I have had a swelling on my gums above one of my top molars for three years. My dentist said it is most likely a chronic abscess but could be a cyst. He’s suggested watching it all this time. While it isn’t very tender, I’ve started to worry about it. I did some research on […]
Read More...I have a seven year old daughter with a cavity. I know it needs to be treated. I am aware of what will happen if I don’t. The big problem is that she is the most obstinate, uncooperative child you have ever met when it comes to seeing a dentist. Have you ever had a […]
Read More...I need some advice. I brush my daughter’s teeth every day, yet all of her molars have decay. She doesn’t cooperate with the dentist and I don’t know what to do. One of them looks like almost half the structure is gone. Do I do fillings? Crowns? Maybe it doesn’t matter because they’re baby teeth, […]
Read More...I went to South Africa to have six porcelain veneers placed. Now that I’m back my gums around the porcelain veneers are red and swollen. A friend of mine said that I could rinse with peroxide to deal with the gum problem. My only question is whether or not that will hurt the porcelain veneers. […]
Read More...I will admit to having a terrible fear of the dentist. Years ago, I had an infected tooth which needed a root canal treatment. I did the treatment but the experience was awful so I didn’t go back for the cap and the dentist never followed up. I thought I’d dodged a bullet, but now […]
Read More...My sister had a tooth extracted. At the time of the extraction, there was already some swelling of her jaw. He prescribed her some amoxicillin for the infection. It has been three days since her extraction, and the swelling has hardened and gotten worse. I keep telling her to call her dentist back because I […]
Read More...Years ago, in my young and foolish days, I broke a tooth. I didn’t bother doing anything about it. Eventually, the rest of the tooth broke off, but as it wasn’t bothering me, again, I just let it be. Lately, though, the hole that is left has been giving me problems. It will hurt from […]
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