Extractions Questions

Teeth are breaking from previous chemotherapy.

Years ago I had chemotherapy and found that your hair is not all you loss. I was eating rice one night and had a hard crunch like a rock was in my mouth. Come to find out one of my teeth in the back bottom had just broke. I went to get the rest of...

What are options for maintaining a space after an extraction? (Answered)

I have a tooth that recieved a root canal about 11 years ago. This root canal has failed causing infection about 3 times. Now, while I was eating, a piece of the outer tooth broke off. I went to a dentist to have it examined and it requires...

Bleed a Week After Tooth Extraction

A week ago, I had all four wisdom teeth extracted. Everything was fantastic (no pain or infection). I refrained from "brushing" my teeth for about three days and began to do so yesterday. I noticed one of my extraction sites bled a relatively small...

Can a dentist reattach a loose tooth?

My left lateral incisor has been extremely loose for about a month now and I want to know if it's possible to cement it. I'm flying to another state for three weeks on May 17th and need a solution.

Wisdom extraction problems going on 3 weeks

Pain still at 3 weeks after procedure. A clot was found and grew to size of a molar during 2nd week. Was removed and cleaned. Another formed at cheek and another socket. Was cleaned and resutured. Stronger pain after this procedure, plus now...

is it root fragmentation or bone chipping from extraction

I had my upper teeth all rot off leaving roots to be pulled. when the roots were extracted many fragments were left present in flesh of gums. I pulled seven fragments out, the size of straightpin-top & 2 larger as Washington's nose on the...

Pulling a baby tooth that never fell out.

One of my bottom incisor teeth never fell out as a child. Now I'm receiving braces to correct it. They want to pull it and pull the space together. My question is that could I pull it myself? It's incredibly loose and the dentists thought it...

Uneven Face and Jaw after wisdom teeth removal

Today is April 3, 2016 and I have a very serious aftermath involving my wisdom tooth extraction on September 4, 2016 the doctor that took out my wisdom teeth said in order for me to get braces I would have to get my wisdoms out first and he led me...

Is it safe dental practice to pull out a tooth with an infection still present?

I've been denied a rootcanal three time for an bad abscess tooth located on my upper jaw. Ive been having headaches, eye, aches, and jaw pain. My oral surgeon prescribed amoxicillin for a week but wants to pull it before I even finish off the...

Extraction of 2 teeth

I am 16, have braces and today I got the 2 teeth located beside my eye teeth removed because my teeth are too crowded. I was on laughing gas , but it didn't effect me. I got 4 needles to numb the spots surrounds my 2 teeth. I felt EVERYTHING. The...

how to avoid dry socket

I had a wisdom tooth removed 36 hours ago, it was very simple. They told me it was the fastest, and easiest one they had ever extracted. I did not need to be cut open, or stitched up. I have not had any pain, it hasn\'t even been sore. I have...

I had a tooth extracted and part of my tooth is still in there what now?

I had an extraction done on monday and I am now just being able to look inside my mouth and I see part of my tooth is still in there....Im freaking out...the extraction had me scared to begin with because my dentist was having problems because it...

What do you do when you're terrified of the dentist but you have complications from an extraction?

A little background, I have never had a cavity a day in my life, not even as a kid. In fact the only thing I've ever gotten done at the dentist from youth till now, age 32, is a cleaning and routine stuff. Nothing out of the ordinary. Flash forward...

Having pain 5 days after 4 wisdom teeth extraction?

I got my wisdom teeth out on Friday and it is now Wednesday. I took my pain killers and I started to feel okay around Monday and yesterday I felt the best so I decided to go to school but today I just wanted to burst into tears around 9:00am because...

Question on Membrane after extraction of tooth

I have a question regarding an extraction and Guided tissue regeneration – Resorbable barrier. I had the tooth pulled and they did the bone graft, but the dentist had a hard time stitching the membrane to cover the hole. After the 1st day one stitch...