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post-procedure dental pain

Should it hurt this much two days after having two teeth pulled? So I had two teeth pulled on Monday. I had been in pain for two weeks before that, and had some pain meds for four days prior to the...

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Drilling seems to be the root of the problem.

Was my co-worker the victim of a bad dental procedure? How should she proceed now she needs more expensive work done? A co-worker of mine recently went to a new dentist for a cleaning and was told she...

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Permanent crown fitted on a temp basis - how long to wait for my tooth to...

My dentist inserted my permanent crown in a temporary fashion due to my tooth's uncertainty about whether it likes all of this intrusive behaviour - how long to wait to see if it will settle down?...

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What's the best of three unappealing options?

I will be having a root canal soon, but the dentist has told me that the damage to the tooth may not be treatable by the root canal, and that other action may be necessary. He's given me a few options...

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Tell me about your root canal!

Tell me about your root canal! Long story short, I had a VERY deep cavity filled about a year ago on my farthest-back molar, but it hasn't quite done the trick and I probably need a root canal. My...

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You've royally screwed me...

Is is normal for a dental crown to be so painful? About two weeks ago I asked a hypothetical dental question - well here's an actual one. I had a tooth that felt perfectly fine, but after my dentist...

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Is dental tourism is Brazil a good idea?

Dental tourism filter: should I do this root canal treatment in Brazil? I have a root canal treatment and a trip to Brazil scheduled. Should I made the two into one? Cost would be the main reason for...

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Do I need to do anything about the tooth that just fell out?

I had a root canal on a tooth a couple years ago, and never got a crown on it. Most of the rest of the tooth just fell out. Do I need to do anything about it? There are still small pieces of the tooth...

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Home care for tooth awaiting its coronation?

So, I managed to break a tooth last week (whilst attempting to chew a cold gummy licorice candy that had the approximate texture of partially-cured epoxy). Saw dentist this morning, who wants to...

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Aching pain after root canal

I had root canals redone (by an endodontist) and crowns placed on two of my upper teeth (by my dentist) that are side by side early last year. All was well until yesterday morning, when I woke up with...

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Is a root canal necessary before a crown?

So, I cracked one of my lower molars and it now needs to be crowned. My dentist is planning to perform a root canal on the tooth before crowning it, but I'm not sure if it is necessary. At my last...

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Tooth problems while out of town - please advice.

It's the middle of the night, I'm out of town, and I'm in pain from my tooth. Please help me figure out what my next step is. You are not my dentist or doctor. I don't need an internet diagnosis, I...

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How worried should I be about my (fake, root canaled) chipped tooth?

I was chewing on a hemp powder smoothie (the hemp powder has a gritty texture) when it happened. I've changed dentists a 3 times now as well as moved (still haven't looked up a local one) so I can't go...

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Post or crown or something else?

My partner (28 years old) had, on the same upper back-ish tooth, two failed root canals followed by a tooth extraction. They're still waiting for the extraction to heal. But they told us that a post is...

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Help! Recommendations for an exceptional endodontist in Seattle?

I had a failed root canal (my second!) and need an endodontist recommendation. I'm looking for a highly-meticulous specialist who will communicate thoroughly with me and won't treat me like an idiot. I...

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Ow ow ow ow

Had some fillings done on bottom molars a month and a half ago, have had some intermittent pain on that side ever since, and now in the last few days I've had shooting pains in one tooth. Am I looking...

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How should I deal with this inadequate dental care?

I had some dental work done this week that I consider unsatisfactory. I'd like advice on what to do next. Because of a highly-sensitive gag reflex, it is quite difficult to do dental work on me....

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Abscessed about whether my travel plans are going down the drain.

You are not my dentist, oral surgeon, or travel agent: can an extraction or root canal be delayed a week or two if the active infection has temporarily been resolved through a short (10 day) course of...

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It's like a root canal...on your eyeball...in the middle of a blizzard.

At least, that is what I'm afraid of. Due to intense pain, I'm sneaking in to see my dentist tomorrow morning before the gods dump a seventh foot of snow on Boston. At my last visit he decreed that I...

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I have to have a root canal on ole #19 and its rather "touch and go"

Has only a 50% chance of success (internal resorption.) Is there anything I can do to help the procedure survive? If it fails its going to be a huge problem as its an anchor on a 4 tooth bridge and it...

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I had a root canal Tuesday and am now traveling and in pain. Any advice?

I have a high pain tolerance and have had multiple root canals in the past with no problems. Tuesday I had a root canal with a temporary filling and on Thursday my jaw around that tooth started to...

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Will I have to pay for this crown? What leverage do I have?

I don't think I should have to pay full price for the crown I'm possibly getting today. Not sure if I'm right. TimelineDecember 29: Get crown on molar. Swollen painful sensations continue.January 10th...

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"Conscious" IV sedation failed at the dentist - what now?

Yesterday I had two root canals and two extractions at the dentist while under IV sedation. But I never fell "asleep" and I remember pretty much everything that happened and now I'm even more terrified...

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A man, a plan, a root canal: Your endodontry stories pls?

The bad news: My partner needs a LOT of dental work. The good news: For the first time ever, we have dental insurance (through my employer)! Now I’m reading the Schedule of Benefits, scratching my...

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I have TMJ and Must Have Things Done dentally. Halp?

My very back molar gave up (broke, etc.) the crown. It was many years previously root canaled, at which time my jaw spasmed and there was general misery. Any tips to avoid that again? My TMJ is better...

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