Is there a serious problem with my tooth?
Ok, I usually have sensitive teeth. And when I change my toothpaste, toothbrush and mouth wash I get rid of it. Last night I had something hard to chew and then I felt that my back molar was sensitive to touch. It's filled and looks ok. Just a little point in the inside was sensitive to pressure. Not hurt bad, a mild pain. I changed my toothpaste and now, it sometimes is sensitive to touch and sometimes not. Is it a cracked tooth syndrome?
Help with gingivitis/cavity!!?
Hi, I've been in a bit of discomfort lately and have no money to go to a dentist. I haven't brushed as often as I have been. So after I've been in discomfort, I've been brushing and flossing like a tooth-nazi.
I've been doing this for a few days and for the most part, the bleeding has stopped. However, there's an ache on the molar on the farthest left of my jaw. I'm doing all I can but I can't tell if it's getting better, worse, or if it's still the same.
Any tips to ease my woes? It's on the final tooth on the left side of my jaw. And the gum is pretty tender.
Hi, I've been in a bit of discomfort lately and have no money to go to a dentist. I haven't brushed as often as I have been. So after I've been in discomfort, I've been brushing and flossing like a tooth-nazi.
I've been doing this for a few days and for the most part, the bleeding has stopped. However, there's an ache on the molar on the farthest left of my jaw. I'm doing all I can but I can't tell if it's getting better, worse, or if it's still the same.
Any tips to ease my woes? It's on the final tooth on the left side of my jaw. And the gum is pretty tender. I'm worried it might be a cavity, but I don't see any signs of a hole or anything
Could this be canker sores or herpes?
Last night I was with someone and I gave him oral. This morning I woke up to like a white, sore puffy line almost from the back of my molar to my front teeth. For the most part it's one sore but it breaks off to another smaller one. I've never ever had a cold sore my entire life. And I'm scared that this might be one.
Bulimia and dental hygiene: I need help!!?
Okay, I am going to tell you all my full story.
I was bulimic for about 8 months or so. I was normal weight, but I thought I was fat, so I turned to eating disorders. I was anorexic for the beginning few of those months, too. Because I was already small, I only lost about 15 pounds, but I was so proud. But I've been eating better and I haven't been vomiting for about a month and a half now. Yay!!! :) however, I did gain back all of the weight, but I don't really care, because this happened:
I skipped out on dentists appointments for about 2 years before I went to the dentist again about a month ago. At that appointment, he told me that I had 4 cavities! And I had never had a cavity before, so I knew it was because my enamel had softened. He told my mom that the erosion was due to some type of acid (which I know is stomach acid), so he didn't find out about the bulimia. My back molar is also chipped because the enamel softened so much. I have to get root canal and a crown on the chipped tooth, and I have to get all of the cavities filled, all together costing around 00 because of my bulimia. Totally not worth it! Now I'm going to a specialist who is going to give the root canal. Now, here are my questions.
- what do I do if my dentist/specialist asks if I have an eating disorder? I do NOT NOT NOT want to tell either of them, so what could I say that would be another probable cause for the cavities and tooth decay?
- I've been disorder free for a while now, but how long does it take for my body to start recovering and going back to norma,?
My mom went to a dentist to have her teeth cleaned. The next day one of her teeth got inflamed?
The dentist prescribed Tetracycline antibiotics and said that he would have to make a gum surgery. He wants to separate the gum from the tooth temporarily so that he could access the roots and the bone to remove plaque from it. My mom is 71. The last time she had a problem with the tooth was 30 years ago. That was the time when she had a crown installed on it. She never had a problem with the tooth. Never saw pus coming out of it. And now after having it cleaned it got inflamed. The X-rays test revealed that the tooth is ok. What the dentists says is that he just wants to remove plaque from the tooth below the gum. Is it really so necessary to do to my 71 years old mom? Is it dangerous for her health?
When the dentist was cleaning the tooth he accidentally damaged the gum. My mom felt pain and there was blood.
The tooth that got inflamed is a molar.
Could this be periodontitis or gingivitis?
Hey i haven't really looked after my teeth properly in about a year just brushing every now and again. Recently i realized this because a part of my gum at the canine was inflamed and swollen. I started brushing and flossing last week. At first it was really painful and a lot of bleeding all over but that has gone down now and so has the swollen gum. So i think my teeth are starting to get back in shape however there on some teeth the gum inst tight against the tooth which it should be? I can actually stick my fingernail into the pocket but it only feels like its about 1mm deep and this can be normal length for a pocket anyway? So my question is how do i know it has progressed to periodontitis? Can gingivitis cause gum to move away from tooth, even just a little bit like 1mm in my case? Thanks
EDIT: i can only stick my fingernail in the gum around the second molar
EDIT: i can only stick my fingernail in the gum around the second molar