I broke my back molar a while back. I didn’t do anything about it because I am unemployed and running short on money. This last week things started to go downhill. The area from my mouth has started swelling up my cheek. I tried to take some antibiotics I had at home. It helped for […]
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I cracked a wisdom tooth some years ago and now it is infected. My dentist said if he extracts it then it will need to be replaced with a dental implant. That is way over my budget so I am not sure what to do. Should I wait to extract it until I can afford
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I had a pretty bad dental experience where I feel I was taken advantage of or just treated by an incompetent dentist. I began having some pain with cold food and drinks. The tooth was also sensitive if I touched it. I had just moved to this city and didn’t have a dentist who advertised
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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
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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
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I have a tooth infection but really hate going to the dentist. I am certain my doctor would call me in a prescription. Is there a specific type of antibiotic that works with dental infections or will just a normal z-pack do it? Benjamin Dear Benjamin, I am sorry to hear about your tooth infection.
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My boyfriend and I can’t come to an agreement. I have a tooth on the top next to my front one that is turned sideways and is behind the others. I think the easiest and cheapest way to fix it is to just pull the tooth. My boyfriend doesn’t think that’s a good idea and
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