Dental Fear Questions

My arch wire is bent?

Ok so I was eating a cucumber and then I felt something in the back of the mouth.I saw my arch wire bent! It is bent far down, but not as for to be broken or hurting me.I don’t know if I should do something with it myself or go tot he doctor.Is it...

Metal stuck on teeth

Hi so my braces are all messed up, i have a lot of brackets off of my teeth so i was planning on getting them removed then put back on. Well when some of the brackets came off they left metal pieces on my teeth, i guess from the back of the bracket....

Delay In Growing Of The Front Tooth (Answered)

Hi my son is 8 years old, he lost his front tooth six months back and the tooth is only half grown. Now that I can see that it has stopped growing, I would like to know if it is going to grow fully? The growing process was very slow, and after only...

What are the circles on each side of my jawbone in xray? (Answered)

Hello, I have two circular spots, one each, on both sides of my jaw bone. The oral surgeon seen them and was perplexed as to what it was. No earrings or metal was present on me. Not sure if this matters but I have had a lot of popping of my ears...

Hole Near last tooth, above wisdom tooth (Answered)

A few weeks ago, my back bottom wisdom tooth area was inflamed as well as my left cheek. The dentist prescribed me some antibiotics for one week. The inflammation went away. There was never any pain or discomfort. My wisdom tooth hasn't come out...

dental carie

hello my name is emily and i chippped my first tooth at 13 anow im 14 and so after i got i fill like three or a year later it chipped i got it filled and it was perfect no pain ever but then when it got chipped again it was sensitive on the top...

Why Do My Teeth Hurt so Bad? (Answered)

So for the past couple of months my teeth have been hurting me so bad. It started out mostly as them being very sensitive but now it’s to the point where I can’t even eat because they hurt so bad. They feel like they’ve changed shape and they...

Black Teeth (Answered)

I have a few black teeth and some that are embedded in my gums, what can I do? I don't know when I can get to the dentist, I smoke a pack of cigarettes a day and I drink beer, I went to a dentist and he gave me antibiotics, which I am out of, I have...

My son got xrays (Answered)

Hi – I’m hoping you can help me. My son had a bitewing xray at 7 and ½ and then his next appointment six months later they did a panoramic xray and now I am a nervous wreck reading about this. Was that too much radiation at his age? Could he be...

My teeth seem to be getting smaller/ dents? (Answered)

I’m 14, and I have had some teeth issues in that past. My teeth seem to have dents in it that get bigger and bigger by the day (or maybe week idk) The most prominent part is my furthest bottom tooth. (I’m not sure what it is called I am sorry) I am...

My sons teeth are falling out rapidly, should I be worried? (Answered)

Hi my son is 8 years old. He’s austistic and non verbal. Lately he’s been having a lot of his teeth falling out especially the top ones closer to the back. He had dental surgery two year ago where caps were placed on a couple of them. But now it...

Haven't been to a dentist (Answered)

Hello, I'm a 17 year old female who has really crooked front teeth and I haven't been to the dentist in almost 10-11years because my mum never bothered taking me. I still have baby teeth at the back but I have adult teeth in the front. I live in...

My gums are growing over my braces, how can i fix this? (Answered)

I went to the orthodontist two and a half weeks ago and discovered that my gums were so swollen that they couldn't pull the wire out. Turns out there was a popcorn kernel lodged into my gum and luckily, they were able to take it out. They told my to...

My back teeth are breaking. (Answered)

Hi my name is Marisa and I was wondering why my back teeth just randomly started breaking and it felt like I was swallowing them. I have never had a cavity, it feels like I’m swallowing hard little and medium pieces. I really need to know what’s...

Pulling loose molar tooth (Answered)

I have a left molar tooth that is loose I can rock it back and forth I do not want any local anesthesia at all I just want the tooth pulled out will it be easy to pull it out since it's so loose what is your advice on this