Im 18 years old and I have no idea why my this would be happening to me so I looked around on here for people who may have had the same problem and most answers says that the problem may be a minor gum disease of some sort and the best thing to do is to see a dentist right away, but my thing is I have school 5 days a week and I cant really afford to miss any days so I was wondering would it be alright if I waited until Saturday to go to the dentist or should I take a day off school and get it done?
2007-02-14 00:28:39 · 2 answers · asked by The Chief 2 in Health ➔ Dental
You can wait, if you can find a dentist to treat you on a Saturday. I wouldn't postpone treatment because it's not going to get better on it's on and the pain will probably get worse. It sounds like you may have an infection in your gums from eating something like pop corn or nuts with skins and a slither has gotten under the tissue. It needs to be removed to clear up the infection. Or it could be something more serious such as perio disease, but at 18 years old, I doubt it unless you have extremely poor dental hygiene. The tooth being loose is due to the infection in the tissue surrounding it and your causing unnecessary stimulation that can cause a more serious problem that could actually result in the loss of the tooth if left untreated for too long. So I wouldn't advise waiting until it's convenient for you, (it may not be convenient for the dentist at that time) I would call for an appointment today. Most dentist only work 4 days a week, and that usually isn't on a weekend day. Good luck!
2007-02-14 01:45:00 · answer #1 · answered by HeatherS 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be ok to wait to Saturday..........if you can keep yourself from playing with the tooth with your tongue or fingers. (I was majorly guilty of that!) Do you have pain with it?
2007-02-14 01:11:26 · answer #2 · answered by PurpleUnicorn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