I recently had a flipper made for one tooth and it was trimmed down but still pretty bug so that if I had swallowed it, I think I would have known at the time.
But, it's been a few days and I have not been able to locate the tooth after looking for it, and now I have this sharp feeling in the right side of my throat here and there.
My dentist says I would have probably felt something sooner so he doubts it as well.
Can this just be strep throat or tonsillitos coming at a bad time and making me worry?
I did take a flashlight and look into my throat and the tonsils do look redish.
The other thing is, the pain is NOT anywhere where I swallow, that pipe seems fine - the pain is more on the right side of my throat, but it feels like something is cutting me there at times.
2007-03-20 14:03:20 · 1 answers · asked by Crystal S 4 in Health ➔ Dental
go to the dr and have them do an x-ray. the flippers they make today are not supposed to be able to be swallowed, though.
well, there is a chance you are allergic to the materials in the flipper and it is causing that. sometimes you will have an allergic reaction and it will subside, too. some of them they put mercury in to get that pink color.
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2007-03-20 15:14:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