General Dental Questions
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Face Swelling
My face on one side swells, along with my upper eye lid and and upper lip on 5 different occasions. I have been to my alergist and i'm not having any problems on that end. Also I 've had problems shallowing while everything else is going on. My...
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Large Hard Knot Under Jaw
Help! I went to the dentist with an abscessed tooth 2 weeks ago. I have been on antibiotics now for 14 days. I have surgery scheduled to extract the tooth causing the problem; create a bridge; crown 4 teeth; and fill 2 cavities; however, this...
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Just lost bottom retainer i've had in for 20+ years
Last night my bottom retainer (small metal one that was placed behind my bottom five front teeth) came out. Today as I'm flossing between those teeth, I'm pulling out hard white substance-- i don't think it is part of my tooth-- could this be...
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Loose teeth in the morning
Every morning my front top teeth seem loose, and I can push them with my tongue. Are they weak due to me smoking? I did have 3 teeth removed on the left top and 2 on the upper right.I have a partial, but I've never worn it. Is that why my teeth are...
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Proper Dental Procedures
At the age of 61 I went to the dentist for a simple procedure. I needed fillings on two LOWER teeth (#20 and #28) due to receding gums. Dr. John Jordan described his procedure as follows: I did a bilateral mental nerve block. I started on the...
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Chipped tooth
So I'm 21 yrs old and I bearly got braces for an overbite but my 2 top front teeth looked chipped the thing is I never chipped them they stop growing fully my left front tooth looks chipped it's longer from one corner, and my right front tooth...
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soreness and pain under top bridge
I have a bridge on my top front teeth. (The two very front teeth and the ones on each side.) I have had root canals done on all the teeth under the bridge. For about a month now the teeth under my bridge is very sore and my gums are swollen on the...
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Gum sensitivity
Can chocolate cause gum sesitivity?
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Tooth sensitivity after a retaining wire has been rebonded.
Hi. I have recently had the retainer wire on the back of my four front teeth rebonded as it had become a bit worn and was feeling rough on my teeth. (I had my braces off 6 years ago). A few days on and my teeth feel more sensitive than normal, they...
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Teeth Mathmatics
On the average human adult, what is the width of both front teeth combined? That is from the side of one of the teeth to the side to the other teeth over. So in all, what is the average combined distance of the front two teeth on the top of the...
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What do I do about my overbite?
Hey, guys. So I had braces a few years back and it made my teeth straight yadda yadda. But my teeth are so big that even though they\'re \"straight,\" I have a huge overbite. My two largest teeth on the top cause my lower lip soreness at times from...
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Broken Tooth From A Procedure
I had an endoscopy on Friday and when I came out of the proceedure they had broken off a front tooth. What will be needed to repair the tooth? The root part is still there and I am not in any pain. Does the medical center have any responsibility...
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Dental Abscess-When to go to ER?
Went to after hours clinic today with hubby because he has a dental abscess. His wisdom tooth has broken off in mouth and looks grayish back there. He has no tooth pain, but he has pain the roof of his month on the palette. Went to the doc because...
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Tooth discoloration
I recently got a retainer to close a small gap in between my two front teeth. I noticed a pain on one of my front teeth but thought it was normal since retainer had just been placed. it\'s been 6 days and I still cannot chew on nothing with it and...
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Poor bite
Hi, I have a problem with my bite my two teeth on my left side touch only, and the rest of my teeth are seperated by 2-3mm. I have had this problem for many years. however over the past 3-4 it has got worse. I was told many years ago that i grind...
