I have to wisdom teeth laying head to head beneath my gum. Dentist said in order for him to remove them he will have to break my jaw and pull out one of my molars to ge to them. How long does one take to recover from a broken jaw? Can you talk and eat?
Broken jaw and wisdom tooth?
um... I would say maybe like 3-5 weeks. You can eat only soft foods. It is verrrrry hard for you to talk!
Reply:I had an osteotomy when I was 16. They cut the upper out, slid it forward, and cut pieces out of the lower, to correct an underbite. It took about 6 weeks to heal. My mouth was wired shut, and I had to eat blender food. It's not that bad, since they sent me home with a bottle of liquid codeine. And you can make some pretty good blender food, with a little creativity!
Reply:I would get a 2nd opinion for the broken jaw thing.
get as much info as you can before doing this, there are alot of after the procedure things that can happen.
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How do I stop my 14 month son from gringing his teeth?
My 14 month old son has two top teeth and one bottom tooth, with another tooth breaking the gum on the bottom. I noticed the other day that he is starting to grind his teeth. How do I get him to stop doing this? It gets rather annoying some times.
Oh yeah he started getting his teeth about 3 weeks ago. (yes he was a late bloomer in this one area)
How do I stop my 14 month son from gringing his teeth?
Your not gonna be able to the best you can hope for is to take him to a dentist and tell him and they will give some kind of grinding protection...like a little mouth piece. Sorry......
Reply:Wear ear plugs.
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Oh yeah he started getting his teeth about 3 weeks ago. (yes he was a late bloomer in this one area)
How do I stop my 14 month son from gringing his teeth?
Your not gonna be able to the best you can hope for is to take him to a dentist and tell him and they will give some kind of grinding protection...like a little mouth piece. Sorry......
Reply:Wear ear plugs.
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Can you whiten your teeth if you have a porcelain crown?
My front tooth broke in half, and my dentist is going to be putting a crown on it... will I still be able to whiten my teeth?
Can you whiten your teeth if you have a porcelain crown?
When I am doing crowns for my patients I like for them to do some whitening before I shade match for the crown.
1) because most people eat things that stain their teeth (cola, wine, coffee, etc) and a few weeks of whitening with a custom tray can remove these stains so the crown shade can be accurately matched to tooth shade.
2) Crowns do not whiten to a shade lighter than when they were fabricated. So, if the dentist makes a crown for you to match your existing teeth and you want to whiten your teeth, the crown will end up looking darker than your teeth (after you whiten the teeth).
If your tooth is broken now and you do not want to wait a few weeks to let the whitening work, have your dentist either use tooth-colored filling material to build your broken tooth and make it look good or have your dentist make a temporary acrylic or composite crown for you until the shade for your permanent restoration can be taken.
Good luck!
Reply:You will still be able to get your teeth whitened at the dentist, however you will not be able to use at home products such as Crest White strips. At home products won't harm the crown, but they will not be able to whiten it.
Reply:some crowns are colored to fit your present teeth the only other way is to change the crown.
Reply:You'll be able to whiten your teeth, but not the crown. Whiten your teeth first and have the dentist match the crown color to the whitened teeth.
Reply:you can whiten your teeth. if you are sure...go ahead and get your crown the color that you teeth will be. i chose an off white.
realistically, teeth are not bright white and look harsh. mine are natural looking.
hey, answer my question about health. thanks
Reply:no... i don't think so....ask your dentist
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Can you whiten your teeth if you have a porcelain crown?
When I am doing crowns for my patients I like for them to do some whitening before I shade match for the crown.
1) because most people eat things that stain their teeth (cola, wine, coffee, etc) and a few weeks of whitening with a custom tray can remove these stains so the crown shade can be accurately matched to tooth shade.
2) Crowns do not whiten to a shade lighter than when they were fabricated. So, if the dentist makes a crown for you to match your existing teeth and you want to whiten your teeth, the crown will end up looking darker than your teeth (after you whiten the teeth).
If your tooth is broken now and you do not want to wait a few weeks to let the whitening work, have your dentist either use tooth-colored filling material to build your broken tooth and make it look good or have your dentist make a temporary acrylic or composite crown for you until the shade for your permanent restoration can be taken.
Good luck!
