Dental - May 2007

What can I do. when i went to the dentist I had a cavity but it didn't even hurt, after she fixed i started feeling pain and I found out that I have a root canal on the same teeth that she fixed, she said something about "sensitive pulpatis", but what bothers me is that i didn;t even had pain before.What can I do?

2007-05-17 06:57:48 · 5 answers · asked by johnm 1

My best friend, who I've known ever since middle school, has developed some black things that are stuck to her teeth. it's not on all of her teeth, just some. I guess maybe it's a buildup of plaque? She has a reaaaally big smile that used to light up the room but now whenever she smiles, all i can think about is the black things. I told her to go to the dentist to get a cleaning/check up but she's not listening. I don't want to seem pushy but I'm worried about her!

I was just wondering how SERIOUS her condition is right now. Her gums are reddish and a bit swollen (is that called a gummy smile?) and her gums are receding. How much does it cost to fix this because I know she's struggling financially (we're all in college.)

I was thinking maybe i'll say that i'm going to go to a dentist for a cleaning and ask her to come along. That might seem too obvious though...

2007-05-17 05:52:00 · 5 answers · asked by xstarsunx 2

chloride bleach ... can its eat your guns and lips way

2007-05-17 05:31:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My teeth are very very yellow. I am embarassed to smile because of my yellow teeth. I am trying to save up $500 for a zoom whitening smile but for right now I don't have it. Are their any effective at home methods to getting your teeth while? Please tell me what they are and how long I will need to keep them up before I see any results. Thanks

2007-05-17 05:20:30 · 8 answers · asked by Cheryl J 2

Mines don't brush their teeth, and I find it nasty !

2007-05-17 03:47:04 · 12 answers · asked by ChristineC 4

2007-05-17 03:43:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

The dentist/oral surgeon wanted to do the operation at a hospital instead of his office. Everything went great untill I had to pay for it. I got stuck with the entire bill, because my dental insurance said "it was a medical proceadure" and my medical insurance said "it was a dental proceadure. What can I do to make these dead beat insurance anancys pay their part?

2007-05-17 01:35:17 · 11 answers · asked by The Rock & Roll Doctor 6

i had them out tuesday morning and the gums are stitched up. i haven't got hardly any pain and mum keeps teeling me to eat properly but i dont want to as im scared of infections or irritating the gums. thanks x

2007-05-16 23:49:03 · 7 answers · asked by BscHons 6

ok, my sister just got her expander today how do we use the hold key, I need to see how its done.

2007-05-16 19:12:51 · 1 answers · asked by mannie_1988 2

I had a tooth that was bothering me, when i chewed on it, thought
I would have to go to the dentist to get it pulled, but the tooth stopped bothering me, after about a month. did I get healed?

2007-05-16 19:09:30 · 5 answers · asked by Jay 2

I was wanting to know, where exactly does the dentist put the stitches after a wisdom extraction? Like, would he of put it deep in my holes?
My hole is open and at the very bottom i see a black thing, is that the stitches??

2007-05-16 18:52:34 · 3 answers · asked by wolvi2889 1

2007-05-16 18:51:16 · 7 answers · asked by khushbu t 1

Aspirin? Ibuprofen? Aleve?

2007-05-16 18:02:54 · 15 answers · asked by snuhbidubly 1

a friends daughter broke her front tooth and the dentist glued it back on but she is just nine, so will the live tooth outgrow the piece that was re-attached

2007-05-16 17:45:19 · 4 answers · asked by lyndell 1

i had 17 extracted 6 days ago, and now that my holes have opened up the gum around number 16 is detaching, and might i add its painfull!
Is this normal?

2007-05-16 17:32:14 · 3 answers · asked by wolvi2889 1

I have a horrible toothace and this tooth has been bothering me for a lonnng time. I went to the dentist a month or so ago, and he gace me a root canal, and now the same tooth hurts again. My real dentist was sick at the time and they let a temp do my tooth, i had 1 root canal(both with temp dentist) and when i went back to finish the 2nd one the temp dentist forgot what he was supposed to do and almost gave me a crown. It seems like my teeth have gotten worse since i saw that dumb temp dentist. can i sue him, because now the tooth he supposedly fixed that cost like $500 now is in the worst pain ive ever experienced. what do i do? i dont have money to go to a different dentist but im scared to go to my same one.

