I have a wisdom tooth that is infected. I went to see my dentist and he gave me some pain medicine and some antibiotics but told me that he doesn’t do wisdom teeth and referred me to an oral surgeon. I called them and the soonest they could get me in was going to be […]
Read More...I lost my job and don’t really have any money right now. To top it off I now have an infected tooth. At first it was just painful, but now my entire cheek is swollen. I don’t know what to do. My dentist wants payment up front and I just don’t have the money. I […]
Read More...I am needing some advice for my husband. He had a sports injury which led to him having a concussion along with a cut lip and some trauma to his front teeth. We went to see the dentist as soon as possible after our trip to the ER. His dentist said the he’d like to […]
Read More...My husband was injured in a basketball game that caused some trauma to a tooth. His dentist decided to wait a couple of weeks to let everything calm down before treating it. By the time we went back the tooth had started to discolor. There was no pain but the dentist said there was dried […]
Read More...I have a tooth in the back of my mouth that is so infected it has my cheek swollen. I do not have dental insurance and have recently been laid off so I don’t really have much money either. I don’t know how long it is going to take for me to find new work […]
Read More...My daughter had six porcelain veneers placed. Over the summer, she fell and had a minor chip to one of her front teeth. Her dentist sanded it down a bit to even out the tooth, but then the adjacent tooth had to be sanded as well. A week later we noticed a slight color difference […]
Read More...I had a crown put on a front tooth because of a slight deformity. There was nothing wrong with the health of the tooth. A few weeks later, the tooth became very sensitive. My dental office said that was fairly normal after a crown so I didn’t think much about it. Because it was my […]
Read More...I’ve had six porcelain crowns for about twelve years. One of them has always had a small defect but had not been a problem. You could not even see it with the naked eye. Something has changed. Now I can see it with the naked eye as well as feel it with my tongue. The […]
Read More...I’ve been told I need a root canal treatment but my last two paychecks have been pretty small due to an illness I’ve had. Is it okay to put it off for a bit? If so, when will I know if it is time to find a way to make it happen? Cameron Dear Cameron, […]
Read More...Can you help me? I’m worried about something a dentist told me. I just moved to a new area and don’t have a regular dentist yet. However, I had a toothache and had to go see a dentist. I found one who called himself an emergency dentist and got in fairly quickly. He did an […]
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