Dental Health :: Filling Vs. Root Canal - If Tooth Doesn't Hurt
Can a temporary filling be replaced with a permanent filling without root canal when if the tooth does not hurt?
Is there a difference between a temporary filling and a permanent filling? My aunt said that her temporary filling lasted for more than three years without root canal. Can the temporary filling last or be replaced by a permanent filling instead of having a root canal ?
Dental Abscess After Root Canal Treatment
So I'm going to the Dentist Thursday, and I'm a little nervous. Back in September I had a root canal done and the tooth has turned into an abscess. I'm going to get it removed Thursday and I'm nervous.
View 1 RepliesDental Abscess After 4 Months Of Root Canal
I got a root canal done on #19. Got a crown and cap paid extra to get it in the same color. Now 4 months later I has a little pain so went to the dentist( I switched insurance so I had to switch dentist) for an X-ray. The lady looks at the X-ray and says we need to pull the tooth. I just got a root canal 4 months ago now it needs to be pulled! Didn't I get the root canal so something like this wouldn't happen??? I have no pain whatsoever now it is not sensitive to hot or cold and it does not hurt at all!? I know that an apricot or a re root canal can be done. My insurance will not cover a dental implant which will cost me $3500. I am still paying off the root canal md now it has to be pulled. Doesn't sound right. I have these X-rays in a odd if you would like to see them.
View 10 RepliesDental Abscess :: Below A Filled Root Canal
I have been suffering severe pain on the right hand side of my face/ jaw on and off since the end of December. At worst it’s totally debilitating can’t eat or sleep and can’t focus on anything. I have been to the dentist 3 times so far in mid January he prescribed amoxicillin which did very little. I was then waiting for an emergency appointment for 2 weeks when I finally got in for an ex-ray they weren’t able to read it for another week and a half as the x-ray machine had broke. I finally got in for another appointment last wednesday to get the results of my x-ray and start treatment. As I had expected and been telling my dentist I have an abscess below a root canal tooth, this tooth had always felt weird and sensitive and have been telling my dentist this for years. He told me he doesn’t think all the pain I have been experiencing is from this abscess as the nerve should be dead yet I feel it emanates from here although when its severe the whole side of my jaw is intensely throbbing top and bottom. Basically he has started to remove deep filled fillings on my back right molars and put in a new treatment that builds a layer of false tooth between the nerve and filling of a deeply filled tooth. He said he would ask me in a month if I would like to have the abscessed root canal re done or pulled. In the meantime I am still in acute pain that is stopping me sleeping at times. This can be better for a day or so and then come on more severe and debilitating again. I feel really drained and generally quite unwell as its been almost two months of suffering with this. I wanted to ask two questions. Has anyone got advice on whether I should pull or try and save the root canal tooth? Has anyone experienced the same thing? I have read some scary stuff about abscess potentially causing auto immune diseases (I already have ulcerative colitis which Is an AI disease) Also should I go see a second dentist as mine seems to be very slow and even after diagnosis he wants me to wait a month after already suffering for two months! I have managed to keep it at bay some of the time with garlic capsules, salt water and tea tree mouthwash, clove oil and lots of strong pain killers. I am now in the more intense agonising pain and even pain killers don’t help, I believe it is the abscess causing this agony I just feel really let down by my dentist and Im not sure what to do next... need some relief please help!
View 27 RepliesDental Abscess :: Dental Abscess - Antibiotics Or Root Canal?
Diagnosed by dentist yesterday as abscess. Put on antibiotics. Given choice...root canal treatment @ £850 (Cannot afford) or extraction. Is this really necessary...will the antibiotics not clear up problem.
View 1 RepliesPregnancy :: Common Yeast Infection
I'm two months pregnant and seem to be having symptoms of yeast of infections. Is this common for pregnant women? This is my first baby.
View 7 RepliesDental Abscess :: Tooth Extraction - Small Bit Of Root Left In My Gum
I had a small bit of root left in my gum so dentist did extraction today as an abscess showed up on x ray. I am keen to avoid antibiotics as they severely affect my other health issues. I can still feel the abscess ....will it start to come away naturally now the source of infection has gone ? How long will this take..I expected it to have gone once the tooth was removed.
View 5 RepliesDental Abscess :: Scalp, Ear And Jaw Pain - Infection After Removal?
So a week today (last thursday) i had a back wisdom tooth removed after it was hurting for a few days, the x-ray showed a small infection underneath.
I had it removed and then was told to do the 'warm water and salt' swill for a few days. 3 Days are removal i was getting a sensitive scalp, ear ache and a lot of jaw pain so i went and got some Amoxicillin from my local doctor. The ear ache, jaw pain and sensitive scalp have gone but the whole is huge and i can see yellow in it which is obviously the infection. I'm on day 4 of 7 for my antibiotics and it does look 'less angry' (pink as opposed to red) but can still see rubbish and the gum is still swollen.
Yesterday i also noticed the inside of my gum near the tooth has white lumps and my tongue was white and sore which i'm guessing is Thrush?
Dental Health :: Lump On Gum
For several years I have had a lump on the lower gum that appears, then if I poke with a needle it releases blood and disappears. It is right next to some teeth that catch food, I have to floss after every meal. It also seems as if the gum and cheek are joined there, rather than separate as on other side of mouth. Dentist said I should have hospital appointment but I don't think it is anything serious as has not changed over the years. It is annoying having to floss all the time but have to put up with it.
View 3 RepliesDental Health :: Filling And Cap?
