Dental - January 2007

2007-01-01 03:48:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do it unconsciously and it is hurting and causing jaw troubles and headaches...

2007-01-01 03:41:50 · 8 answers · asked by luvbugz87 3

11 year old son -

Having, 2 adult teeth & 1 baby tooth removed. For braces.

Will it hurt him ? He want's me to stay with him - can i ?

Haven't told him about Injections - as he hates them. What do i say about them ?

please help me.

2007-01-01 03:31:06 · 15 answers · asked by rebecca f 1

I've recently had a lot of work done on my teeth after not seeing a dentist for 10 years - big mistake as I learned! I ended up having cavities in practically all my teeth of varying severity. I had to have one extracted and a couple of root canals, and I'm still in the process of having a LOT of fillings done - it's taking a long time because I'm a bit of a baby and can only get them done one or two at a time.

Anyway, I just wondered, how can you tell whether a tooth needs a filling or a root canal without x-rays? I mean obviously a dentist can tell, but what are the symptoms that would indicate a tooth needed to be extracted, needed a root canal or could be fixed just with a filling? Also, I have one tooth which doesn't need a root canal, but the dentist says will need a crown - I thought you only needed crowns on root canalled teeth? Can anyone give me an "idiot's guide" please?!

2007-01-01 03:25:03 · 4 answers · asked by Jen 5

i haven't flossed everyday..pretty much ever. i just stuck to brushing basically my whole life, and i'm 20 now, i just took up flossing once a day about a few months ago, because i had a few cavities i could've prevented. the problem is when i floss the top row grinders, i don't know how far i'm suppose to go in with the floss, and it tends to hurt a bit when i try to floss them. the top row seems to hurt after i floss and i instinctively press my tongue against my teeth or want to press my finger against my gums, but this might be that i'm so not used to flossing and i just started months ago.

are you suppose to go into the gums at all or simply UP to the gum line?
i do floss by pressing the floss against each tooth not against the gums.

2007-01-01 02:10:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want to make my teeth a little whiter, get rid of the little bit of coffee stains and what not, but i don't want to get them whitened as i heard that the long term damage is still not sure. any ideas? home remedies maybe?

2007-01-01 02:02:48 · 14 answers · asked by Angel R 2

2007-01-01 01:10:11 · 7 answers · asked by Heartache 2