2007-05-16 16:24:08 · 7 answers · asked by cutiepiy 2

need help with money for surgery, medicare and medicaid will not cover any, i half to have them all pulled , do to cancer i had, i just cant afford it,

2007-05-16 16:17:51 · 2 answers · asked by armympmom1 2

what do you do if food gets stuck in your gums?

2007-05-16 16:09:52 · 4 answers · asked by Echos Myron 2

I got braces a week ago, I hate having to wear small rubberbands to bring my top tooth into place, Has anyone ever dealt with this before? Im going to have my brace for about 22-24 months, will i have to have wear the rubberbands for the full 2 years? i forgot to ask the dentist, Thanks for the Help!.

2007-05-16 13:58:04 · 9 answers · asked by Howard Stern 1

2007-05-16 13:39:12 · 6 answers · asked by Joshua I 1

My Dentist says I may have one and is refering me to oral surgeon. ANY INFO will help, there is not that much on the net.

2007-05-16 12:54:43 · 2 answers · asked by Regina 3

A nightguard from the dentist runs about $500...anybody have any experience with the cheap ones from like target. the difference is about $480...there has to be a drawback other than having a custom made guard.

2007-05-16 12:36:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've had braces and had a permanent lower retainer put in. Well the dentist removed it today and never scrapped the cement off of the back of my teeth. Anyone know of a way that I can get it off at home without having to go back to the dentist?

2007-05-16 11:45:39 · 5 answers · asked by Tate 2

My dentist just recommended it for my daughter. Her teeth are straight, with no gaps. The frenum connects just above her gum line.

2007-05-16 11:27:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had braces growing up and my teeth are pretty straight. However I've noticed my bottom teeth and one upper tooth seem to be trying to move back to how they were. It's pretty slight now, but I would like to correct it back before it gets any worse. Would Invisalign be my best option? What kind of money should I expect to pay?

2007-05-16 10:50:16 · 5 answers · asked by Jadalina 5

2007-05-16 10:46:59 · 15 answers · asked by ATLANTA FALCONS 2

my tonsils removed, would my voice sound different?
(my tonsils are kind of big... haha, when doctors look at them they're all surprised... so i'm thinking bigger than normal?)

help!

2007-05-16 10:41:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 28 yrs of age, and have strong white teeth. I have drank coffee (not in excess) for over 10yrs on and off. I brush/floss regularly, bite my nails, and constantly monitor my teeth. I have never had any problems with my teeth, with the exception of being a 5 yr old (decayed tooth that came out and regenerated healthy).

I have never been to the dentist..............Of corse I do overstand that I could pay for this. I have always wondered, even as a kid why All of my freinds or family members that went to the dentist ....all ended having to go back regularly, and have constant problems. I'm not pointing a conspiracy finger at dentist, but in my case.......what would you do?

If it aint broke, dont fix it maybe?....I dunno

2007-05-16 09:59:11 · 6 answers · asked by lleigh03 3

2007-05-16 09:25:01 · 3 answers · asked by cristina m 1

I had a tooth out last Friday (nightmare) the dentist started panicing as he couldn't get it out - I'd got an abscess he kept drilling - giving me more anaesthetic - drilling - pushing for over an hour. I was terrified enough without him saying how it wouldn't come and he'd have to try something else - he was sweating profusely, complaining his hand was hurting and getting bad tempered as the phone kept ringing. It was awful...if I thought I was dreading the experience before I got there, now I swear I can't go thru such a thing again. My face is badly bruised, but I've got toothache in the opposite side of my mouth and in my lower jaw...I've also got something sharp sticking out of my gum. He did tell me, he'd had to leave some root in, saying it would make its way out, perhaps taking a couple of years. I've lost faith in him as a dentist, but didn't know if I should go and see another one for a second opinion.
Do I need to go back regarding the sharp object and toothache though

2007-05-16 09:16:57 · 18 answers · asked by Agony Aunt 5