My tongue has been turning dark and has developed this black peeling ring that makes it hard to eat and so painful to brush. I tried using mouthwash to counteract the pain of brushing, but it seems to have made it worse. Also, the back of my throat is so sore, and I can’t afford to go to a dentist or any doctor right now. Please help!

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Went to the ER, and they said it looked more like an infection or something parasitic. They prescribed me something that would help. It's definitely not cancer, but I should follow up with the ER and an ENT. Thanks, everyone!

Hello, my seven year old girl developed this abscess at the end of September. We visited the dentist. At first she prescribed antibiotics and then from the next visit started draining the pus from it. The problem is this pus swelling comes back after one or two days. Now it has stayed the same for one week. The dentist hasn't done any xray of it yet. I wonder if the abscess treatment is this long. I have attached all the prescriptions as well.

Thanks

My boss insisted on RCT but I did a filling anyway. Patient had sensitivity to cold for one second only. Should I have done the RCT?

Hey I’m so stressed can that 6th molar be saved with filling?it’s shaved almost 2years I did not do crown im young 18 so stressed about it can it be filled ?

Hello, two years ago, the teeth on both the left and right sides were rebuilt on the existing stumps. Root canals were performed, and glass fiber posts were inserted to hold everything together; the filling material is composite. Now, my question is: Why can I see the glass fiber posts? There are no holes—everything is smooth and sealed—but shouldn't the posts actually be underneath the composite to prevent infections? I’m not experiencing any pain or other issues; I just noticed it and thought I’d ask. Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone,

I had a small cavity that required a filling on my 1st molar located on the upper left side of my jaw. It's on the side that's adjacent to the 2nd molar (I think it's called an interproximal filling).

I went in August 26th when the filling was done. I had pain when eating and flossing that continued for weeks so I went back to my dentist and she redid the filling on September 16th (almost a month ago).

Since then, it's been way better, but I still have pain when eating harder or crunchier foods. It's not as sharp, but rather a dull-ish pain. I also have mild discomfort when floss goes in or out. I went to my dentist in the beginning of the month and she said it should settle down within 1-2 months and said the filling is fine. She did an xray and bitewing and both showed nothing.

To me, this is not normal, but I'm not a dentist so I'd appreciate some insight from people who understand this. Is this normal for such a filling and should I just wait it out? I don't want to keep going every week to my dentist about this.

Hey,

I've had really bad, radiating pain on the upper left side of my jaw. My dentist tapped on my last molar and it hurt a lot, but she wasn't sure what's going on yet.

Looking at it closely, I noticed this horizontal line/groove right across the middle of the tooth (circled in black).

Does this look like a crack/fracture, an old filling coming apart, or just wear? Could that explain the pain when tapped?

Thanks for any insight!

Do I get this extracted ASAP?

Hello everyone, I got it done today because of gum recession. What's bothering me is that like my gum was recessed but now it's just gone lol. Dentist assured me that it's going to grow back properly but I was under the impression that gums don't just "grow back". I trust my dentist but I'm a very anxious person so hearing someone's else opinion would calm my nerves.

I got the corresponding tooth adjusted yesterday because its bracket fell off, after a couple hours the tooth hurt which was normal pain for me.

but the next day i started feeling pain down the tooth which is kind of new for me, what could have happened?

Just had fitted. 8 zirconia veneers, seem to be pushing my lip out?? Am I going mad

Looking for advice please. England

I have a 13 year old daughter who is very anxious at the dentist. She has very misaligned teeth and has 2 baby teeth which haven't fallen out on their own. Today we have been in for extraction, she let the dentist do numbing injections but then started to panic and refused the extraction.

I thought she was going to have a panic attack and we ended up leaving before extraction could be done.

They said she can't be referred to orthodontist until the baby teeth are gone.

Any advice on next steps

Thankyou

i had a root canal done so the bad root stuff is all gone, its a process from what i know and then theres multiple temporary fillings and then eventually you get a mold for your tooth done or something so it can be capped over the filling or something like that idek, anyway last appointment i had for that i cant remember what they were doing but they drilled into my tooth and then put another temporary filling in, its just one tooth but last appointment was like several months ago 😭 like maybe june.. is that really bad? tbh last time i went i got lock jaw and ended up crying infront of the dentist so now im kind of scared and its such a long fucking process but im scared that my tooth is becoming sensitive again idk is it really bad i havent gone back in awhile? also what does temporary filling even mean?

im 16 btw

What is this filling ? They didn’t told me much. Just that i had a deep cavity & needed a root canal. Then they told me they would clean the decay & if they saw the nerve i would get it done but if not then a filling would be done instead

