Couldn't find what you looking for?

TRY OUR SEARCH!

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.

periodontis

I am diagnosed with periodontitis few months ago but I have never paid too much attention since it wasn’t bothering me. Anyway, lately I found out that long-term periodontal disease may cause even more serious problems. Those problems include higher blood sugar levels and an increased risk of...

by User avatar Guest

I have collasped gums.

I have bone loss around a bridge that is 20 years old and the periodontists want to do gum surgery and says I may then have collaped gums and will not like the appearance of them. I cannot find any pictures on line. I want to go with dentures instead of his suggestion of surgery to promote bone...

by User avatar KATHY

Painful lump under my bottom teeth!!

I had a BAD pimple on my chin and it swelled up real bad and started to hurt..the pimple is going away now but i can press down on my chin and it feels like there is something hard in there. and my bottem teeth started to ache so i pulled down my lower lip and felt around and there is a PAINFUL lump...

by User avatar Alabama Cowgirl105970

dizzy, sore throat, swollen gums, headache

Answered by a doctor

for the past few days i woke up with more and more swollen gums and they bleed when i brush my teeth and i got a canker sore on my lip. this morning i woke up extremely dizzy to the point that i thought i might collapse at any minute. as well as that, throughout the day i had a headache, chills,...

by User avatar guest

Wisdom teeth removed can't close mouth

Answered by a doctor

I got my wisdom teeth surgically removed on monday (I'm 13) and I have not been able to close my mouth since, I can feel that my left top spot where the socket would be is swelled up so I can't close my mouth and can not eat. Is this common or should this be something to worry about? I've been...

by User avatar MachineDog8679

PIMPLES ON THE BACK OF MY TONGUE

Answered by a doctor

I HAVE PINK PIMPLES ON THE BACK OF MY TONGUE IN THE FRONT OF MY TONGUE THERE ARE REDDISH PINK SPOTS MY LEFT SIDE OF MY GLANDS ARE SWOLLEN VERY INLARGE.THE LEFT SI DE OF MY NECK FEELS INFLAM SOMETIME .WHEN I SWOLLO SOMETIME I DON'T FEEL IT GO DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE I AM VERY SCARED AND CONCERN.

by User avatar SHAUNTEE

To have or NOT to have braces?

Dilemma is very simple actually. To have or NOT to have braces? By emphasizing that not you understand what would be my decision, but they say I am still young and that I don’t understand anything at all and perhaps they are right, I am just not thrilled with the idea of putting some metal in...

by User avatar kiley133363718

I lose sense of taste

Answered by a doctor

I bought some pine-nuts to be used as ingredients in a pasta meal I was planning yesterday and I couldn't resist the urge to open the package and try some. They were lovely. The thing is that, ever since I ate these pine-nuts, I have a bitter taste in my mouth and I have lost any other sense of...

by User avatar basilio64168405

Apico

Hi everybody. I had an apico done on one tooth 7 months age. But, few days ago I’ve noticed a small pimple which appeared just near the site. I’ve visited my doc and he told me that the apico should now be done again or else I would loose the tooth. I mean, apico itself is not the problem but...

by User avatar Guest

Cavity fill/ novicaine

My son had a cavity filled the other day, they used novicaine so he was numb. He kept biting/ sliding his teeth over his numb lip. Now there is a huge white patch on the inside of his lip and its s little puffy. Do you think this is just dead skin? Or do you think it could be infected? Also the next...

by User avatar Nicki