Dental - October 2007

is there any way other than having a dentist root around in your mouth to get rid of cavities???

2007-10-24 11:56:00 · 3 answers · asked by catsonahotinroof 2

2007-10-24 11:54:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have dry socket :(
The actual problem is due to having both bottom wisdom teeth surgically extracted 8 days ago. My dry socket is in the bottom right. My referred pain is in my left bottom back molar.

I am on Percocet 5/325 every 4 hours and they are NOOO help at all.

I know the answer is probably going to be that nothing is going to help until the dry socket heals. But please humor me and give me any advice you possibly can.

THIS SUCKS!

2007-10-24 11:39:10 · 2 answers · asked by ecstaticdevine 4

2007-10-24 11:17:04 · 26 answers · asked by JMC 3

2007-10-24 11:06:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just got about 8 fillings done at the dentist office last month. within the last week, every single one of them has fallen out. They were silver fillings. I haven't eaten any chewy candy since then to prevent cavities. What could have happened?

2007-10-24 09:15:54 · 13 answers · asked by Mitch P 1

right now i have braces and in about 6 months when i finally get them off (yay!!) im gettin my teeth whitened and also im gettin my gums pushed up
this is because when i smile you can see a little bit of my gums so i was thinkin about gettin somethin done
can anyone tell me the procedure and stuff?? does it hurt? cuz its not THAT necessary asnot much of my gums show at all really but if its not that sore or anything i might as well right??
HELP lol
xoxoxox

2007-10-24 08:37:33 · 5 answers · asked by ? 3

2007-10-24 07:44:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My tooth, as if any of you are reading this have seen my other post about my tooth, i have felt it today a lot while i was in school while i was bored, i felt what seems to be a crack, my tooth doesn't have any sensativity to the cold or hot foods, just when i bite down on it, when i don't bite down i don't feel pain, so when i eat or anything it causes some sort of pain, but not so much pain that i wanna just yank it out, so anyways i was thinking it could be a cracked tooth becuase i have felt what seemed to be a crack in it would i need a root canal done or could they just yank out the tooth? it's one of my very back teeth

2007-10-24 07:25:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had a tooth pulled yesterday, the first one I've had pulled that had an active infection in it. Took over an hour in the end, as had to keep getting more injections, but still hurt. In the end decided that as he had loosened it, would just go ahead and go for the quick hard pull. It's been very painful since the injectin wore off, and I can't feel much of a hole there, but there is a big lump next to it, (It was the last molar on one side of my jaw) He said that I wouldn't need antibiotics as the infection mainly came out with the tooth, and the rest would just drain from the cavity. He is now away until next week, so if I need help I'm going to have to see someone I don't know. After yeserday, I don't really want to go to a dentist ever again, (border line dental phobic).
How long should I just keep knocking back the pain killers, how soon should it feel better. With previous extractions I've always felt good the next day.

2007-10-24 06:28:16 · 9 answers · asked by Cowgirl 4

2007-10-24 05:14:53 · 14 answers · asked by cocoa 4

the smell of dope sometimes, I mean the real dope not the pills''

2007-10-24 05:03:07 · 3 answers · asked by bigturkeyme 6

2007-10-24 03:38:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

He acts like it hurts when I brush his teeth. I got him a battery powered spongebob toothbrush so it would get them cleaner in a shorter amt of time, but he acts like it's causing him pain.. any ideas?

2007-10-24 03:29:06 · 7 answers · asked by ... 1

i am doing this project on the affects of acids on teeth and i need oi know what i should expect because this is my first ime doing his project and i dont know what will happen.

2007-10-24 03:21:37 · 1 answers · asked by Jeny 1

went to the dentist and they said that my wisdoms were to healthy to pull, and now the pain is constant in my mouth I don't want to take pills all the time cause that seems to make the pain worse what do I do???? OUCH!!!!

2007-10-24 03:15:26 · 3 answers · asked by Runteldat 3

Would it be corny if I wrote a letter to my oral surgeon thanking him for how much I enjoyed him being my surgeon and whatnot?