That was 6 days ago, they used numbing gel & gave me anesthetic injection but for some reason i felt a bit of pain (nothing serious) when they were working on it. Anyways i have throbbing pain right now, nothing crazy probably like a 5/10. A 800mg ibuprofen helps for hours. But i was wondering if i should go back soon or wait. I was thinking of giving it maybe a month to see if pain disappears during the heeling

I did a small to medium sized filling, it was to replace an old filling that had become loose/cracked. I had no issues prior at all. after new filling I have sharp pain everytime I am eating something hard, the pain goes away quickly though, I have also no issues with hot/cold. the filling was also not too high, so dentist suggested a bonding issue so we replaced the filling after 2 months, there had been no escalation of pain in that period. However, still, the same issue has persisted! my imagination feels like the pain is maybe a little less but who knows. overall i don’t feel happy with my dentist, i have never had this issue before, i have had lots of filling even deep ones which have never given me any issues at all - so i am quite frustrated why a small straight forward filling has caused me this problem? and again, NO issues prior even with a cracked/weak filling? Makes no sense. i feel as if i had gone to a different dentist this would not have happened. its now been 4 months since the second filling and no change either way. i am now considering doing a thirdfilling with a different dentist, but i am afraid if that will make this a permanent problem. but i dont understand what the issue is when it wasnt deep and FAR away from the nerve even?! is there anything else I can do? Thank you so much.

Is this a baby abscess forming? It hurts right where that pale spot is only when I apply pressure, kinda deep bruise-y sore feeling, and I just noticed it today/maybe a bit yesterday. I had a cleaning and I believe X-rays in August and I don’t remember them finding anything super problematic. No history of root canals or cavities in this tooth and I don’t smoke or drink at all.

My dentist is several hours away so it’s tough to get in on short notice. Thanks in advance!!

Dentist recommended apicoectomy but then went on a rent about endodontists so I'm afraid he might be a bit biased and recommends me the older tech due to his age. Very low pain during rest, sometimes high pain during chewing. Was put on a antibiotics for a week, helped a lot with the pain. But the tooth still feels "weird", like there's something pulsating.

about nine months ago I got a filling for a cavity in one of my front teeth, since then it’s been slightly sensitive to hot/cold and pressure, but it’s never been a big inconvenience so I just never went to get it checked out. A few days ago that same tooth began to severely ache and became much more sensitive, I went and saw a dentist, and they claimed that it wasn’t infected, but only that the nerve was being irritated as it was right up against the filling, and that I could either wait to see if it gets better, or I could get a root canal and be done with it. I scheduled the root canal for next week and figured that I could deal with it until then, but today the area above of my face above my aching tooth began to swell and I’m starting to get pretty scared. what should I do? I have nearly two weeks until my appointment, am I fine to wait or should I seek more immediate care?

NAD. I had a molar extracted about a week ago. Today while I was eating apple sauce, this big pice of string fell out from the site. It seemed to be held together by some red dots. I did have a bone graft, which, what I am concerned fell out.I need to know if I need an emergency appointment, or if this is something that normally happens?

What can you tell me about this x-ray. One dentist says extraction and another says just leave the tooth in till it causes me problems. I have no pain. I don't know what to do?

52yr old female with periodontitis and suspected sleep apnea - no medications

Tia

They are bad pictures but it’s white and hurts if I press hard with my finger

so in the near future I plan on getting braces. I used to be scared of this dental procedure up until like a year or 2 ago. I finally worked up the courage, lol. the thing is now is that I know for a fact that I’m going to have to get a few teeth pulled to get rid of crowding. I AM TERRIFIED of getting a tooth pulled. its to the point where I can start to think about it or watch a video about and will literally tear up and shake. You would think I was otw to the dentist at that moment the way i start fidgeting. getting a tooth pulled is like one of my worst fears. I need to transform my smile and I don’t won’t my thoughts about this taking over. i am so terrified. y’all don’t even understan. what can I do to ease my nerves? can I be given anesthesia so I won’t be awake? there’s no way I can walk in with a sane mind and let them pull my teeth without feeling like I’m about to go crazy. 😔

TL DR I am apparently too dumb to eat hot fries any longer, didn't even realize I had cut myself until my tongue ran over it and it stung, opened my mouth to check and witnessed this nightmare. Is this considered a "gaping wound" that needs stitches? It's smaller than .5 inch, but with the edges being wider in the middle I'm concerned. I can go to my normal dentist in probably about 2-3 hours and change if need be, I don't want it getting infected or not healing. It stopped bleeding after putting light pressure on it just by moving my tongue in such a way that it closed. Can't believe I cut myself this badly on a snack.