Dental Health Questions And Answers

My tooth has turned grey brown & is clearly rotting  Hi.
I am 31 years old and have had a baby molar my whole life. It had a cavity that was filled in many years ago and the filling fell out a year ago....

Application of a crown would require cutting into the gum  Three weeks ago, the inside part of my second bicuspid tooth broke off leaving just a bit of the tooth enamel proud of the gum on the inside. The outer ...

Wait for the exfoliation  When my baby was 19 months old she banged against the wall and broke 4 of the front upper teeth. Although the broken tooth is still attached, she can't ...

Unfinished root canal treatment  I have had unfinished root canal treatment on one of my back teeth but I didn't go back to finish it. Becouse it hurt so much and now my tooth has broke ...

I have a wobbly (grade 2) 2nd molar  I have a wobbly (grade 2) 2nd molar bottom right. Pockets are 8mm. I am on antibiotics as I have an infection. On X-ray There is barely any visible bone ...

The gum above the tooth is now a "purplish" color  I recently had a cap installed on one of my two front teeth.

The gum above the tooth is now a "purplish" color, and looks different from all my other ...

Infection in root of crowned tooth  Hi.

I had an opreation in november 2010 to remove an Infection in root of crowned tooth - my front tooth and the one beside it.

I was advised that ...

I would like my wisdom teeth put back in...  I know this is unheard of, but I would like my wisdom teeth put back in that I was born with.
I removed the bottom row almost ten years ago at 17 yrs ...

Lost his upper front teeth while playing in school  Today my brother lost his upper front teeth while playing in school. It was completely broken from the very base of gum. He is 15 years old.

Some doctors ...

Severe pain first day after a normal dental extraction   Severe pain first day after a normal dental extraction :
This morning I got tooth no. 15 extracted because of a fairly large cavity that was not infected....

Swelling on gums during root canal  Swelling on gums during root canal:

I was doing root canal for my lower right side tooth. In between suddenly my lower gums/cheak started swelling and ...

I have two of my baby canine teeth still present  I have two of my baby canine teeth still present on the maxillary side and the two permanent cuspids have displaced them self between the bicuspids. I ...

Should I visit my dentist sooner than my appointment?  I had a root canal done 5 days ago and my dentist gave me a temporary filling. About two days ago the filling cracked, and now about 80% of my filling ...

Braces for 2 months now  My daughter has braces for 2 months now and the denstist said that she needs to put two small screws on the lower jaw left and right molars in order to ...

My top gums are always bleeding  I have 2 large partials and caps on the rest of my teeth except 2. One is an implant and the other one is my own tooth top and bottom. My top gums are ...

Spaces between my crowns from receding gums  7 years ago I got crowns so I would not have spaces between my teeth. Lately I have had an issue with receding gums / Gingervitas. Now all my teeth that ...

Left tooth shifted and covered the gap up  Hello
I was looking for your advice...(thanks)

I had my right front tooth knocked out in an accident about 7-8 years ago, which I never got fixed. I ...

Hawley retainer or Invisalign?  I have to get a retainer in March of 2012, but I don't need braces. I was wondering if retainers hurt and how long you have to wear them if you don't need ...

Missing baby lower incisor tooth   Hello
My (almost) 3yo son is missing baby lower incisor tooth. Is this something I should be looking to take action on now or wait and see if a permanent ...

Root canal problems  I have root canal problems -

A month ago I went to dentist for a filling with no pain at the time. The dentist put fillings in 3 of my teeth. After ...

Something different in my front teeth   I have noticed something different in my front teeth lately - when I use my front teeth to bite into any type of food one of them begins to hurt, but it'...

Have a gap behind the crown  I had a crown fitted a couple of years ago on a top tooth (4th from front on the right)! I recently had a bridge fitted on the bottom and as there had ...

Will a BRIDGE help my teeth regain their positions.  My one molar is extracted and now the teeth near them are shifting from their places. What should I do? Will a BRIDGE help my teeth regain their positions?...

Is it safe to have a root canal and filling at the age of 40 and above?  Is it safe to have a root canal and filling at the age of 40 and above?
If so what are the sides effects?

Is removal of the torus palatinus routine?  I have just started the procedure for full mouth dentures. The bottom will be done first and will involve teeth extractions, healing, jaw bone planing,...

Bridge on #18, 19 & 20  Hello doc,
I have a bridge on #18, 19 & 20 that is 4 years old. A couple of weeks ago at the cleaning I was told that #20 was decayed & had to be fixed....