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I have 2 front infected teeth, is it possible they could cause jaw pain?

jenteach04

The dentist said it’s a rather large infection in my front two teeth. So the front of my mouth is throbbing, but now my right side of my ...

wisdom teeth

slazman999

my wisdom teeth have been coming in for like the past 2 years and they are just now starting to hurt...im wondering if the surgery to get...

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Untreated tooth for years.

adam_parker2000

I feel scared after reading that leaving an abscessed tooth untreated for years can cause health issues related to the brain like brain a...

1 answer

Extraction and implant discomfort

Sarahp77

I had a root fractured tooth extracted and an implant post placed ten days ago. I am just finishing up amoxicillin. My gums on one side...

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Non-impacted wisdom tooth extraction - Bad smell from the right nostril.

Perrier78

I had a non-impacted wisdom tooth extracted Saturday two weeks ago. Four days after extraction I started feeling a salty taste in mouth. ...

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Is it a risk when do kids dental x-ray check wear such a jacket??

Nickpeng

My 5-year-old daughter's teeth are actually quite healthy, but today she was asked to have a dental X-ray for the first time at the denti...

1 answer

pros and cons of replacing all the dental crowns all at once?

HCJazzybean

I have 6 upper front dental crowns need to be replaced with full ceramic crowns due to black lines. Should I have all 6 of them (all indi...

1 answer

Second Molar - Root Canal vs. Extraction

LibrarianDad

My wife (age 39) recently went to the dentist. Neither of us had been for many years prior. Aside from a couple of fillings, her two up...

6 answers | 1 comment

Redness inside mouth by lip area

mary56

I have been having redness in my mouth behind my lip area(pull down lip and redness there) Went to Dentist and he did not know. It come...

3 answers

Damage from Ultrasonic Scaling?

Nic_P

I am wondering if my dental hygienist may have damaged my teeth using an ultrasonic scaler. I apologize that this post is a bit lengthy,...

7 answers | 1 comment

Foul odor at gumline of existing crown & bad breath

ocnj1

Hello, I went to my Dentist last week due to extreme foul odor coming from right upper crown (which is approx. 7 years old). He remove...

5 answers

Overbite causes nighttime drooling and chronic cavities

heyjude1971

You Hello! I'm a 48 year old woman with an overbite that prevents my mouth from closing. I can close it while awake but I drool a lot at ...

1 answer

Sudden appearance of vein in sides of tongue

JoeSteven22

Hi, I've noticed that there is a long vein that has appeared on the sides of my tongue and follows the color of the tongue itself. It...

why do I keep biting my cheek?

bettiboo

My wisdom tooth on the lower right side of my mouth is coming in. I really don't feel any pain from it except the fact that I keep biting...

13 answers | 1 comment

Adverse reaction to crown ceramic

scarpia

I am having and adverse reaction to certain dental ceramics. I have written to the companies that make the ceramics and they say it has n...

8 answers | 2 comments

Tooth Infection and Vertigo related?

LardsCards

I had vertigo 15 years ago due to a virus in my sinus and it cleared up after 2 weeks. This time I got it for no reason (no virus) and'I...

11 answers | 1 comment

Why pain under chin severe pain after complete lower extraction

Marged1939

It has been 10 days since extraction. How to deal with it. Hot comp. or cold. What

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What is making my left front implant ache?

jas13521

I fell breaking both front teeth. After both front teeth were bonded by an emergency dentist, the left front ached and was sore to bite w...

1 answer

My crowns look gray

Bongo51

I had 4 front crowns done and they looked fine in the dentist but now they look gray in most lights! I’m too embarrrsed to smile now!! I ...

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Dental lesion. How likely that it is cancer?

BernardMarx

I went to the dentist for a routine checkup last Thursday. Dentist found a lesion behind my 24 and 25th teeth (bottom incisors) via x ray...

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