I had a tooth that was crowned quite some time ago and there is decay in it again. My dentist does not feel that he’d be able to get all of the decay out and feels the best way to handle this situation is to go to an oral surgeon to pull the tooth. Then, […]
An Infected Tooth and No Money
I have some teeth that are a problem in the back of my mouth. One of them is now infected and is causing me a great deal of pain. Additionally, the right side of my face is swollen. I don’t have money or dental insurance. Is there some other way to treat this? I do […]
Misdiagnosis Caused a Dental Nightmare
I had tooth #19 hurting me. It was sensitive to the touch and had more pain with cold. I went to see a dentist who advertised because I’m new in town and hadn’t found a dentist yet. I told him what tooth it was but he said it was my wisdom teeth, which are impacted. […]
Does My Boyfriend Need an Emergency Dental Visit?
My boyfriend has been having trouble eating. He said his wisdom tooth hurts but that it just “does that sometimes.” First, I was a bit shocked that he had not had his wisdom teeth removed to begin with. I thought everybody had them removed before they were 18. At least that is what my mom […]
Why Is My Husband Still In Pain?
My poor husband has been through agony over a tooth that was injured in a rather serious fall. The dentist wanted to wait for two weeks in order to give the trauma time to settle down. By that time, the tooth had begun to discolor. The dentist looked at it and found only dried blood. […]
Options for an Infected Tooth
I had a tooth which had a partial filling. It hurt ever since and I’d been living on over-the-counter painkillers. I finally went in again and he said that there is an infection under the filling and he feels I need to extract the tooth. I feel like there should be another option. Couldn’t we […]
Congenitally Missing Lateral Incisors
My daughter is about to graduate high school. She’s always had a problem where her adult lateral incisors are missing. This has made her very subconscious about her smile. My dentist is suggesting we pull the baby incisors and then get Invisalign to close the gap. I just wanted to get a second opinion before […]
Right Antibiotic for a Tooth Infection
I had a toothache a couple of weeks ago and ended up having a dental infection. I saw my dentist and he prescribed me Keflex. My tooth seemed to get better but has recently flared back up. My cheek is starting to swell too. Is there a chance he had me on the wrong antibiotic? […]
Dentist or Oral Sugeon for Extractions
I’ve never been great with the dentist. I had a root canal treatment done some time ago, that never received its crown. They never scheduled a follow-up appointment and I didn’t fancy reminding them. That was probably a coward’s way out and a mistake because eventually, the tooth started crumbling and then developed an infection. […]
My Adult Teeth and Baby Teeth are Both in My Mouth
I really hate my smile and some guys at school call me shark because I have both my baby teeth and my adult teeth in my mouth still. The adult teeth came up behind my baby teeth so my smile looks weird. Can this be fixed? My mom doesn’t have a ton of money and […]