fragile mucous membranes and some other skin/pseurasis-type issues e.g. on the head; while the latter are under control with medicinal shampoos, the palate inflammation seems to be more of a constant, although at varying intensity.
I had seen docs many times many years before that, but I also simply have gotten used to having inflammation and latent pain there as nothing can seemingly be done about it. The main worry is the broader risks from long-term chronic inflammation.
But yesterday, for the first time, a doc told me that before anything else: “go to see a dentist as very first thing—bacteria something something”. I didn’t want to take her seriously; rather good tooth hygiene—though indeed relatively strongly withdrawn gum.
Long story short: If you happen to have good links (or other sort of info that doesn’t take you too long to provide) I’d be keen to know more details about anything you write in your post thus. I should admit, despite the amazing parallels of what you write, my hope is a bit limited, as I still guess (i) my irritated/fragile mucous membranes are somehow a rather fundamental issue, and, at any rate, (ii) gum being somewhat withdrawn can barely be changed.
I don’t really know much more than this. It’s been a while since I heard about this, so I chatted w/ Claude to see if I wasn’t misremembering, and Claude said I was not. It linked to a few articles and papers on the topic, which support what I said. Here’s one on tooth abscesses from the mayo clinic, another on undiagnosed fevers occasionally being due to dental infections, and one on oral biofilms which can cause chronic infection. I don’t know how helpful this is to you, as it doesn’t seem obviously related to your inflammation, but it’s all I’ve got atm.