Dental - October 2007

2007-10-14 06:20:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-14 05:22:21 · 1 answers · asked by Nova Jayne R 1

i think i have a dieing tooth/abscess and my gum swells every once in awhile and drains puss, i cant afford to go to a dentist so i have to just deal with it, is this life threatening or anything like that?

2007-10-14 05:12:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

and what kind of tooth brush (name or type) and best time to brush =]

and wat are some bad ways

2007-10-14 02:26:43 · 12 answers · asked by Christian G 2

I had the tooth out on weds, and i was ok for the first couple of days, the pain wasn't that bad, just very slight if i caught that side of my face. But it's slowly been getting worse, so that now its all of the time i'm in pain. I don't know if it's me being paranoid and i'm just not giving it a chance, but i'm also been having a nasty taste come from that side of my mouth when i swallow sometimes. I've had one out before and i don't remember it being like this, but this time i had to have stitches. Shall i go back to the dentist tomorrow or am i wasting their time? And if I should what are they likely to do?

2007-10-13 23:55:01 · 13 answers · asked by Kat 1

You should atleast be cleaning your teeth twice a day, once in the morning, once just before you go to bed at night. So how often do you clean your teeth? You may not notice any effect of not cleaning your teeth now, but in the long run, it will slowly start to take effect and become noticeable.

2007-10-13 23:05:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I took my 15 yo to the dentist. It wasn't a dentist we've been to, but they could see her quickly & they provided all services.

They said she needed 3 root canals. My daughter said that she's never had any pain where she needs 1 of them, they said it's normal. They said that they can't do her root canals there (even though their ad says they do them) & would refer us to another office (which would eat up the insurance $).

After that we were to schedule another visit with their office for the crowns & fillings, but their financial guy wanted me to set up an account and pay the 2500+ now. I questioned why I was paying for services before they were even scheduled. I was asked if that was a probIem. I said that I work in a hospital and we don't do it that way. I was asked if I thought I was being ripped off, & I said yes a little. He stood up and said we were done, there was nothing further to say. And then he wouldn't give me a copy of what they were going to bill the insurance.

2007-10-13 18:36:50 · 6 answers · asked by virtuouskelly 3

I'm just curious about about your experiences w/ an extra headlight while using loops for dental procedures. Here's a link of what I am talking about.
http://www.designsforvision.com/DentHtml/DentLite.htm

The lamp costs $540 and I'm debating on I should get it or not. Thanks

2007-10-13 18:07:25 · 3 answers · asked by I<3teeth 2

well im 13 and have to either get a tooth pulled or root canal but its up to my mom and shes making me get a root canal she says if you can save the tooth save it i want to know what would be better and how long does each process take?

2007-10-13 17:43:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, my front adult teeth are a little wiggly... Like if I put them on top of the bottom ones, and put my finger over them, and push down I can feel them move a bit... I'm 13, and I'm pretty sure that it's not from an injury... I told my mom and she said she'll call the Orthodontist. (I have no idea why she's going to call him, I don't have spacers or braces...) Anyways, I have an overbite and my front teeth don't touch the lower front ones... My gums are a little bit red, but barely... Like a bit darker than a light pink. I first noticed the wiggliness around a few months after the teeth first grew in when I was like 6. Can somebody tell me if this is normal, or not, and what I should do.

By the way, I do brush and floss daily. I didn't do so well on that for awhile, but I went to the dentist in August, and she didn't take x-rays, and didn't say my teeth were unheathly... I do brush twice a day and try (nearly every day.) to floss every day.

2007-10-13 17:25:13 · 11 answers · asked by WAT 2

I had 11 upper teeth prepared for crowns, and I was able to look at the teeth with a mirror before the temporary crowns were put on, and they looked like they had been grinded down way too much. Some of the teeth looked like only 1/4 of the tooth was still there. Does this seem like too much, or is this necessary in some cases? I also am having teeth pain which I believe was caused by the crown preps as I had no pain before the preparation. I went in yesterday and got all the permanent crowns put on. I told the dentist of the pain, and she said it was probably because temporaries are not completely sealed and food may be getting in there and agrevating those teeth, and the pain should go away once the permanent crowns are put on because they are completely sealed. The pain has gone down a little but is still there and am having to take ibuprofen to not feel it. I think it is from the preparation for the crowns. Any opinions?

