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Looking after the tissue that supports your teeth.
Tender gums are common, and the cause is often something ordinary. Here is a plain-language walk through the usual explanations, what tends to help, and the signs that mean it is time to book an appointment.
Fourteen mornings, written down as they happened — including the four days I nearly gave up and the one where I did it wrong and made my jaw ache.
Fourteen mornings, recorded as they happened. Including the three days I skipped and the week where it finally stopped being unpleasant.
This is the natural remedy I was most surprised by — useful in a narrow set of circumstances, and completely unnecessary the rest of the time.
Most of these are easy to normalise and ignore for months. Several of them are the point at which you should be booking rather than browsing.