Dental - August 2007

i am 12 years old and i dont exactly brush my teeth 2 or 3 times a day. i dont floss or use mouthwash either. i noticed though, that my gums are bleeding above one of my teeth. all my friends notice it when i smile. they said it could be gingivitus.

1. do i have it, or is it something else?
2. if i do have it, how do iget rid of it?
3. are my teeth gonna fall out if i dont do something quickly?
4. is there a website you know of that can give me this type of info?
5. is it common for kids my age to have gingivitus?

thank you sooooo much! im scared to ask my parents this because they might get mad at me and never let me have soda or candy again!

by the way...
to help this i will brush 3 times a day nd floss twice and use mouthwash twice.
i will not eat so much sugar, and if i do i will brush afterwards
please tell me if there is anything else i need to do!

THANK YOU SOOOOP MUCH!!!!

2007-08-20 18:12:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

she has a history of thrush and is 3mos old

2007-08-20 18:01:40 · 6 answers · asked by T 1

I tried Crest whitening, the affect was very powerful, I can feel it's corrosive, it actually hurts my finger when I tried to put into my mouth, it did whiten a few shades, but my teeth hurts like I was zaped by jolts of electric currents. Is there anything I can do to desensitize it, would it be less sensitive if I let my dentist bleach them?

2007-08-20 15:09:23 · 4 answers · asked by 結縁 Heemei 5

The other day my 4 year old drew a picture of my with YELLOW TEETH! I don't smoke or drink coffe and I've brushed twice a day all of my life. What is a cost effective way to truly make my teeth look white again?

2007-08-20 13:58:44 · 9 answers · asked by FREAK OF NATURE 2

you see...yesterday at around 10:00 @ night i was brushing my teeth. First i rinsed my mouth with CREST whitening mouthwash. Then after that, i noticed something really gross on my tongue. It looked like this yellowish/greenish fungus on the middle of my tongue. It kinda reminded me of like dog fur on top of my tongue. i tried scraped it off with my tongue scraper and brushing it with my toothbrush.
My mom thought it was like a reaction from the mouthwash.

But today, it was still there. Sometime in the afternoon, i tried to scrape it off again, and it got a little bit of it off. But it kinda looked like little tiny peices of my tongue came off. and I don't know how to get rid of this or what it is. I mean i brush my teeth reguraly and I'm really worried and it looks really discusting.

I wanted to see if any of ya'll are dentists or doctors and can tell me why my tongue suddenly did this, what this "fungus" is and how will i get it off. Please HELP ME!!!

thanx (in advance)

2007-08-20 13:30:17 · 4 answers · asked by ♥Computer Geek♥ 3

or can some kind person in the U.S of A send me some please. and do they work?

2007-08-20 12:10:46 · 6 answers · asked by ~☆ Petit ♥ Chou ☆~ 7

I had a cavity filled about 5 hours ago. It was my first cavity. My tooth really hurts where they filled it. It stings and feels like it is throbing. Is this normal? How long does it take to go away?

2007-08-20 09:40:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am having one wisdom tooth pulled sometime in the next couple of weeks. It is an upper tooth. (I am 35 years old.)The tooth is not impacted. It is broken and has decay. I will be awake during the procedure, with just novocaine to numb the area. The oral surgeon and his assistant said I will not feel pain but I will feel up to about 20 pounds of pressure. This sounds extremely scary to me. Also, he gave me a prescription for Halcion, which he wants me to take before the extraction. I am also nervous about that, as I am very senstitive to medication, but he said all it will do is relax me and that it will also relax my jaw which will make it easier and faster for him to extract the tooth. I want it to be as easy and fast as possible so I am planning on taking the Halcion before my appointment. Has anyone had any experience? I am curious about reactions to Halcion and what to expect to feel when I take it, and about the pain and/or pressure I may feel during the extraction. Thanks!

