Dental - August 2007

I ate very hot salty french fries a week ago and it burned and rubbed on the palate of my mouth to even where I had a blister. Now I have what appears to be a canker sore on the bony palate part next to my wisdom teeth (on the inside) and very swollen gums along the insides of my top teeth. It hurts to eat or brush my teeth or even to talk. I brush now a lot after every meal and use Listerine. I'm scared to floss though. How can I make this go away faster or at least not hurt?

2007-08-19 14:50:04 · 11 answers · asked by buscadora78 2

I have two cavity's on my left tooth, it's the one that is in the center on the left side. I'm 17 and these are the first cavity's i've ever gotten. I'm afraid that they'll put on one of those caps. I mean my dad said that they might just use some filling of something, but I'm not sure because i've never had this problem. Do you think they'll do a cap or just filling?

2007-08-19 11:55:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, if intelligent design is true, then it doesn't seem very intelligent to make people so sensitive in non-essential parts of their body, like their teeth and under their nails...and leave vital parts like their brain without sensation. Wouldn't it be more intelligent to give us teeth like sharks, that grow after the old ones fall out, rather than giving us only two sets?

And if evolution is true, how come we still only get two sets of teeth, and painful ones at that, after all those centuries of the survival of the fittest? What on earth is the evolutionary advantage conferred by toothache? I mean I can understand why your finger feels pain--so you won't leave it in the fire or whatever. But your teeth?

Maybe they're both wrong--the theists and the evolutionists-- and it was aliens who started the whole thing (ones with a perverted sense of humor perhaps...)

2007-08-19 08:22:24 · 23 answers · asked by 2kool4u 5

It's something about the enzymes have a protective bacterial coating for the teeth...

Of course, it's not recommended if you intend to be kissing someone soon after you retire...

2007-08-19 08:02:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tuesday I am having my bottom two wisdom teeth out. I am so stressed and I have school pictures on Thursday or Friday. Has anyone else had this dilemma? I need some solace!!

2007-08-19 06:50:28 · 8 answers · asked by La-La-Lola (: 2

2007-08-19 06:37:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello. For the paste few months, I've had a really hard time eating sugary sweet because of some of my back teeth. At first, I thought it was a cavity. A few month ago, I went to the dentist, and he mentioned nothing. He even too x-rays. Yesterday, I went to the dentist, and he discovered a cavity, on the OPPOSITE side that bothered me. My mother says I have a sensitivity to sugar... but I'm scared if it's just an invisible cavity! Could it be a sensitivity, or a cavity?

PS. When I eat sugar, it doesn't hurt, but it has this bothersome tingly feeling. This has been happening for almost a year.

2007-08-19 06:30:20 · 3 answers · asked by Mayu 1

I get so irritated when people answer questions that they have no clue about. Especially in medical/dental....hellooo....if you have no experience...why answer with wrong answers?

2007-08-19 05:56:08 · 16 answers · asked by Disco Duck 3

2007-08-19 04:08:47 · 3 answers · asked by bike_customizer 2

im 14 a have a gap between my teeth about the size of 1 toothpick and i dont like it. it looks kind of hillbillyish.i dont want braces either dose that invisalign stuff work and how much dose it cost.

2007-08-19 03:40:28 · 4 answers · asked by hockey123 1

I want my teeth to be white,
so, which works better or faster, baking soda or crest whitestrips?

2007-08-19 03:08:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-18 23:38:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I dont know what braces to get?
Please help?
Thanks

2007-08-18 22:00:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

a really BAD overbite??
AND WHAT DO U SUGGEST IF ONE
TOOTH IS LONGER THEN THE OTHER??

2007-08-18 20:23:29 · 1 answers · asked by Leila 1

2007-08-18 18:59:49 · 9 answers · asked by Samantha 5

its an infected cavity and she has to wait ages

2007-08-18 18:59:43 · 26 answers · asked by razawire 4

I have puffy gums and I'm currently using Colgate: Cavity Protection toothpaste

2007-08-18 16:10:24 · 7 answers · asked by ? 5

2007-08-18 15:47:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been on penicillin for about 2 days and it didn't seem to help and I called the dentist emergency line and the dentist prescriped another type of antibiotic because the penicillin didn't seem to help but either way the pain is still hanging around. I get the tooth extracted in about 5 days.

2007-08-18 15:06:31 · 3 answers · asked by Sharon B 1

2007-08-18 12:29:17 · 7 answers · asked by I LOVE WAYNE 1

Last time I was at the dentist (about 6 weeks ago) he said that I clench and grind my teeth a lot. I've started a new job in the past 3 weeks which is very stressful, and I've been waking up sometimes in the middle of the night, sometimes in the morning with really bad headaches and my whole face seems to hurt.

Is it possible that the increased stress of the new job is causing me to grind my teeth more at night, which is causing the headaches? If so, what should I do about it? Although my dentist mentioned that I clench/grind my teeth, he didn't give me any advice on stopping it.

2007-08-18 11:02:20 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't eat icecream much but today i ate some. it was pretty cold and although nothing serious happened. i put it in my mouth when it was too cold and i felt it in my teeth.

Is this bad? Does anything happen from this?
I'm not saying i chewed it. It was creamy soft icecream but it was cold .

2007-08-18 09:53:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 12 years old and here's the story.
When I was 5 the orthodontist started expanding my upper jaw, then stopped when I was about 6. I got a bottom expander a LONG time ago (3rd grade, I beleive) that I don't even notice anymore. I got top and bottom braces in the beginning of 4th grade, had them for about 6 months. Maybe thats when I got the expander. But then again, maybe it's a retainer. It's just a wire that loops around the back of me lower teeth, then connects in the back. You can't see it when i smile or anything. Well, yesterday, I was eating those little pretzel bite things from Pretzel On A Stick. I felt something hard and I thought it was the loose tooth that I had on my right side. However, I felt and it was still there, so i assumed it was a peice of salt. When my friend and I got to the gym. I was using my tounge to feel around my mouth for some reason. I felt a somewhat jagged adge and looked in the mirror. My tooth had a HUGE chip out of it, and a crack down

2007-08-18 09:41:23 · 4 answers · asked by emilyy:) 3

I know people who go through a can a day or people who have done it for years and nothings ever happened. Is it really that bad for you?

2007-08-18 09:21:50 · 11 answers · asked by sabbathrulz6655 1

Well you see Ive had this cavity for a while now (yes im a bad girl) and I have a dentist appointment but I want to know if my cavity is serious before I go.
So it bleads a little and it has a slight stench to it. There is no swelling or pain though. Unless if lets say A tiooth pick pokes inside the cavity, its pretty deep.
I know its gross but please help me!

And like i said before, I AM seeing a dentist.
Thanks!

2007-08-18 08:13:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was told last week that I need a root canal on one of my back teeth. What is a root canal? How long does it take? Just give me ur info! thanks!!

2007-08-18 07:51:07 · 4 answers · asked by alovell30523 1

i dont need the actual one, but something similar and cheaper would be nice

2007-08-18 06:23:59 · 6 answers · asked by b3nsonx 2

2007-08-18 05:31:29 · 7 answers · asked by tanisha r 1

Ive been with the dentist and had brases for years, my top teeth are futher out more and my bottom teeth are back, any exercies or anything besides braces will help this?

2007-08-18 05:29:07 · 7 answers · asked by scotland52x 1

2007-08-18 03:30:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous