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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 »
After doing filling, I have numbness in my tongue sometimes. Why?
Query: Hi doctor,For about a week, the right end of my tongue has been feeling just a little numb and swelling. It would come and go a little bit throughout the day. It does not hurt, but it is just annoying. Sometimes, I will rub the end of my tongue on my teeth, and I did not know if that would cause it ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your complaint and the relevant details. You have mentioned that you are experiencing this kind of tongue numbness only for a week and also had a filling done recently. So, my question to you is, did you get any injections in the mouth during your de... Read Full »
Do I need anesthesia before a filling procedure?
Query: Hi doctor, I had a temporary filling for a deep cavity in the wisdom tooth. I have experienced extreme pain, and the dentist did not stop when prompted. Should I have been given a painkiller or anesthesia to numb the pain? Before the filling, I was not in pain, could drink cold water and eat without... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your complaint and the relevant details. All filling procedures do not require numbness before the treatment. Root canal treatment needs the tooth and associated gums to be anaesthetised. The depth of the cavity prepared in the tooth indicates whethe... Read Full »
My tooth is sensitive and painful after getting a filling. How to treat it?
Query: Hi doctor, Recently, I got a new filling (white), and the dentist removed my old silver ones. Now, my tooth is sensitive, and I feel like air going up and down on the tooth. I am getting pain whenever I bite down. Why? What is wrong here? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. There will be definitely some sensitivity felt after the replacement of old silver fillings to new tooth colored ones. There is a micro shrinkage that happens after the white material is placed into the old and refined cavity. This is the physics behind your sensitivity... Read Full »
Portion of exposed capped tooth is loose. What to do?
Query: Hi doctor, I had a root canal and post cap done about 15 years back and the cap fell off about 14 years back leaving the original tooth exposed. Well a portion of the original exposed tooth became loose this morning and I am wondering if I can pull this piece out without any nerve pain or possibly ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your complaint and the relevant details. The loosened portion of the tooth should be the filling done in the tooth after the root canals are filled.This is called the core material. Because the tooth is exposed for a quite long period of time, there ... Read Full »
I have swelling, pain and sensitivity in filled teeth. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, About a week ago, I got four fillings. Two on each side of my top teeth. Previously, I did not have any sensitivity at all. Now, a week later, when I should not be feeling any effects of the fillings, I am sensitive to cold, my teeth ache, the whole roof of my mouth is sensitive and o... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The tooth with new fillings hurt because of a slight excess in height. This can be easily corrected when you visit back your dentist. Secondly, from the pictures you have attached I find it to be oral ulcers (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It can occur... Read Full »