2007-08-20 09:13:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I moved to Chicago recently and was in need of a dentist. I did not know anybody to ask for recommendations, so I searched on the internet and found one who had good reviews. When I went to the office, they kept me waiting for an hour!! I was shocked to know that they were charging $265 for a simple bite adjustment. The receptoinist asked me to pay the bill immediately after the treatment. I advised her to wait till she hears from my insurance.
Later on I got a recommendation from a colleague and found a good dentist, he charged me $48 for the bite adjustment(yes, I needed another one). My insurance has paid the crook $50, out of $265, now he is sending me bills for the remaining $215. What should I do? I do not want my credit history affected by this. But I also dont want to pay such a high price for the substandard treatment.

2007-08-20 07:53:39 · 5 answers · asked by sam 1

I recieved news this morning that said that I needed to have six baby teeth pulled in order to get braces. I have an extreme fear of dentists and am terrified. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to be more relaxed about this>?

2007-08-20 07:16:02 · 4 answers · asked by xoxojuicy94 2

I don't understand this. I've seen people under 30 with teeth rotted up to the gumline. I know a guy who's 35, only a couple teeth left. He says it's due to hereditary gum disease. Could this be true? Or is it most likely due to drugs? Could any other drugs other than crystal meth cause this problem?

2007-08-20 07:11:00 · 12 answers · asked by ? 3

I've had braces for 6 months now, and the back wire on my bottom teeth came lose, is there a way I can fix this by myself?
My orth. is closed today and I cannot get a hold of her. I'mnot sure if the dentist will do it either. The wax cannot fit back there as the sire is underneath the tube where the wire should be. I checked my sheet and it said sdomething about the Tube wire, but thats not the one, this is at the very back of my muth with the wire out of that little hole. Is this possible for me to do it myself or my dentist seeing as the orth. is closed today? If so, how?

2007-08-20 07:00:22 · 2 answers · asked by Devin 1

want to run into the same problem. I would love to hear from dental hygienist about how interesting or not interesting your job is. Thank you

2007-08-20 06:10:12 · 3 answers · asked by **** 1

2007-08-20 05:59:05 · 1 answers · asked by mimi 1

Right now my molar(s) (Dont know yet) are coming in and my dentist told me that she would not pull them because they will push all of my teeth into perfect order...Right now there is a few gaps between some teeth, but is it true that if my molars come in, my top teeth will become straight?

2007-08-20 05:57:31 · 5 answers · asked by Nick S 1

I woke up about a week ago and found a small bubble on my gum after I brushed my teeth. I could push on it with my finger. It was soft. It deflated kind of over a week and now its just a soft gum patch but it swells sometimes. It doesn't hurt at all. I'm thirteen and I have braces. I think it might be a cyst? Are those common on the gum? Thankyou. Serious answers only please.

2007-08-20 05:45:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

after i got my braces off, i was given a top retainer, and a permanent bottom one that goes behind the front teeth, im worried that my other bottom teeth will shift around?

2007-08-20 05:00:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am asking this, becasue my husband needs to be done but i want to know if my denatl insurance covers it but i have no idea what this is called..help!

2007-08-20 03:40:54 · 6 answers · asked by cardosita 2

I get a gap in my top front teeth about 1 millimeter. How much it cost??

2007-08-19 16:39:15 · 7 answers · asked by eppagala 2

ive had my braces on about a year and now have elastics to correct my overbite. there is about a 1cm gap when i bite on my back teeth, does any1 no roughly how long it will take to move with the elastics.

2007-08-19 16:32:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

my gums are really bad infected , alot of my teeth have been hurting for 2 weeks, one tooth has moved and i cant close my teeth together because it hurts really bad i have about 4 loose teeth i've been brushing and useing mouthwash to try to get rid of the infection i've even tried peroxide and also clorox mixed with water to rinse my mouth with . it will be a couple more weeks before i'll be finacially able to see a dentist to check into getting all my teeth pulled so i can get dentures i've been using 4 tylenol pm and 4 ibuprofen at night and oragel too but nothing seems to work to stop the pain and during the day it's oragel and ibuprofen 4 times a day it's so bad i couldnt eat tonight and the infection is making me very nausus even with oragel and ibuprofen the pain is so bad i feel like i'm going to faint the emergency room wont do nothing for it they just said go see a dentist but i cant for about 2 more weeks please help it's so agonizing