Reply:You will still be able to get your teeth whitened at the dentist, however you will not be able to use at home products such as Crest White strips. At home products won't harm the crown, but they will not be able to whiten it.
Reply:some crowns are colored to fit your present teeth the only other way is to change the crown.
Reply:You'll be able to whiten your teeth, but not the crown. Whiten your teeth first and have the dentist match the crown color to the whitened teeth.
Reply:you can whiten your teeth. if you are sure...go ahead and get your crown the color that you teeth will be. i chose an off white.
realistically, teeth are not bright white and look harsh. mine are natural looking.
hey, answer my question about health. thanks
Reply:no... i don't think so....ask your dentist
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Wisdom Teeth...?
Im experiencing ALOT of pain with one of my wisdom teeth breaking through. My cheek and my gum has been swollen for about 5 days now and i can feel a little lump on the edge of my gum. I've also noticed a really bad taste in my mouth.
I've not been able to eat anything but soup as it hurts to eat. It even hurts to smile because of my cheek.
Do you think i should get it removed? Is it normal to experience this?? and also do they impact on flying as i am travelling around at the moment and am scared to fly incase it causes more problems...
thanks for your help...
Wisdom Teeth...?
Talk to your dentist immediatlely. He/She maybe able to prescribe something for your pain. Depending on your discomfort they may want to you to have them removed (probably not a bad idead any way). Not sure on the flying, but the different air pressure may cause more added pressure on you teeth.
Reply:I would see a dentist or orthodontist to see if it needs to be removed, often they remove them because it will cause the rest of your teeth to become crooked. It will hurt while it comes in, just like teething in babies.
Reply:Wisdom teeth are a valuable asset to the mouth when they are healthy and properly positioned. Often, however, problems develop that require their removal. When the jaw isn't large enough to accommodate wisdom teeth, they can become impacted (unable to come in or misaligned). Wisdom teeth may grow sideways, emerge only part way from the gum or remain trapped beneath the gum and bone.
Extraction of wisdom teeth is generally recommended when:
* Wisdom teeth only partially erupt. This leaves an opening for bacteria to enter around the tooth and cause an infection. Pain, swelling, jaw stiffness and general illness can result.
* There is a chance that poorly aligned wisdom teeth will damage adjacent teeth.
* A cyst (fluid-filled sac) forms, destroying surrounding structures such as bone or tooth roots.
Patients should ask the dentist about the health and positioning of their wisdom teeth. The dentist may make a recommendation for removal or send the patient to an oral surgeon for further evaluation.
Reply:YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH A GENERAL DENTIST AND HE WILL REFER YOU TO AN ORAL SURGEON. THE BAD TASTE AND PAIN IS POSSIBLE INFECTION. IT'S NORMAL TO EXPERIENE THIS WHEN THEY SHOULD BE REMOVED. DO NOT! LET A GENERAL DENTIST REMOVE THEM AND MAKE SURE YOU DO GET AN ANTIBIOTIC! SOMETIMES AN ORAL SURGEON WILL REQUIRE YOU TO TAKE AN ANTIBIOTIC PRIOR TO REMOVAL. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!
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I've not been able to eat anything but soup as it hurts to eat. It even hurts to smile because of my cheek.
Do you think i should get it removed? Is it normal to experience this?? and also do they impact on flying as i am travelling around at the moment and am scared to fly incase it causes more problems...
thanks for your help...
Wisdom Teeth...?
Talk to your dentist immediatlely. He/She maybe able to prescribe something for your pain. Depending on your discomfort they may want to you to have them removed (probably not a bad idead any way). Not sure on the flying, but the different air pressure may cause more added pressure on you teeth.
Reply:I would see a dentist or orthodontist to see if it needs to be removed, often they remove them because it will cause the rest of your teeth to become crooked. It will hurt while it comes in, just like teething in babies.
Reply:Wisdom teeth are a valuable asset to the mouth when they are healthy and properly positioned. Often, however, problems develop that require their removal. When the jaw isn't large enough to accommodate wisdom teeth, they can become impacted (unable to come in or misaligned). Wisdom teeth may grow sideways, emerge only part way from the gum or remain trapped beneath the gum and bone.
