I had a dental crown placed on a tooth. It was my first crown so I didn’t know what to expect really. It was achy at first. Then, about a week later it grew very sensitive to both hot and cold. The dentist said that was normal and it would fix itself. The pain grew […]
Read More...I have four impacted wisdom teeth. One of them is infected and needs to extracted. My dentist is giving me a few choices. I can remove all of them at the same time. Though he warned me that one of them is by a nerve, which holds some risks. He did say low risk but […]
Read More...My dentist said that I have a tooth needing a root canal treatment. But, the tooth doesn’t hurt me. Because of that, can I put off getting the root canal treatment? If so, how long? Avril Dear Avril, If your tooth does not hurt and hasn’t for a while, you may be safe to put […]
Read More...I’ve had ten dental crowns for about 15 years. One of the them has always had a slight defect. I could not tell at the time, but my dentist pointed it out to me. Now, though, it has changed. I can see it and feel a slight horizontal crack in it. Does this mean I […]
Read More...I had a tooth that appeared to get infected. I went to see a dentist and he prescribed me Keflex. I’ve taken it diligently. Things were going fine and the tooth was improving. A day or so before I ran out of the pills, the tooth started hurting a little again. Now I am completely […]
Read More...I’ll be the first to admit that my teeth are a mess. I’ve gone through a series as disasters that have both damaged my teeth and kept me from the dentist to do anything about it. I got cancer…twice. I lost my job because of how many days I missed because of said cancer. I […]
Read More...I need some advice. I have a tooth ache and need to leave town for a family vacation. Can I just take some antibiotics with me on the trip and get treated when I get back? We leave in a few days for three weeks. I don’t want to mess up the kid’s fun. Olivia […]
Read More...I have an issue I need some advice on. A while ago a broke a back tooth. It isn’t the wisdom tooth, but the one directly before it. I think it may have gotten infected. I have a lot of pain and now my jaw is a bit swollen. It hurts all the way up […]
Read More...My lower right wisdom tooth cracked some time ago. Pieces had been falling out for a while but I haven’t had money for a while, so I just let it happen. Now the tooth is super sensitive on the inside. I’m still broke. Will the tooth eventually just fall out? I don’t know what to […]
Read More...I have a split tooth with a vertical fracture. It is an upper front tooth (#4). The tooth is otherwise completely healthy but when I went to see my dentist he said there was no possible way to save the tooth. Instead, I would need to extract it and get bone grafting and a dental […]
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