I had a root canal treatment several years ago. Three weeks ago, the tooth started hurting again. I went to see my dentist again. He mentioned it is infected again. I came in the next day for him to re-treat the root canal and he gave me some pain meds and an antibiotic. I had […]
Can a Failed Root Canal Treatment Cause a Salivary Gland Infection
My daughter had a root canal treatment a little over a year ago. Since then, she has had two salivary gland infections near where the root canal treatment was. Is it possible this root canal has failed and is leaking in a way that is causing her salivary gland to become infected? Laurie Dear Laurie, […]
I Don’t Think You Should Trust This Dentist
I need some advice. One of my molars has been hurting for a few weeks. I went to see a new dentist. He did an x-ray and told me a tooth that had already had a filling has massive decay. He feels he won’t be able to save the tooth and wants to extract it […]
Is an emergency dentist a real dentist?
I had a terrible toothache two weekends ago and went to see an emergency dentist. It was so bad. I told him which of my teeth hurt and after hitting my teeth and poking, he told me the tooth next to the one that hurt needed a cavity filled. What? Then he didn’t even fix […]
Should my daughter see an emergency dentist for teeth grinding?
Heaven help me! I shared a room with my five-year-old last night while visiting at my mom’s and it seemed like she was grinding her teeth all night! I tried waking her, but even doing so, she continued to grind. Do I need to get her into an emergency dentist before we go home to […]
My mouth hurts so bad, should I go to the emergency room?
I went in for a root canal on Friday and was pretty numb that day. Yesterday it hurt, but I chalked that up to typical root canal pain. Today though I hurt so bad and now the side of my face is swollen. This can’t be normal. I tried to get a hold of my […]
Dental emergency during pregnancy
What do I do? I lost a filling out of one of my back teeth earlier today and know I need to get it fixed because it’s pretty sensitive, but I’m also eight weeks pregnant with my first baby. Can I get dental work done while I’m pregnant? Will it hurt my baby? Thanks, Jess […]