Extraction of wisdom teeth is generally recommended when:
* Wisdom teeth only partially erupt. This leaves an opening for bacteria to enter around the tooth and cause an infection. Pain, swelling, jaw stiffness and general illness can result.
* There is a chance that poorly aligned wisdom teeth will damage adjacent teeth.
* A cyst (fluid-filled sac) forms, destroying surrounding structures such as bone or tooth roots.
Patients should ask the dentist about the health and positioning of their wisdom teeth. The dentist may make a recommendation for removal or send the patient to an oral surgeon for further evaluation.
Reply:YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH A GENERAL DENTIST AND HE WILL REFER YOU TO AN ORAL SURGEON. THE BAD TASTE AND PAIN IS POSSIBLE INFECTION. IT'S NORMAL TO EXPERIENE THIS WHEN THEY SHOULD BE REMOVED. DO NOT! LET A GENERAL DENTIST REMOVE THEM AND MAKE SURE YOU DO GET AN ANTIBIOTIC! SOMETIMES AN ORAL SURGEON WILL REQUIRE YOU TO TAKE AN ANTIBIOTIC PRIOR TO REMOVAL. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!
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What do to to keep my teeth strong?
My teeth keep rotting in my mouth. One tooth broke even more today. The dentist wants to pull two of them cause they are so bad. I brush, floss and rinse. What can I do? I don't wanna loose all my teeth. I am only 24 y/o.
What do to to keep my teeth strong?
Brushing flossing, no sugar, calcium pills and fluoride rinses and toothpaste. There is a special toothpaste that is prescribed called prevident. That makes teeth stronger. Fluoride also makes tiny cavities go away. Teeth heal themselves in the presence of fluoride. If your teeth are so bad as to extract the above wont help them.
Also stay away from soda
Reply:Do you get enough calcium? Is your overall diet bad?
Reply:CALCIUM and lots of brushing with fluride toothpaste.
Reply:I've been told a few things, Mostly laying off the sweets, and if you must eat some, eat it during a meal when your saliva is flowing. Drinking lots of milk is another must, the more calcium the better.
Reply:go to the dentist.
Reply:Brush ur teeth twice a day, drink milk, floss ur teeth, visit ur dentist n quit drinking COCA COLA..... NO sweet products... eat more Fruits n Vege... Be Vegetarian...
Reply:Ask your pharmacist the correct dosage for Calcium tablets. Avoid sugar. Brush, floss and rinse your mouth out with a mouth wash. Swish the mouth wash in your mouth for one minute in the morning and night. You may, unfortunately, have poor "toothie genes" but all of the above steps could help you. You may be deficient in Calcium.
Reply:calcium
brush teeth after every meals with flouride toothpaste
floss
visit the dentist once every six months
avoiid acidic food
Reply:Many drugs, like methamphetamine, cause you to lose teeth. So does smoking. If you use drugs, quit. There are many diseases that cause your condition as well. Talk to your dentist about it. You may need to go to a prescription tooth care system like PerioMed. Also, drink beverages through a straw, and stick to sugarless beverages. Eat raw vegetables. Also, add a calcium supplement and vitamin C supplements to your diet. Most of all, talk to your doctor or dentist about the problem.
Reply:Drink MILK!! GET YOUR CALCIUM TAKE TABLETS OR SOMETHING!
I'm really sorry, if this doesn't work and you get to sic of it you can always get dentures
Reply:Intake more calcium and try using a flouride rinse.
Anti-bacterial rinses don't make your teeth stronger.
I use Act flouride rinse. Here is their website
http://www.actfluoride.com/act/products_...
I hope this helps.
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What do to to keep my teeth strong?
Brushing flossing, no sugar, calcium pills and fluoride rinses and toothpaste. There is a special toothpaste that is prescribed called prevident. That makes teeth stronger. Fluoride also makes tiny cavities go away. Teeth heal themselves in the presence of fluoride. If your teeth are so bad as to extract the above wont help them.
Also stay away from soda
Reply:Do you get enough calcium? Is your overall diet bad?
Reply:CALCIUM and lots of brushing with fluride toothpaste.
Reply:I've been told a few things, Mostly laying off the sweets, and if you must eat some, eat it during a meal when your saliva is flowing. Drinking lots of milk is another must, the more calcium the better.
Reply:go to the dentist.
