[khadeeja29]

anyone know why my 17 month old has this black line going across his central incisors? could it be decay? i don't give him any sweets, and he doesn't take bottles. could it be from the iron supplement i give him? he still nurses at night. i wonder if he just found a pen and wrote on his teeth. i did make an appointment with the pediatric dentist for later this week.

[zakk]

not a dentist, but i remember my niece developed a blackish cast on her teeth form iron supplements.


since both my backmost molars are extracted or getting extracted... will my teeth get spacey if I don't get implants?

[Ilikemyscarf]

InshAllah I'm going to get them removed and get braces to fix my overbite and my front two teeth.

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Originally Posted by khadeeja29

anyone know why my 17 month old has this black line going across his central incisors? could it be decay? i don't give him any sweets, and he doesn't take bottles. could it be from the iron supplement i give him? he still nurses at night. i wonder if he just found a pen and wrote on his teeth. i did make an appointment with the pediatric dentist for later this week.

I'm pretty sure 17 month olds shouldn't be nursing at night anymore but I'd say it's from the iron.

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Originally Posted by zakk

not a dentist, but i remember my niece developed a blackish cast on her teeth form iron supplements.


since both my backmost molars are extracted or getting extracted... will my teeth get spacey if I don't get implants?

probably not. but if you extract them and there are upper teeth no longer contacting anything, they will shift downwards.

[Wolfn]

Question: I keep having dreams where my teeth fall out, and when I wake up my teeth are loose.

Is this normal?

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Originally Posted by Wolfn

Question: I keep having dreams where my teeth fall out, and when I wake up my teeth are loose.

Is this normal?

dreams that your teeth are falling out indicate your concern about your appearance or at least that's what the online dream dictionary says. I have that recurring dream.

is it possible that your looseness is your imagination?

[afrakabob]

so it turns out that i'll need to have my lower wisdom teeth removed (and possibly the one upper one i have). none of them have erupted, and my dentist said they probably won't at this point, since my jaw is done growing, and the teeth are impacted. apparently i have early warnings of pericoronitis

would you guys recommend getting anesthesia by IV? what are the pros of doing so, if local anesthetic kills the pain anyway? i don't think i'm particularly queasy about things being yanked out of my mouth, i just am afraid of the pain

also, how long will the surgery take, and how long does recovery generally take?

[afrakabob]

also, this is be a stupid question. but if i'm suddenly noticing sensitivity to pressure, cold, and sweets near the gum line of a tooth, does that mean i may have a cavity there?

[thejellymill]

So I went to the dentist who originally caused the pain/sensitivity to start. He gave me three shots (one of which was really painful ), removed the old white filling and put in a "temporary filling" which he said is like soothing or something (). He said to keep checking back with him if I experience more problems... this was Wed morning. He also told me I have receding gums...just a month ago they told me my gums were perfect...is that even possible? He said he sees no problem, there's no root canal needed, the cavity was still small like before, no gum swelling etc etc.. so basically he couldnt figure out what has been causing this extreme sensitivity.

My tooth is still really sensitive though not as much to hot things, I'm hoping over the next few days it will only get better inshallah. Oh and the feeling of a numb tongue/lip/cheek/chin is so amusing...I put chapstick on my chin and involuntarily drooled in public

[Budmano786]

i feel overwhelmed by all these questions

man, just use some of that toothpaste with some floss and you guys will be solid

[zakk]

I just had an extraction done this morning on the molar that had the abcess that was draining into my mouth. The dentist did the extraction and put a bone graft in as well.

man, this extraction hurt more than the last one. I kept feeling it... was it because they didn't put epinephrine in the anesthesia this time? I felt a little of the extraction and I could feel the stitching all the way through (ugh). Right now I'm still biting down on gauze.

[fiahmad]

Epinephrine is used to constrict the blood vessels so you don't bleed as much. Teeth with abscesses/infections usually take longer or require more anaesthesia to get numb because of the inflammation. I'm assuming the bleeding has subsided by now; if not try biting on a wet teabag.


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Originally Posted by zakk

I just had an extraction done this morning on the molar that had the abcess that was draining into my mouth. The dentist did the extraction and put a bone graft in as well.

man, this extraction hurt more than the last one. I kept feeling it... was it because they didn't put epinephrine in the anesthesia this time? I felt a little of the extraction and I could feel the stitching all the way through (ugh). Right now I'm still biting down on gauze.

feel better, zakkie. infections make it harder to anesthetize an area...the lower pH decreases the active form of the anesthetic. but was it sharp pain you were feeling or pressure? it's normal to feel the poking and pushing with local anesthetic.

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Originally Posted by afrakabob

also, this is be a stupid question. but if i'm suddenly noticing sensitivity to pressure, cold, and sweets near the gum line of a tooth, does that mean i may have a cavity there?

possibly, see your local friendly dentist.