2007-08-19 16:28:10 · 6 answers · asked by sassy 3

I live in CA and I was wondering if I should go to a trade school and become a licensed dental assistant but I'm not sure if it's worth it... anybody know anything about the job? I really want to be a dental hygeinist but I'm getting too old and I work full time. The dental assisting program is only 8 months. Any advice is very appreciated =)

2007-08-19 16:25:16 · 9 answers · asked by grace 2

My seven year old has only lost her 2 bottom teeth right in the front and they are coming in crooked. Can they start any kind of treatment for her to help her adult teeth come in right or do they have to wait untill she loses all her baby teeth?

2007-08-19 16:08:30 · 3 answers · asked by Lil lady 4

a friend of mine insists that it happens every time that a tooth is pulled.
any links or sources might be helpful

2007-08-19 15:44:27 · 5 answers · asked by karl k 6

I had my wisdom teeth removed last Wednesday, and now I have a large swollen area where the bottom right tooth was removed. The lump has been here for three days and I've been rinsing with warm salt water and putting warm compresses on it but it isn't helping any. Also my lower left wisdom tooth's stitches came out and now there is a hole there. This really worries me because I'm still in a lot of pain and have three pills left. Anyone know any other remedies for relief or what is going on?

2007-08-19 15:38:57 · 4 answers · asked by Mundo 2

ok... i had a really nasty gap in my front two teeth but i got braces and it closed it up.. and the orthodontist said i should get some surgery where they cut nerves or something between the 2 teeth so the gap wont open again.. i think its called a frennectomy or something? it starts with "fren..."

but ANYWAY... if u know what im talking about, i was wondering, how do they "cut the nerves"?

do they do it with novicane or do they put u out for it?

is it an out-patient thing or do u stay for a couple days?

one more thing lol... does it hurt after its done or not?

thankss

2007-08-19 15:32:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have an abscessed tooth and I'm going to make an appointment for a dentist tomorrow. I went to the ER and got some antibiotics and pain pills. I'm wondering what to expect from the dentist. My tooth is pretty decayed so I'm thinking I'll get either a root canal or an extraction. Which one hurts less? My mom says an extraction hurts less. Does it?

2007-08-19 15:16:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son is 4, and has been to the dentist once, about 2 yrs ago. I think its time for him to go again, i want to start getting him in the routine of going every 6 months, but theres a problem. My son tends to be very nervous and shy around new people, and is timid with anything new or new situations. The first dentist i took him to i was able to go back with him, and everything was fine. But we have since moved and none of the dentists in my area allow the parent back with the child. I am uncomfortable with this for many reasons...for 1 i know my childs personality and that would extremely upset him. Also, i dont know who these people are taking my child into some private room...im not very trusting with strangers being alone with my child when i havent even met them, doctor, dentist, whatever...i certainly wouldnt allow my son to go into the Dr exam room alone at age 4, so why should i let him at the dentist? How do i approach this and handle this?

2007-08-19 15:05:27 · 10 answers · asked by Jessica 3

So I just started wearing my old retainers again like the dentist said and i know for the first few weeks my teeth are going to hurt like HELL. I was wondering if Tylenol would help ease the pain.. and if it's OKAY to take one everyday for a week or so.

2007-08-19 15:03:52 · 9 answers · asked by Logitech 2

She has crowns and bridges that are about 15 years old and they too need to be replaced. Instead of doing this and most likely ending up with dentures in a few years she is considering getting them done sooner rather than later. How annoying are dentures? How embarassing are they? Can everyone tell that you have false teeth or have they improved over the years and she will be making the best decision to see a qualified dentist that can work her up for this solution to the multiple problems she has. She is a young looking 50 year old and her teeth have kept her from smiling all of her life.

2007-08-19 15:02:15 · 3 answers · asked by justclicktherubyslippers 5