Reply:Brush ur teeth twice a day, drink milk, floss ur teeth, visit ur dentist n quit drinking COCA COLA..... NO sweet products... eat more Fruits n Vege... Be Vegetarian...
Reply:Ask your pharmacist the correct dosage for Calcium tablets. Avoid sugar. Brush, floss and rinse your mouth out with a mouth wash. Swish the mouth wash in your mouth for one minute in the morning and night. You may, unfortunately, have poor "toothie genes" but all of the above steps could help you. You may be deficient in Calcium.
Reply:calcium
brush teeth after every meals with flouride toothpaste
floss
visit the dentist once every six months
avoiid acidic food
Reply:Many drugs, like methamphetamine, cause you to lose teeth. So does smoking. If you use drugs, quit. There are many diseases that cause your condition as well. Talk to your dentist about it. You may need to go to a prescription tooth care system like PerioMed. Also, drink beverages through a straw, and stick to sugarless beverages. Eat raw vegetables. Also, add a calcium supplement and vitamin C supplements to your diet. Most of all, talk to your doctor or dentist about the problem.
Reply:Drink MILK!! GET YOUR CALCIUM TAKE TABLETS OR SOMETHING!
I'm really sorry, if this doesn't work and you get to sic of it you can always get dentures
Reply:Intake more calcium and try using a flouride rinse.
Anti-bacterial rinses don't make your teeth stronger.
I use Act flouride rinse. Here is their website
http://www.actfluoride.com/act/products_...
I hope this helps.
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What can I do about my teeth?
Last month half of my tooth broke off as I unknowingly bit into a popcorn kernal. I spoke with the nurse from the dentist office and she told me to have it crowned would be about $800.00 and pulled about $175.00. The thing is I've already had 4 other teeth pulled but there's no way i can afford $800.00 for the crown. I would like to keep the rest of my teeth. Anyone got any suggestions. (The reason I didnt go to a dentist before was because there was no pain, it barely just started hurting.)
What can I do about my teeth?
no no and no. they just want your money. i broke a tooth and got a permanent cap and it wasnt that much and has lasted me about 11 years. ive been doing some interested reading about enamel and all that. ill post the link. follow the directions and you can probably recalcify the broken part (granted i dont know how badly broken it is) and you wont need it pulled. it the nerves were exposed it would hurt immediately upon inahling (mine did) your is probably brusied or something. Good luck!!
http://www.yourreturn.org/Treatments/Tee...
i reccommend a cap, definately not extraction. get a second opinion.
Reply:Try ur local Universities, they usually charge u less.
Reply:If you broke half of the tooth it probably needs root canal therapy and then a porcelain crown. MORE MONEY!!!
If you do not want it pulled, at least see if you do need the root canal. If you do and you can afford it, get it done. If you do and you cannot afford it, you must get it pulled before the infection gets too severe. An upper arch infection can perforate the sinus wall and be fatal. A lower arch infection can eat the bone away from the roots of several teeth causing the loss of several teeth, AND, it can make the jaw susceptible to fracture.
If you have the root canal done and cannot afford a crown, have the dentist fill it with the strongest material she has but have her make the tooth a bit smaller than the teeth next to it. This allows the teeth next to it to take the brunt of your biting and chewing action so that the tooth does not break. Down the road, if you come up with some extra money, you can still have a crown. COOL?
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What can I do about my teeth?
no no and no. they just want your money. i broke a tooth and got a permanent cap and it wasnt that much and has lasted me about 11 years. ive been doing some interested reading about enamel and all that. ill post the link. follow the directions and you can probably recalcify the broken part (granted i dont know how badly broken it is) and you wont need it pulled. it the nerves were exposed it would hurt immediately upon inahling (mine did) your is probably brusied or something. Good luck!!
http://www.yourreturn.org/Treatments/Tee...
i reccommend a cap, definately not extraction. get a second opinion.
Reply:Try ur local Universities, they usually charge u less.
Reply:If you broke half of the tooth it probably needs root canal therapy and then a porcelain crown. MORE MONEY!!!
If you do not want it pulled, at least see if you do need the root canal. If you do and you can afford it, get it done. If you do and you cannot afford it, you must get it pulled before the infection gets too severe. An upper arch infection can perforate the sinus wall and be fatal. A lower arch infection can eat the bone away from the roots of several teeth causing the loss of several teeth, AND, it can make the jaw susceptible to fracture.
