I need temporary relief for my tooth?
I've got a bad tooth and part of it has chipped off today :( It's not painful unless I close my jaws all the way, so I've been avoiding to do that). I'm asking around for a reasonable price to have it removed soon, because I don't have insurance.
My question is, what can I do right now, to slow down the process of the erosion and pain (that is soon to come unless I get to the dentist quick). At the moment, I'm using grapefruit extract diluted into 3oz of water and gargle on it twice a day. I think it helps a bit, and I've been taking vitamic C too. What else can I do or eat at this point?
DIY smiley piercing? A little advice?
Before anyone starts bashing me , I know what I am doing . The needle is/will be sterilized with a flame , then put in alcohol .
Anyway I have a few questions? -- I only plan to wear the smiley for a few days , because I know it can cause gum erosion and how it will probably reject. So i just wanted to have some fun with it.
- Can you compare the pain to anything? // If you have yours done?
- Does it matter exactly where the piercing is put on the piece of skin/gum material? ( i dont remember the word )
- Is it hard to get the needle through?
- I smoke , Does the smoke bother it .
- I also brush my teeth , lol . Does toothpaste bother it?
Just pierced it witha saftey pin , Sterilized.
It didnt hurt at all .and I have low pain tolerence.
Will your teeth break?
Gosh, I'm so obsessed with my teeth. I think I have severe enamel erosion, and i have a small black dot on that tooth. On another tooth that I think has severe enamel erosion, I have a bigger cavity. Will my teeth break if they are drilled and filled? Or are there any other solutions?
i have a tooth with gumline erosion?
i have a tooth with erosion all along the gumline bottom of the enamel ,,,,can a dentist fill it in with composites or? i dont want a cap because my problems with receding gums and dont have any insurance to deal with the expense of capping or will he agree to pull it if i request it...it is the 2nd molar in back
Chewing gum after carbonated drinks?
Well i've been trying to get into a good dental routine for my teeth, aside from brushing twice a day and using mouthwash the biggest issue i'm having is the problems caused by soft drinks, in my case it's Coke. Having been on the stuff for years i've developed quite an addiction to caffeine and my dentist recommended that I start by switching to Diet Coke (or Coke Zero, same thing really).
So even though i've greatly reduced my daily sugar intake there still lies the issue of acid erosion, i've researched a multitude of ways to work around this with rinsing after drinking being a common favourite.
However, my taste buds are douchebags and as a result i'm not a big fan of water, so instead I came across another method which is chewing sugarless gum.
So my question is how effective is chewing gum after drinking acidic drinks/food?
Apart from regular brushing, what else can I do to keep my tooth enamel strong?
I am paranoid about the enamel on my teeth slowly decaying from acid erosion, sugary and and starchy substances. I know regular brushing obviously helps to combat this, but is there anything else that can be done to keep the enamel on my teeth strong, any particular toothpastes that are formulated to do this?
Woooooa how did this happen?
Before I had a few transparent teeth from acid erosion, but I've been using listerine total care and a few days later my transparency is gone. How did that happen??
Should i really be that self conscious about my teeth? Do people really notice them or only if they're bad?
I neglected my teeth a lot when i was younger but I've started taking care of them again by brushing twice a day.
I'm only 17 and i have really yellow teeth which is one of the main things i'm worried about because I'm young and my teeth aren't white like everybody else i know, and i drink a lot of fizzy pop so i've had acid /enamel erosion but now i use a straw when i drink. Would people notice this and really care?
Also, my two top teeth are really and i mean REALLY rotated and i have quite an overbite i think thats from sucking my thumb and i don't know if braces would be able to fix this or not, i really hope so though but if not do you think people would really care about them being like that?
My parents never took me to the dentist when i was younger so i guess i blame them for never wanting me to go so it was up to me to start going now.
So do people really notice your teeth when you speak to them and do they really care or do they only really notice them if they're really bad like mine because i'm really self conscious so i don't speak much and i prefer to cover my mouth but i don't want to be like that but i'm scared of what people will think of my teeth being in the state they are. I really do want to get them fixed as much as i can as soon as i can but i don't know for sure i could so if not what would people think.
If i met someone who i haven't spoken to before and i started talking and they wouldn't expect my teeth to be like that so i'm really worried about it and what they'd think of me because they'd expect me to open my mouth and have white, straight, healthy teeth and i don't.
So when i speak to someone who I've never spoken to before would the best thing to do be to explain to them about how i feel about my teeth or should i only do that if they actually comment on them because i think if i explained it would make me feel better and less worried and self conscious about speaking to the person then??
Do i really need to be this self conscious and worried? I can't have the worst teeth ever,can i?
I want people to like me for the kind of person i am and not judge me for my teeth.
They look white on the photos but in real life are REALLY yellow:
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(I know I've wrote a lot but i needed to explain in as much detail as possible about my teeth and how i feel about them with how they are now)
(Please try and answer everything if you can and be honest!)
how to fill cavities without the dentist?
I have a small hole in my front tooth, i think its called tooth decay or erosion or sumthin, i need to know how to make my tooth grow back if that is possible. Is it possible to grow back lost parts of your tooth?
How do I convince my boyfriend to get his teeth done?
I love him to death and it doesn't bug me how they look. I've had similar issues but to a lesser degree. I'm just concerned about his health.
They are crooked to the point he can't ever floss.
Half of every molar is gone to erosion.
I know that bad teeth can cause some serious health issues. He says he doesn't do it because he has no health insurance. I know he can get some cheep or just plain save up but he wont. Maybe he thinks hes invincible or just doesn't plan on living more than ten more years??
What do?
And holding out wont work. I'd be the one to give in.