Hair loss, gum disease

Dear Dr. Liz Miller,

Thank you for your last replies.

Concerning the gum:
I have gingivitis around 2 mm. though all the ordinary dental care actions have been taken. However, gum hypertrophy has not been proposed neither by my physician nor dentist. This hypothesis I will pursue.

Since I also have reacted to the D-vitamin perhaps there is an interaction between the gum disease and a potential Hyperparathyroidism, or alternatively that one acts as a moderator for the other.

I do not have a picture of my gums, except for an X-ray picture.

I would like to visit your clinic/ hospital in London as soon as possible – clinic?

Concerning the hair loss:
My original hair density has been high, but after the strong adverse reaction to D-vitamin in March 2007 I lost quite much hair during a 2-3 day period some weeks later. The hair loss is distributed across the scalp, with small areas which seems to be attacked more severely that the rest of the scalp (e.g. at the side of the scalp and at front), though not in the way of alopecia areata.

I suspect that part of the hair loss partly to be due to the seborrhoeic eczema which has yielded much scaling at the scalp. The eczema was aggressively activated in Jan. 2002 after as a reaction to a hair coloring product, where 2-3 months followed with abnormal hair loss (not reversed). Receding lines was one of the outcomes.

Not infrequently hair falls of as glued to together in a pair at one the end of hair shaft (a white-yellow substance hold the two hairs together at the follicle-end).

Thank you for your time.

Best regards,
GK

Gum disease
Gum disease is an indicator of either poor general health or poor dental hygeine. Gum hypertrophy - where the gums overgrown, is more likely to be related to drugs such as phenytoin or hormone/endocrine conditions such as hypothyroidism, where there is excess Thyroid Stimulating Hormone; Giganticism, where there is excess Growth Hormone (think Jaws from the Bond movies); and Hyperparathyroidism, which also affects calcium and vitamin D metabolism

"Since I also have reacted to the D-vitamin perhaps there is an interaction between the gum disease and a potential Hyperparathyroidism, or alternatively that one acts as a moderator for the other."

At this stage, the best way to see what is happening would be for you to visit my rooms.

"I suspect that part of the hair loss partly to be due to the seborrhoeic eczema which has yielded much scaling at the scalp. The eczema was aggressively activated in Jan. 2002 after as a reaction to a hair coloring product, where 2-3 months followed with abnormal hair loss (not reversed). Receding lines was one of the outcomes. "

Have you tried an antifungal dandruff product on your hair? Fungal infections are a common cause of dandruff like conditions especially against a background of poor health and poor diet?

The loss of two hairs together is probably not significant but may indicate that two hairs are coming to the end of their life cycle at the same time.

Hair Loss
Regardless of the cause, and what you read about hair restorative products the results are not usually that good. However a healthy diet and healthy lifestyle do support good hair growth