Klarinet Archive - Posting 000024.txt from 2008/12

From: "Dan Leeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Gum surgery report
Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:18:53 -0500

Hi Claudia, glad to hear that your recovery from 4-quadrant gum surgery went
well.

I had the same thing done perhaps 30 years ago, and when I restarted playing
after a two week hiatus like you, I felt that my sound had improved. And I
credited that phenomenon to the fact that there was more surface area of the
teeth available. I have no idea if I'm correct, but that was the only
physical difference to which I could attributed the improvement in sound
character.

Dan Leeson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Claudia Zornow" <claudia@-----.net>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 7:51 PM
Subject: [kl] Gum surgery report

> Hello all,
>
> I'm finally done with my gum surgery, mostly healed up, and back in the
> swing of playing. I had gingival flap surgery on multiple teeth in all
> four quadrants. It took me just under two weeks to feel ready to play
> again, and I could probably have even started a day or two sooner. I
> imagine it would have taken longer if I had had a different kind of
> surgery, such as grafting.
>
> Nancy Buckman was kind to make it clear that she wasn't referring to me
> specifically when she said that "periodontal problems usually stem from
> inadequate daily care of the teeth and gums." In my case it was just bad
> luck, maybe genetic, since I have flossed daily since age 17 as well as
> always brushing regularly and getting all my scheduled cleanings. Just an
> unfortunate roll of the dice. At least we have great modern dental
> technology available to us!
>
> If anyone is facing something similar and would like more details, feel
> free to contact me off-list.
>
> Claudia
>
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