Oral and Dental Health

Salty Taste In Mouth

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Common Factors: 1. Recent fillings 2. Recent nasty cold and round of antibiotics 3. Recently became fully vegan (from vegetarian) and dramatically lowered my salt intake, increased all fruit intake (including berries, which I saw mentioned) and protein intake - on the "Eat To Live" diet 4....

by Guest over a year ago

tongue sore 30 wks pregnant wit my forth child

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Im 30 wks pregnant wit my forth child, n everytime I eat or drink anything apart from water I get a really sore tongue thst as white n red blister looking spots going down the sides ov my tongue n middle ov it. I av asked my midwife if it is anything to do wit being n she as said no, so what can it...

by Guest over a year ago

facial growth or swelling

HI. I am hoping someone can help me with this strange growth in my face. IT started about 2 months ago as my cheek on one side swelled and what feels like my gums are swollen, my ent actually believes its in the maxillary sinus region. you can't see it--only feel it in my mouth. nothing revealed...

by beckers over a year ago

Pain in tooth that had root canal 3 yrs ago!

I had this really deep cavity filled 4 years ago and the dentist said it's so deep it might need a root canal later on, if it will not heal. In the beginning it was all fine, felt no pain. But then I started feeling extreme sensitivity to cold and my dentist tried pushing off the root canal as much...

by Guest over a year ago

Girl dies after coma from dental visit

A 5-year-old girl came to the Little Angel Dental office in the Little Village neighborhood to have two cavities filled and caps put on some of the lower teeth. Before the procedure she was given a liquid sedative, nitrous oxide and intravenous sedation. During the procedure she stopped breathing....

by Lori2592 over a year ago

Sudden foul taste when eating/swallowing

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Recently , I have been experiencing a sudden fould taste in my mouth after swallowing food. It doesn't happen all the time though. It started happening a little over a year ago and didn't happen again for a long time. In the last few months, I have noticed that is happening more often ( about...

by Guest over a year ago

herbs for tooth decay

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I have been experiencing problems with tooth decay. I am afraid to go to the dentist, but I cannot leave this untreated. Are there any herbs for tooth decay? I would appreciate all your replies considering this. Thank you for replying to my post. Your answers will mean a lot to me.

by emmerich354152106 over a year ago

pimple on lip

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i had a pimple come up on my lower lip but it really didnt look like a pimple more like an antbite, it became very swollen and hot very painful i popped it with a needle and now thers a scab but this morning i got another one right above it , what is it and should i pop this one too

by Guest over a year ago

Oral STD's

6 days ago, I had oral sex with a guy I just started dating. Within 2-4 days, the glands under my throat and under my jaw bone became swollen and painful, my gums became sore and swollen, my tongue developed a few tiny painful blisters at the tip and top, and my tongue is swollen a bit and very...

by barbara7606 over a year ago

excruciating pain in ma 2nd last molar

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i'm having excruciating pain in ma 2nd last molar n this infection is spreading frequently in other molars also. i've visited dentist even but he tells root canal is the final solution.it could b a very painful n teasing treatment i guess, so what should i do ma examz r starting also within a week...

by Guest over a year ago