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Oral and Dental Health

This forum includes discussions on gum diseases, swollen or enlarged lips, teeth and tongue diseases, dental care, TMJ disorders, tooth whitening, bad breath, black hairy tongue, geographic tongue, scrotal (fissured )tongue, hyperkeratosis of tongue, tongue and palate aphthous ulcers.

Swollen tongue or lips

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I am 60. On no medication. I take multiple vitamins, an aspirin and that is about it. For the past 4 months or so, I will wake up with a swollen lip or tongue. Last night it was my tongue and I could hardly talk. I took benedril at about 2am. By about 8 my tongue swelling was subsiding. The...

by User avatar Guest

chronic pharayngitis

I have been suffering thru mild throat pain (pain is near jaws) and it radiates to ear and unclear throat feeling. For more than five weeks. Symptoms occurs mostly in the evenings. However, some times in day time as well. Pain seems to be external. I am smoker (age 28), My ENT said it is...

by User avatar cds3977

Orgnathic surgery

I am supposed to have Orthognathic surgery in December. I am just waiting on insurance approval. I plan to align the jaws and clear out nasal passages. I heard that it would cost about $50.000. What are the most important things I should know about this surgery?

by User avatar moffat1187

shadow on x-ray

What does shadow on x ray mean? I had to have x rays few days ago, at my dentist’s. He looked at the image and explained me that I had caries on my wisdom tooth in upper left side. He gave me that image. I can see my teeth, but can not figure these shadows?

by User avatar Guest

bumps on the tongue

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for the past month I have been noticing that I can no longer eat spicy or salty foods without it burning. I looked at my tongue and the taste buds are extremely large... what should I do?

by User avatar medo

salty taste in mouth

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I'm a 50 year old female. I had Brain surgery in July 2009. This was the 2nd brain surgery with in 1 year. For the last two weeks I've been experiencing a very salty, briny taste in my mouth that does not seem to go away with brushing, eating or drinking. Everything taste salty no matter what I...

by User avatar ramonagirl

Is swollowing pus from a abcess bad for you

I have an abcess, I am seeing a dentist in a couple of days to have the tooth removed, I am on antibiotics and pain killers. Now the abcess ruptured and I swollowed some pus. Is this bad for me? I tried calling my dentist but no response. Please Help

by User avatar Guest

lump in the left side lower gum

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i had a hard lump in my left lower gum, it is molar and the tooth is decaying,it doesnt hurt when i touch or press it softy, i noticed it few days ago. I am worried about, what does its cause?. Does the dentist pull my decayed molar even if there is a lum under it? Please help me.,im so worried....

by User avatar wingwing

Developed gum gangrene in acatalasemia

Are there any others here? I have never had a particularly great relationship with my gums and teeth, but a few weeks ago I developed gum gangrene from acatalasemia. I never knew I had that and I am wondering what other problems it will cause me in the future. What I have just been through is...

by User avatar hermie1618172771

size of an almond lump under jaw

it's .moveable but it kindof hurts when i push it agaiinst my jaw. it aches when mychin kinda rests on my neck. im 18 and i just noticed .it recently. it's kinda like the size of an almond. i just wannaknow what it is. is it harmful?

by User avatar sach