Just came from an initial consultation. The dentist said I would need to have my cavity filled (left upper side, 4th tooth from the 2 front teeth), then come back in 3-4 months to get a "cap" in it? Can someone explain this to me? He said the cavity is touching the nerve, as well. Is this a root canal?
View 1 RepliesDental Health :: Do I Need To Worry About Dry Socket
I had a tooth extraction yesterday - approx 24 hrs earlier- I bit into something an no longer see my blood clot. Do I need to worry about "Dry Socket"
View 1 RepliesDental Health :: Gum Inflammation Around Tooth
I am 33-year old healthy woman with an extreme fear of the dentist. A few months ago, I had a horrible toothache that resulted in a root canal and crown. I have a temporary crown right now and go in for my permanent crown tomorrow. About a week ago, I started having some pain on the side that I have had a root canal on and have a temporary crown. My dentist was on vacation, but I was able to get in with another area dentist. He said he saw nothing wrong other than possibly cement or something stuck between my crown and gums. He removed whatever it was he saw. That was over a week ago. Yesterday, my gums on the inside of my teeth (not the cheek side) felt like I had burned the roof of my mouth. I tried to look with a mirror and the gums around the tooth in front of the crown look red. They are a tiny bit sore and seemed to get irritated if I eat anything salty of drink anything carbonated. I flossed and rinsed with mouthwash. I had my husband look and he said the gums are not swollen and there is no pimple like sore. He said the gums are just red. I am in complete freak-out mode. If I had an abscess, wouldn't things be getting worse instead of better?
View 1 RepliesDental Health :: Possible To Straighten Just One Tooth
My teeth aren't perfect... They're far from perfect. Grew up poor and family couldn't afford braces... Now that I'm older I still can't afford them..
Anyway my biggest insecurity is one of my front teeth.. I have a gap in my front teeth... The gap never bothered me.. But one of my front teeth has always bugged me.. this tooth tilts to the left about 15 degrees. It's flaws are noticeable... My smile would be 300x better if that tooth was just straight.
Is it possible to straighten the one tooth?
About how much will it cost?
Dental Health :: Bleeding After Filling
Has anyone ever had difficulty with gum healing following dental anesthesia with the 'wand'? Since it's so localized, the shots are many and they take a while. Twice out of several fillings over the past years this has happened to me, and last night the gum bled so much that I wondered how I will ever get it to heal. It was 8 days later and still very sore between the teeth, it looks better but still feels very raw.
Also my dentist acts as if he's never heard of anyone having this happen. I'm wondering if there's anything I can get from the drug store to soothe it and allow it to heal more quickly. That 'wand' is amazing for what it does but I'm not sure these after-effects are worth avoiding a few hours of a numb face!
I'm going to give it another week to hopefully heal before I call him back. I doubt there's much he can do anyway - it doesn't seem infected, just very beaten up.
Dental Health :: New Filling Just Broke Off
I just had a filling put into one of my front teeth and the next week the filling broke off I would like to give you more information about what happened. '' I went to my dentist last week to get a filling filled and when he got done he asked if I would like to see it, I did and I told him that it looked and felt rough and looked slightly yellow, he assured me that this would go away in a day or so, that was last Friday, this Wednesday it still looked yellow and rough and a piece broke off, I called my dentist and asked if there was anything he could do and he said that he could re-drill it out and replace it for 200 to 300 dollars''. I just wanted to know if this was normal or if I should try to find a new dentist?
View 2 RepliesDental Health :: Dentures Won't Fit - Gum Adjustment?
I had ALL my teeth extracted in 2 visits back in September. Due to having Diabetes and other health issues I had to wait 8-9 weeks before they would start my various appointments to fit me for dentures. So I finally picked them up last Thursday Dec 19th and the top fit perfect but the bottom were way tight so the dentists (shaved?) them down or whatever it is called and I tried 3 times (each time he would do a little more-finally he said; "Mrs. Green- you just need to take these home and work with them, your gums need to adjust to them, put them in every day for a hour or two and let them get accustomed to your mouth" He then rescheduled me to come back Jan 8th to see how I am doing!!!! Yesterday we had our Christmas get together and I tried and tried to put these damn things in--instead I went TOOTHLESS and felt like a total fool-- I am only 47 yo -- I am so tired of how I look and how I feel---- lease any advice or suggestions I do appreciate-thank you for listening!!-- I also have another concern- as I have not been wearing my dentures I am keeping them in water ( I change the water daily) in my denture container-will leaving them in water harm them in any way?
View 4 RepliesDental Health :: Causes For Grinding Teeth?
What causes someone to grind their teeth?
View 2 RepliesDental Health :: Mucus Smells Really Bad
So for the past day or two I have had this terrible smell/taste from my mucus. I'd have to describe it as sweet smelling but really disgusting at the same time. It comes at random times. It usually is worse after I blow my nose or something. After a while the smell/taste makes me feel sick. I've also had some bad pains underneath my cheek bones recently too. If really appreciate some input... I'm starting to get scared!
View 1 RepliesDental Health :: Wisdom Tooth At Age 48
At age 48 i had a root canal done my bottom right molar, with a filling. The filling never felt quite right even though the dentist tried to correct it. My bite changed and I began feeling the breakthrough of my first and only wisdom tooth on the top right side. Over the last several years(now age 51) these two things have caused my teeth to shift and i now have a gap in the front. is it appropriate to have the wisdom tooth removed(it have out) and get braces?
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