2007-10-13 17:09:29 · 8 answers · asked by Cup-O-Noodles 1

My 6 year old daughter's front top baby tooth has been loose, then tighten back up, then loose again for the past two months. Just yesterday, I noticed it changing to a bluish/purplish color. My husband thinks it is the berry juice that she drinks staining it, but I'm not sure. Why would the berry juice that she has been drinking for quite a while suddenly be the culprit? There has been no injury to the tooth that we are aware of. It’s just time for her adult tooth to be pushing threw the gum soon. That said, the enamel on the tooth never formed correctly, so it had to be filled a few times in the past couple of years. It was last filled almost a year ago. I don't know if that has any impact on this situation. The tooth is loose, but not quite loose enough to come out. Has anybody seen this before? I'll be calling the dentist Monday, but I want some insight from others who might have had a similar experience.

2007-10-13 17:07:34 · 6 answers · asked by Nicole M 2

2007-10-13 16:22:13 · 2 answers · asked by nanoucliff 1

Im 15 and im getting metal braces do they do they feel weird in your mouth and how do they getput on in your mouth

2007-10-13 15:22:22 · 29 answers · asked by The great king 1

How much does it cost? I have an unfinished root canal which has caused it. Please help. I have no insurance.

2007-10-13 15:20:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-13 12:56:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have come to the realization my teeth must go. Doc says they are the primary cause of my ear infections.
I cant afford dentures. I know Im going to look ridiculous but I dont have a choice. How will I eat?

2007-10-13 04:35:51 · 10 answers · asked by eddie9551 5

On a scale of 1-10 how is the pain? Do you have any words for me that can make me stop worrying about the pain?

Thanks and god bless

2007-10-13 04:19:12 · 11 answers · asked by Kishor 2

2007-10-13 02:42:09 · 2 answers · asked by gijoe812002 1

2007-10-12 15:00:55 · 1 answers · asked by dhorand26 1

Semi-long story. I had a filling done on a molar in Sept 06. In Feb 07 the dentist said they should have done a crown instead so we scheduled to have the crown done in March 07 and they credited me for the filling. Now the same dentist is telling me the crown is bad and has to be redone (it has an overhang or something like that). I asked if I would be charged since it has only been 7 months and they said they couldn't tell me until after they remove the old crown. Can they charge me when it's only been half a year since they did the original crown? I dont want this to become a cycle of having the same tooth redone every six months and being charged $500 every time.

2007-10-12 13:05:25 · 7 answers · asked by mark g 2

I saw a tv ad that claims that acidity caused by food intake in conjunction with tooth brushing removes enamel. My question is how can baking soda be used to neutralize the acid and protect enamel.

2007-10-12 13:03:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any country is an option, looking for safe quality work

2007-10-12 12:54:42 · 13 answers · asked by johnny w 1

I have never had those pretty white teeth like some girls do...
I was wondering if you guys knew any ways to do it quick and easy @ home...
or if you know what the results are for dentist whitening

2007-10-12 12:20:13 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had two teeth taken out today at 4:00 P.M., and my dentist injected four doses of novocaine...does it wear off in one day? I'm playing the trombone tomorrow in my school band and I need it to wear off!!!!! I can't even play now that my mouth is numb!

2007-10-12 11:27:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

My insurance just ended in July 07. Now I need to get my wisdom teeth pulled out. But I'm a college student who doesn't have much money. Most insurance places make you pay for 6 months and then you can get oral surgery to pull out wisdom teeth. Do you know any insurance that lets you get the surgery right away if you sign up? Please help me =) Thank you

2007-10-12 11:19:10 · 3 answers · asked by tracy t 1

I see patients on a daily basis, who are mad at my dentist or at the office in general, for things that we warned them about from the beginning. It doesn't seem to matter if it is an actual procedure, such as warning them that a cavity is very deep and might need a root canal in the near future, and then having them get mad at us because they did in fact end up having pain and needing a rootcanal, or if it is a patient who was told that we are out of network, and can't control what their dental insurance pays, who gets mad at getting a bill.

We can say "You were told that up front." but they still don't seem to want to accept that they were in fact warned of the possibility of a tooth needing addtional work, or being warned that their insurance might not pay what we anticipated and they might get a bill. Somehow, it always turns out to be our fault, never theirs.

2007-10-12 09:51:38 · 8 answers · asked by Pink Cowgirl 4

2007-10-12 09:31:25 · 7 answers · asked by gina 1

so i have to get a few cavities filled in a couple days and i'm afraid i won't be able to keep my mouth open. i'm sure i can. its jus i'm afraid i'' jus shut by mistake you kno. or will the numbness make it easier.

2007-10-12 09:10:41 · 4 answers · asked by Nevaeh C 1

so i have to get a few cavities filled, and i kno i am going to need to have a shot. what does it feel like. i'm kind of nervous. i'm not afraid of needles. i;ve jus never had one in my mouth. and their in my back teeth (the cavities). and usually how many shots do they give.

2007-10-12 09:07:52 · 9 answers · asked by Nevaeh C 1