Cavities Questions

  • Does an air bubble in a filling need to be replaced?

    My dentist recently had me take an xray of my teeth and found an air bubble inside one of my old fillings. I have had no pain/discomfort with this tooth, but my dentist said he would like to have it refilled because the air bubble may not be...

  • Xylitol/Coffee?

    1. Is xylitol in and of itself good and proactive for teeth or is it because of the decrease or full stoping of using actual sugars? 2. I read online that BLACK roasted coffee has antimicrobial properties, if i were to add xylitol sweetener to...

  • Is my filled tooth decaying?

    Just last month I had 4 teeth filled. One of which was very big and my dentist didn\'t know if it reached the nerve or not. He did some tests on it which I felt no pain and he went ahead of filled it. That tooth is the most sensitive out of all the...

  • Filling fell out

    I went to the dentist because of pain in lower tooth next to my wisdom tooth where my filling fell out. is it normal for them to give a deep scaling on one side of my myuth and 18 days latter do the other sid and not pull the reminnings of my...

  • seeking advice

    Looking for advice - Green Bay, WI We were concerned about our 11-month-old's front teeth and, after seeing a local pediatric dentist, found out he has decay on his teeth. She states it is due to nursing/night nursing and recommended good brushing...

  • Cavities and xrays

    If a tooth has a filling, will xrays reveal dental decay underneath the filling?

  • Cavity & filling

    I asked the following question at the first of the week and have not received an answer. Should the dentist drill the tooth that has the cavity to remove all decay before putting in a filling?

  • How long does it take for a sore/infected tooth to become fatal?

    I've had problems with a sore tooth for a couple of years now, but it's recently started getting worse. I couldn't see a dentist because I was unemployed and uninsured, plus I didn't qualify for any kind of state aid. I finally got a part-time job...

  • Dental Caries

    In classification of dental caries, what class is the caries located on the middle third of anterior teeth?

  • What are the surfaces of OL, O, and MO

    On my dental bill where it says tooth no.or letter, it reads: 1 surface OL- second reads: 2 surface O- third reads: 13 surface MO what does all that mean? The bill shows that 3 teeth were done but the dentist only filled 2 top teeth. What surfaces...

  • Sucked in cheek

    My brother got a deep wrinkle on his lower jaw from having a very bad cavity, its like it got sucked in from the outside ,he still has his bad tooth I\\\'m afraid it could be somthing bad never seen anything like that,please give me a suggestion

  • Pain after root canal?

    I have been having teeth problems for a while now, I\'ve had something like 3 root canals in the past year but my financial situation wont allow me to get in for another root canal till January as I owe them 600 that I\'m paying incrementally, I...

  • What is the difference between resin and compose fillings

    what is the difference between resin and compose fillings

  • Novacaine Did Not Wear Off On Half My Tongue After Cavity

    I recently had a cavity filled and all of the novacaine wore off except for half my tongue which feels like someone is holding a 9 volt battery to it. What can I do to stop this discomfort? So far I have just been waiting for it to run its...

  • What Does An Orthodontist Do When A Cavity Is Seen?

    When an Orthodontist sees you have a cavity in tooth 18 what tool would he use?

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