My husband had an injury that caused him to have some trauma to his teeth. I took him to the dentist who did not want to do any treatment for at least two weeks. In that time, his tooth started to discolor. At that point, he wasn’t in pain. The dentist said that he did […]
Read More...I was told that I have a tooth infection. I was always taught by my mother that these are serious and should not be left untreated. They can even spread to your brain. The doctor just wrote me a prescription for an antibiotic and told me NOT to take it until a week before my […]
Read More...My daughter has had two salivary glands which they cannot find a cause for. One of the things I am wondering about is whether or not a tooth that had a root canal treatment could be the cause. That tooth is near the salivary gland that keeps getting infected. Is it possible that the tooth […]
Read More...I have a tooth infection that needs a root canal treatment. I’m quite busy at the moment and am wondering how long I can put off getting the root canal treatment before it becomes an issue? I don’t want to put myself in danger but I also have important things to take care of. Luke […]
Read More...I have a tooth, which previously had a filling, start to bother me. I went back to my dentist and he said the tooth is infected and wants to extract it. I hate the idea of having a missing tooth. Are there other options for dealing with a tooth infection? Lisa Dear Lisa, I don’t […]
Read More...Can you help me? I went to a dentist I had never been to before for an emergency dental appointment. I was in massive pain. He told me I had a tooth infection and prescribed an antibiotic for me. Within a few days I was feeling better, but now it is starting to hurt again. […]
Read More...I had a root canal treatment done a couple of months ago on a top left molar and that tooth is still bothering me. I was also scheduled to have an impacted and infected wisdom tooth removed from the bottom left side of my mouth. I canceled the appointment because I wanted the dentist to […]
Read More...I had a root canal treatment a couple of years ago and then the tooth flared back up. My dentist did a re-treatment and gave me penicillin and pain killer. It’s been almost two weeks and I am still in massive pain. I called the dentist back a few days after treatment and he said […]
Read More...I’ve been having a toothache on and off for about two weeks. When I was finally able to pluck up the courage to go in, the dentist did x-rays and discovered a tooth that already had a filling was infected again. He said only about 10% of the tooth is viable and he needs to […]
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