If you have the root canal done and cannot afford a crown, have the dentist fill it with the strongest material she has but have her make the tooth a bit smaller than the teeth next to it. This allows the teeth next to it to take the brunt of your biting and chewing action so that the tooth does not break. Down the road, if you come up with some extra money, you can still have a crown. COOL?
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Help! i'm really sick after having 2 teeth pulled 3 days ago?
i had my 2 back lower teeth (not wisdom, that has been gone for years) pulled on wednesday afternoon. i had a sedation pill and laughing gas. both teeth broke and they had to drill the remaining bone matter out and stitch me up. also one of the teeth had periodonic disease really bad. i felt numb the first day, kind of sick on thursday, but really sick on friday and now today saturday. my stomach hurts, chest pains, dizzyness, cant stand up to long before i have to lie back down. (NOTE: 3 months ago, i also had 2 teeth pulled on the other side, no periodonical in either of those teeth but i did have both sedation and laughing gas and i had no problems whatsoever).
also, both times they gave me the same antibiotics and the same paid med, which i had no problem with the first time either. does anybody have any sugggestions? my mouth doesnt really hurt, just the rest of my body. (i dont even want to go to the ER or a clinic because there is NO WAY i can sit and wait my turn that long.
Help! i'm really sick after having 2 teeth pulled 3 days ago?
call the dentist that performed the procedure. Usually if there is in infection in the tooth once it is pulled it should not be a problem anymore. It's hard to say exactly why your stomach hurts you could have swallowed some blood or tooth matter. Make sure you are eating and drinking plenty of fluids. If your tooth is still bleeding it could be draining in your stomach. Call your dental office they usually have someone on call on the weekends or some kind of emergency number to reach them at. If you can not get a hold of them go to the emergency room.
Reply:You may have an infection that the antibiotics are not dealing with. Your symptoms are severe. You need to be checked. Have someone drive you to the doctors or ER, right away!
Reply:There could be something really serious going on. I suggest go now to a ER etc.. Tell them it is a real emergency , sometimes the only time they will see you immediately is when you say you feel like you are going to pass out.I had to do that myself . I know they feel everyone who goes into an ER has an emergency but this is not true. BE VERY VERY PERSISTENT ABOUT BEING SEEN RIGHT AWAY. Good Luck .
Reply:This is because of the the pain medications. I just had my teeth pulled out too, and when i take my pain medications i feel sick, and dizzy.
It will wear off soon. they are just side affects. if it does not wear off in about a day, call your doctar asap. =]
good luck, and feel better!
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also, both times they gave me the same antibiotics and the same paid med, which i had no problem with the first time either. does anybody have any sugggestions? my mouth doesnt really hurt, just the rest of my body. (i dont even want to go to the ER or a clinic because there is NO WAY i can sit and wait my turn that long.
Help! i'm really sick after having 2 teeth pulled 3 days ago?
call the dentist that performed the procedure. Usually if there is in infection in the tooth once it is pulled it should not be a problem anymore. It's hard to say exactly why your stomach hurts you could have swallowed some blood or tooth matter. Make sure you are eating and drinking plenty of fluids. If your tooth is still bleeding it could be draining in your stomach. Call your dental office they usually have someone on call on the weekends or some kind of emergency number to reach them at. If you can not get a hold of them go to the emergency room.
Reply:You may have an infection that the antibiotics are not dealing with. Your symptoms are severe. You need to be checked. Have someone drive you to the doctors or ER, right away!
Reply:There could be something really serious going on. I suggest go now to a ER etc.. Tell them it is a real emergency , sometimes the only time they will see you immediately is when you say you feel like you are going to pass out.I had to do that myself . I know they feel everyone who goes into an ER has an emergency but this is not true. BE VERY VERY PERSISTENT ABOUT BEING SEEN RIGHT AWAY. Good Luck .
Reply:This is because of the the pain medications. I just had my teeth pulled out too, and when i take my pain medications i feel sick, and dizzy.
It will wear off soon. they are just side affects. if it does not wear off in about a day, call your doctar asap. =]
good luck, and feel better!
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