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5 days ago, I had a cavity drilled and filled. Before, I had absolutely zero pain. They said it was "very deep" and close to the pulp (after they drilled it). Since, I have been having a lot of pain in that tooth when I chew (cannot bite down hard, doesn’t hurt when it’s just chilling.) The first day the whole thing hurt a lot even when I wasn’t chewing.
Anyway, what is wrong?? I am very nervous. What could be causing this? Thank you so much for your help!
1. wisdom teeth NOT removed, bottom ones (i think, or maybe top) are impacted
2. problem tooth is 6-year-molar, top right of mouth
3. have had two teeth pulled (on bottom i think)
4. had braces about 4 years ago
It’s time to revisit the dentist and have the tooth checked. There are any number of things that can cause it to hurt- something as simple as the filling being "short" to having it not seal entirely. It may also have set off the nerves of the tooth, and you may be looking at needing a root canal. But it will take a dental exam to tell you exactly what the malfunction is, and what fix is needed. It may even be related to those wisdom teeth- but only the dentist can tell for sure. It’s okay, sometimes it just happens.
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Has anyone had any experience with cavities in their dogs? I have what appears to be a cavity in a young (not yet 2 year old) dog. All of his other teeth are clean as a whistle. If you’ve dealt with this, I would love to hear your experience. Here’s a photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12672074@N08/3115148044/in/photostream/
Please read the question again. The OTHER teeth are clean as a whistle. I am concerned that the spot on this tooth is a cavity and not just tarter.
Suzie, that’s the area I’m concerned about. I’ve zoomed in as best I can. I can’t get him to sit still for much more than that. I tried playing with the photos I have, one shot, zoomed in, is blurry, but looks fine. Another photo, zoom in, and it looks like a hole.
Good teeth. Except for the one plaque covered Canine. Not a bad job for a 2 yo dog. Give him some bones to chew on. That plaque will soon be gone. It is not a cavitie by the way, it is only plaque.
Do something now though to get rid of it before it does go to a cavatie.
My dogs don’t have anything like that and one is a 7 yo Lab. Her teeth are clean all over including that canine tooth. They get lots of raw bones, dry food mixed with some wet(tin or scraps) for tea.
They also have plenty of chew toys to play with.
Edit: I just took a second look at your picture. Can you zoom in on that indentation on the left side of the canine. There is a hole there, not sure if it is a cavity or just plaque on the shape of the tooth.
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My God!! Dental caries! The best thing about Jim Carey is Jenny McCarthy! lol
What’s with the ‘teeth’ questions, girl? lmao
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primary, secondary and tertiary preventions in dental caries
This is on your assignment or test i suppose?
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Tooth decay is caused by bacteria.
People did not get sick from bacteria until after The Fall.
But animals did not eat other animals before the Flood.
So I guess it boils down to this:
Does God consider tooth decay to be a disease caused by bacteria?
Or does God consider it to be an animal (bacteria) eating another animal (people)?
No. Prior to having rainbows, our tooth enamel was made of angel wings.
It's very very non-corruptive!
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I want to know the precautions to be taken to prevent the dental infection from spreading to other tooth. Please tell the dental hygiene that should be taken care of.
caries must be removed, however new techniques leads to minimal removal of tooth structure and even sterilizing the lesion by the use of devices such as healozon.
Also good oral hyegien must be carried on, limit the sugars intake to after the meals and then brush your teeth and avoid any snacks until the other meal.
Of course if caries reaches the pulp (nerve) then root canal is the treatment of choice, teeth are only removed when they are decayed to the point that makes them none restorable
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I would like to know physiological cause, and ways to diagnose the pain above. Thank you.
The differences can be subtle to diagnose yourself. Dental X-rays and examination by a dentist is the best option. Having that said periodontal disease is painless until it progresses to the end stage. Teeth with severe periodontal disease will become loose and can move within the socket like a "joy stick." Then the gum can abscess with significant pain. A tooth with severe caries can be distinguished by the big hole somewhere in the tooth. The hole may be on top or in between the teeth. Periodontal disease becomes worse with age, ie 40+. If you are under 25 I would be wildly speculating caries or some sort of problem with the nerve of the tooth. Having said all this, the difference can be academic. Either can result in an abscess and either can hurt really bad. Either can result in the need to extract the tooth. If this is happening to you it is definitely time to see a dentist for an opinion and treatment. I'll keep my fingers crossed he/she could save the tooth
Oh yeah, physiologic cause: caries>> bacterial infection out of control within the tooth. Periodontal>> bacterial infection out of control within the gum pocket.
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the tooth is dying my friend–you can save the tooth by having an apoectomy– that is where they drill into the tooths root canals and extract the dying nerves, stopping your pain, killing the tooth, then cleaning and filling the cavity–they will apply a cap to hide the discoloration–this process will give You a ridgid–intact tooth to chew with and improve your smile—later it may need to be removed, but for now get all the milage you can out of that bit of Organic Hardware!!!—Signer—JEM
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This sounds like a homework question - are you studying to be a dental nurse? I'm assuming then that you are using Levison. Have a look at the link for some good (animated) dental education.
http://www.3dmouth.org/
Briefly, you want to mention white spot lesion(decay only in the enamel & reversable if treated), slow progress due to the hardness of the enamel. Decay spreading out undermining the enamel once it reaches the dentine (because it is softer therefore rate of decay is faster). Once decay in dentine, sensitivity to hot/cold. If decay allowed to reach pulp, very painful, possible death of tooth, abscess.
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