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Can sinus problem cause upper incisor pain?
Query: Hi doctor, My upper incisor hurts whenever I touch it. This morning when I woke up I was not feeling this pain but after I drank a cold juice I notice that it hurts. I went into the bathroom and check if I see any hole but there is none. I gargle with some warm salt water but it still does not stop... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your complaint and the relevant details. Pain on pressure is a clear sign of an infection deep in the roots of your upper incisors. It could be mostly because of a forgotten trauma or assault you had in your childhood. It is not necessarily because ... Read Full »
I have been suffering from throbbing tooth ache and pain in my gums. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor,I have been suffering from throbbing tooth ache and pain in my gums. Please help.Thanks. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I have gone through your reports (attachments are hidden to protect the patient's identity), The second premolar on your left upper back tooth region seems severely decayed. As you can see in the picture, the brown spot in the tooth is the de... Read Full »
Why do I have swelling and pus discharge from the gum?
Query: Hello doctor, I had a swelling on the gum by a back molar. It opened and discharged some pus and blood. Currently, I am taking Norvasc, Levothyroxine, Lisinopril, and Gabapentin. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Swelling of the gums with pus discharge is definitely a sign of an infected tooth. The tooth should be loosened in the socket by now because of the pus formation. Ideally, depending on the total number of remaining teeth you have and the strength of the tooth, the treat... Read Full »
Swollen gums with bad smell from drilled teeth.
Query: Hello doctor, My bottom teeth were drilled for a root canal but after drilling doctor told that my teeth have a split and he filled that hole with a cavity. From the past one year, my gum was swollen and bad smell is coming out from that teeth. From the past one month, I have had bumps on my back of... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com I have read your complaint and the relevant details. My first question would be did you not visit back the dentist after the filling has been done? Because you are already informed that it has a split deep under which means the treatment cannot be just a filling. I wonde... Read Full »
I have an infected tooth with pus. What do I do?
Query: Hello doctor,I have severe pain in my lower tooth on the right side. It never stops until I take a painkiller. Also, the effect of the painkillers I take only last a few hours. I guess I have an infected tooth, as there is pus. Now the right side of my jaw and the area under it started hurting. I am... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. With all the signs and symptoms you experience, it is definitely an infected tooth. It seems like a deep tooth decay. Painkillers and antibiotics do help for a toothache with infection. As you said, it is the nature of the painkillers to last only for few hours and that... Read Full »
What is the treatment for severe radiating tooth pain?
Query: Hi doctor,The molar on the left side of my mouth was filled last year and right now it hurts really bad. I took Tylenol and Motrin, but none of them help. I cannot remember if I pulled out that molar a while ago or if it still needs to be pulled. It is not really loose, but I can move it around. If ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your complaint and the relevant details. Firstly, I would like to tell you that ear pain, pain during night, and the looseness you feel in the tooth are all the signs of a deeply infected tooth. Secondly, it is not necessary to be for the same fille... Read Full »
I feel mal alignment after my lower teeth broke off. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, A few months ago, a triangular piece behind my two front lower teeth broke off due to decay. Since then, I have felt tightening of my teeth and that my upper and lower teeth are out of alignment. What will a dentist recommend for my teeth? Kindly suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your complaint and the relevant details. The triangular piece of the teeth, which you see broken, should be because of tooth decay. It is one of the common areas where tooth decay occurs. The tightening that you feel is probably the sensitivity in the tee... Read Full »
I am terrified of dentists and needles, but I have to get some fillings done. What to do?
Query: Hi doctor, I am terrified of dentists and needles. My front tooth is decaying. Please check the photo. There is a hole in the back and black marks on the front. Also, I need fillings to other teeth. Kindly advise me. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, I would like to tell you that there is nothing to be fearful about dentists. You will be given 100% care during your every visit. You have just to understand the fact that it is your oral problem, which is being corrected and co-operate for that. You will ... Read Full »
I have tooth decay along with gum problems. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I have a decaying tooth, and there is a hole in it. I am in immense pain. However, it is not coming from the tooth. The pain arises from my gums. I feel like there is a swelling in my gums, and it hurts badly. The gums are so sensitive, and the pain is in the top and bottom parts of the g... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through your query and understood your concern. According to the history of the illness provided, it seems like a deep tooth decay associated with a swelling in the surrounding gum region. The signs and symptoms you mentioned also confirm it. Because of the deep... Read Full »
I have a slight red patch on the gums near a decayed tooth. Is this cancer?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 18 years old. I have not been to the dentist in the last seven years. I have three decayed teeth in my mouth. Right above one of them on the outside of my gum a little red patch popped up and then it started to decay. On the other side, that is, on the inside of the gum right above m... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, I would like to advise you not to panic relating it to cancer. I saw the picture you sent me (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It is the remnants of your tooth, which is left behind the gums. Your first molar has decayed so much that there ... Read Full »