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Why do I have severe pain after filling cavity?
Query: Hello doctor,I had a deep cavity filled about five weeks ago. I had extreme sensitivity to cold since it was filled. I had no other pain associated with the tooth. Biting down was completely fine. Two nights ago, I started to get extreme pain on the right side of my face and jaw (the same side the c... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. After going through your complaint, it looks like a condition called as acute irreversible pulpitis, where caries reaches the pulp or nerve endings of the tooth. This is very common in cases of deep cavities. So, there is no need to worry. It can be treated through a... Read Full »
Can oral surgery cause seizures in my baby?
Query: Hello doctor, My daughter had an oral surgery because she had a lot of cavities. They had to put her to sleep soon after the surgery. I am assuming less than six months that she started having seizures. Could the surgery or medicine they used made her develop these seizures? She is on medications fo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is highly unlikely for the medicine used during the surgery to cause the seizures now. Regarding the surgery causing this, the only possible explanation is the development of a stroke during or after surgery which can lead to seizures later. But, I guess she did not... Read Full »
Can I brush my teeth after wisdom tooth removal?
Query: Hello doctor, I just got all four of my wisdom teeth removed last week. I was looking at my back teeth, both top and bottom. On all the four teeth, at the very back of my mouth, just front of where the wisdom teeth were, I noticed what appears to be brown hairline-looking marks in the pits and on th... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There is nothing to worry. They must be just stained pits and fissures. Since you have not brushed your teeth, or maintained your oral hygiene for a week, they have developed. I insist that you start gentle brushing and rinsing of your mouth twice daily with any over... Read Full »
Can children lose all their teeth?
Query: Hello doctor, Do children lose all of their teeth? I have a dentist who says there are permanent teeth children do not lose and that this cavity that seems to be forming should be taken care of because that tooth will not fall out. This is the tooth all the way in the back of a six-year-old's mouth ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. How are you doing? Children have 20 milk teeth (10 each in upper and lower jaws) which shed till the age of maximum 10 to 12 years. The permanent teeth erupt in their places and the three permanent molars erupt behind the primary teeth. According to the age, I think yo... Read Full »
Can you review my X-rays for hockey injury effects?
Query: Hello doctor, Could you please review these X-rays to check for additional cavities or teeth requiring root canals? I sustained a hockey injury and would appreciate a second opinion. Please help. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. I noticed that your teeth are well-filled, but there seems to be a break in the lower front tooth. I recommend getting an IOPA (Intraoral periapical radiograph) for a clearer view. You may require teeth alignment and replacem... Read Full »
Is the hard and tender lump inside my lower cheek cancerous?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 25 years old. Just under my right jawline, I had a tender pain, a couple days later it had swelled. Now, that has gone down but there seems to be a bump inside my lower cheek where the gums meet the cheek. It seems thick or hard, not really moveable and more on the inside of the c... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The symptoms that you have described are most common to an infection-related swelling associated with a cavitated tooth. This can be easily diagnosed by a clinical examination (you can check by yourself or send a picture) followed by an X-ray (IOPA). If however, ther... Read Full »
My tooth is rotting away below the gum line. What should I do?
Query: Hello doctor, My tooth is rotting away below the gum line. I have not been to a dentist because I could never afford it, but now I think I might need one really bad, so what should I do? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your thought is exactly right. It is high time you visited a dentist. Tooth rotting below the gum line is not a good sign. The dentist would tell you to take an X-ray. If it is non-painful and if the x-ray reveals that the infection has not touched the pulp, you can ... Read Full »
I have a brown spot on my tooth. Is it a stain or cavity?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a brown spot on my teeth. Is it a stain or cavity? Please help because I am really worried about the issue. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the attached picture (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity) and I want to know firstly from when did you notice this brown cavity or stain? When was your last visit to the dentist or is it the first time you are consulting the dentist? Do ... Read Full »
I am advised RCT for a painless tooth. Should I proceed?
Query: Hello doctor,Does the upper third molar need a root canal? I have no pain or symptom but was advised to undergo root canal treatment.Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome back to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. I have gone through the radiographs. The X-rays are not clear. Can you please send the X-ray involving the concerned tooth. The cavity seems deep and possibly involves the pulp horn (projecting or pin-point radiolucent area, which is a... Read Full »
All my teeth have cavities and I am ashamed to smile. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I have big issues with getting cavities. I take good care of my teeth, never had any soda in almost four years. I keep getting cavities in the bottom of my front and back teeth. Almost all my teeth have cavities. I really want to get them fixed but I have always been embarrassed to go to ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen the images (attachment removed to protect patient identity). You have enamel hypoplasia which is a sort of defect when the teeth were forming or genetic. You can ask your dentist to give crowns to all teeth which have such large broken cavities. Else, you... Read Full »