Dental Surgery Questions

Face Swollen

friday my daughter 27 years had 2 wizdom bottom teeth surery pulled today she is more swollen than yesterday is this normal

Surgery for infected jaw bone

hi there i had a tooth extracted just over 3 years ago now and have been back to the dentist many many times since then due to a big lump above extraction site plus keep getting abscesses , have burning and sting to right side of tongue, he always...

Cyst in jaw

I have a cyst in my jaw and I'm getting maxifacial surgery in 2 months the cyst surrounds tooth #17 .Can you please explain what I will expect and if you want an X-ray I will email it .

Removal of the frenulum

I'm 14 years old and have always had a gap between my teeth ever since I can remember. We recently changed our dentist and my dentist advises me to go through the procedure of having my frenulum removed in order for my gap to hopefully close up. Why...

Does your jaw move forward when relaxed?

Hello, I am wondering if when you relax your jaw, does your lower jaw move forward - past your top teeth? When I fall asleep my whole jaw moves forward about 1/4 - 1/2 an inch. Even during the day when i am not talking or eating and just sitting...

How much will my upper wisdom teeth extraction hurt?

Tomorrow in the morning I must get my two upper wisdom teeth removed with a local anesthetic. When I got my lower wisdom teeth removed I was put to sleep, they were impacted and the dentist had to break the teeth into pieces to get them out. The...

extraction site not healing and teeth and gums adjacent to extraction site are swollen and tender.wh

Sir i did traumatic extraction in upper first molar with bone cutting in a lady of 64years. After about 4 th day of extraction she developed pain with swelling. I diagnosed that the extraction was infected and the adjacent gums were swollen. I...

I have an exposed bone in my mouth.

I went to the dentist complaining of what I thought was a tooth coming through my lower right jaw.. he did ex-rays and discovered it was an exposed bone... I have an appointment with an oral surgeon but have to wait til feb 3.. I have no pain but...

need all teeth pulled asap

my daughter is 32 when she was pg the dr put her on iron pills because she was anemica real bad well it rotted her teeth an over the years they have got worse she is a single mother of 3 an has alot of pain all the time she wants her teeth all...

How do i ease pain after oral surgery?

I had oral surgery on Wednesday fro wisdom teeth to be removed, I have been taken my meds that my dr prescribed to me and all of the other extraction points are not as painful as this one is and this is my lower left extraction point that is in pain...

Yellowish Tar on Back of Tongue

Hi I have like yellowish tar on the back of my touge iv tryed everything to get it off but nothing helps iv tryed brushing it over and over iv tryed scraping it off with different objects can you help me and tell me what it is please and how to get...

Jaw pain after tooth extraction

I had a bottom wisdom tooth extracted which the doctor said was very hard to remove. I had it removed two weeks ago and have been having extreme jaw pain ever since. The doctor said it wasn\'t A dry socket. The pain is not coming for the...

when is it safe to chew with my back teeth?

I all four of my wisdom teeth pulled out five days ago. I am making progress but am wondering, do I have to wait until the stitches are gone and the holes have completely healed before I can start eating such foods as, hamburgers, sandwiches, etc.?

exposure and bracketing

I recently got braces and my orthdontist explained that I would have to go to an ortho surgeon to expose and bracket my right k-9 tooth. Its on the roof of my mouth not the cheek side. How much will this run me?

What causes white spots on gums

I have an infected area between two teeth which will be treated today. On my gums above the area is a white spot. Is it caused by the infected area?