2007-10-24 03:06:27 · 5 answers · asked by Caramel 2

Also suggest me how to make them grow again to their normal level

2007-10-24 03:02:15 · 8 answers · asked by tamil paiyan 1

I've got a small hard mouthguard which I have to 'clip' on to my lower teeth at night to prevent grinding and I've now been told that it has damaged my teeth. Has anyone had a similar problem?

2007-10-24 02:36:14 · 14 answers · asked by Lisa 3

2007-10-23 22:41:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

how long does it take and are they glued on individually?

2007-10-23 20:07:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My dentist didn't say anything about not eating after 8 PM when my appointment is a 12 am
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But Someone told me that I soul dent eat before I have my 2 molers pulled that I could die or that it could mess thing up when they put me under!



Is that true or is that B.S?

2007-10-23 19:37:56 · 8 answers · asked by Jazz 3

My tooth is hurting really bad, but only when i like bite down on it or if i eat something, which causes me to bite down on it. I have seen some other ones saying if it always hurts it's a rootcanal, but it like, i can barely feel if it hurts or not when i'm not biting on it. Is it a cavity or rootcanal?

2007-10-23 18:19:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Will it hurt? I know I'm so wussy, but I have a morbid fear of the dentist in the first place and I'm really, really scared to get a root canal.

2007-10-23 15:49:45 · 2 answers · asked by DJ Koko 2

I realize that the fit of dentures with newly extracted teeth will be contiunually adjusted but it's been 2 weeks and eating is very difficult. I can't tell if food is inbetween my gums and teeth unless i feel around with my fingers. my bite is first on the teeth next to the 'canine teeth.' so when i chew i'm continually loosening the upper back seal. my right uppper side teeth are bigger than the left side. i just feel awful. i hate to smile and i speak with a lispe. i'm extremely embarassed to eat anything in public cause i can't tell if food is still in my mouth. my dentist says. "ohhh their not that bad, you just need to get used to them." I'm young and was really looking forward to pretty, white pearls, not oversized uneven buck teeth. is any of this normal for dentures.

2007-10-23 15:48:31 · 7 answers · asked by 2manybubbateeth 1

i already have a top expander but i was wondering do braces and expanders hurt the same when your mouth is getting use to them??

2007-10-23 15:08:58 · 4 answers · asked by KiD 1

2007-10-23 14:09:24 · 4 answers · asked by esha26 1

I had two very impacted wisdom teeth extracted a week ago today. I have been suffering for days with jaw/chin pain. I went back to the office today, had an x-ray and they identified either a root tip or a bone fragment lodged in my jaw.

I will be having to travel tomorrow to see the oral surgeon who treated me last week, as his office is in another town. He will be sedating me and removing it.

My questions:
Is this common?
Am I going to hurt more or have some relief after this is over?
Do you think he will charge me to remove this?

Thanks for your expert opinions. I have been in a lot of pain and I am relieved to know there was an actual problem causing this and I was not being overly sensitive.

2007-10-23 11:32:04 · 1 answers · asked by ecstaticdevine 4

I hate to kiss my guy after he smokes because of how it affects his breath. What type of mints or gum will help take the taste away?

2007-10-23 10:09:59 · 6 answers · asked by Patricia 3

Hi, I have a friend who needs a root canal done but his NHS dentist cannot perform this as he says he is not qualified to do so. Another dentist at the surgery can perform the procedure but wants £850 to do it privately! (This price includes crown capping and aftercare).

Is there a way that he can get this done through another NHS dentist or practise as he really doesn’t want to pay £850 for this procedure. Additionally he’s a high income tax band earner, so pays 40%+ of his earnings in tax. Why should he not get NHS treatment while so many lazy bums who contribute nothing do ey?! (Sorry just a small rant about those who purposely don’t work)!

Your advice and suggestions are greatly appreciated. :)
Thanks.

2007-10-23 10:06:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous