Oral and Dental Health

Broken wooth. Endodontists list.

I have a front tooth that broke off to the gum line when I passed out from a illness. My doctor ( Dr. Jeffrey Pukatch, DDS) and I are looking for a root canal specialist to perform the task. The list of Endodontists should be located in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. If possible, please...

by Enixonsr over a year ago

Gum swelling over molar.

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A few weeks ago my gum had become swollen over my molar on the right. I thought nothing of it and then started to notice what looked to be puss. It finally went down and stopped hurting. Now as of two days ago the same problem started to occur on the left side of my mouth. I have no idea what it is....

by Willtob over a year ago

I Have a Problem with my swollen lip

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Okay, Well i got into a fight last weekend. My lip was busted and i think i bit through my lip. Well the inside has a cut on it and my lip is swollen. I put ice on it and took advil. the swollen part has gotten hard and after i put ice on there it will go down a little, but it will come back. It is...

by Guest over a year ago

tongue piercing infected

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i seem to have a small abscess that has developed near my tongue piercing its annoied me so much i want to take my tongue bar out but not sure if i should until its healed has anyone has similar problems ive had this piercing for 7 years before this happened.

by tezzalee over a year ago

Hard lump on the bottom of my gum

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I got my wisdom teeth removed four days ago. My mouth is still kind of swollen and feels weird. Today I noticed a very hard lump on my gum in the back of my bottom second bicuspid. It feels very hard like the rest of my gums. Is this problem or will it go awhile once my swelling stops?

by linhhh over a year ago

gum soreness after wisdom teeth removal

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I am 15 and 6 days ago i had all 4 wisdom teeth removed,none of them had formed anything more than superficial roots so i have no hole in my gum, just stitches. The pain was managable with the prescribed pain medications and as far as i can figure everything is going fine. After the surgery the...

by trouthat over a year ago

Hard lump on roof of mouth?

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I have had this hard red lump on my palate for almost 2 years. At first, it was a bit smaller, but now I just realized that its size might have doubled. It is hard, reddish, not sore unless I press it quite hard.I am worried that it might be a oral cancer. I cannot visit a dentist at a time since I...

by David7373 over a year ago

Chronic sore throat in localized area.

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In mid July of this year I got sick with a virus. I had a fever and developed a sore throat, which led to me losing my voice. Since then, after using my vocal chords for long periods of time, I have a soreness in my throat just under the left side of my jaw. I am hoping to continue my studies in...

by Kate McCandless255098 over a year ago

bloody phlegm

I had a sore throat 2 weeks back and it lasted a little over a week. It was really painful and i had difficulty swallowing, liquids more so than solids. I'm 20 and a smoker(3 yrs) and water had been replaced by coffee and soda for about 2 months. Also, the sore throat started 2 days after i started...

by j_b_208203 over a year ago

mouth problems, dry peeling lips

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For the past year I have been experiencing dry peeling lips that sometimes itch feel sore and burn really dry mouth and throat raised little yellow painless spots inside cheeks and lower lip whitish coating on tongue itchy nose and dry cough this all started when I was pregnant I have seen many docs...

by anxious59224171 over a year ago