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Dr,
i have teeth problem,about 3 of ,my teeth have holes and this causing my mouth to bleed in the morning and also i have beginning to notice mouth odor which even my husband is complaining,i would love to extract it but am newly pregnant ,so Dr what do i do, i need your advice seriously. Thanks 

That's an indication that you need a check up

hi doc,
wud want to have white shinning set of teeth and fresher breath
cos my teeth are not white and there is a particular teeth that has something like dark green line under although not very visible but i can see it
wud want to get rid of that too

Hi Doc,

I recently extracted a tooth after long sleepless nights and serious pains. I resulted to using the other side in eating, but now i am experiencing the same type of pains on this side and its real terrible. I experience serious pain when water touches the place.

Does this required another extraction? Please advice me, cause i had a real bad experience the last time i extracted a tooth.

Doc, did you see my post? Or you ignored it on purpose?

hello doc, some months back, I went to my dentist and complained about a hole in my tooth. The hole has been there for over two years but I guess since  I only had to stop using it to stop the pain I didn't bother about doing anything about it, as I was only using one side to eat. The dentist filled it for me and I though it was ok, only for me to use it and the pain became unbearable for days. I went back to see the dentist and was given Flagyll and antibiotics. When the pain refused to go, I went back again, that was when I had an X-ray done. The dentist told me that the gum was slightly infected and told me to finish my drugs. Sadly, the pain comes back anytime I use the affected side. For now I have stopped using that side to eat.
My problem now is that the affected gum started swelling like three weeks back, and I don't know what to do about it. I got Colgate Total Protection toothpaste and started brushing my teeth at least thrice daily, though its has helped in reducing the swelling, I still have the pain once in a while, please what can I do about it?



@adefranca,
A hole of about 2years must have involved the tooth pulp,ordinarily filling the tooth will not help.I am surprised that your Dentist did not take the X-ray before starting treatment this is very wrong.From what I can deduce now you have already developed an abscess.Antibiotics will be of no help now,you will need to have a root canal treatment for the tooth combined with deep curretage around the affected tooth.Please start eating with both sides of the tooth SO THAT THE UNAFFECTED SIDE DO NOT GIVE YOU PROBLEM.Start on a spoonful of salt mixed with a cupful of warm water  6 times daily until you see a competent Dentist.

Hi Doc,

My gums are always bleeding.  Just a little touch or if I just want to wash my face, once my hand goes over the mouth area, it starts bleeding.  It even occasionally bleeds on it's own.

What do u suggest I do please,

Thx.

Hi Doc, one of my premolar teeth pains me whenever I eat meat. Please what can I do?

go4gold107,

Gingival bleeding as you described it needs an urgent attention as it may be an early sign of a serious systemic disease.Please visit the nearest specialist hospital.

solowealth,

The pain from premolar is as a result of periodontal problem(gum disease) I am sure it bleeds sometimes while you brush.Please stop the use of toothpicks and use dental floss instead.Use a mixture of a tablespoon of salt in a cupful of warm water 8 tmes a day for a week.Let me know how you feel in a week.

@salsera,
Thank you

Hello Doc,

I went to a dentist about 8 years ago when I could not bear the pain in my tooth, the dentist was unavailable then so the Doctor on duty gave me some pain relieving drugs pending on when the dentist will return. The pain increased inspite the drugs. Out of desparation, I did something nasty; I tried to pull the tooth off and it broke into halves in the process, that was when i discovered that there was a hole in the tooth. The pain eventually stoped when someone adviced me to mix procain powder with gin and hold it in my mouth from some munites. I eventually went for extraction last week because that took bleeds sometimes when I brush it. Few days ago, I discovered that a tiny piece of the extracted tooth still remains.

I understood after the extraction that the tooth was in 3 pieces prior to the extraction, two were eventually removed while 1 still remains. The bleeding has stopped however. I am scared of going back for extraction due to the painful experience and also for the fact that the remaining piece is not so visible on the surface. Kindly advice on what I must do to avoid further dental issues and the dangers (if any) of failure to extract the affected tooth.

Apologies for the long story - Just trying to be detailed.

Thanks,

Kelly.

Thanks Doc for your prompt and helpful advice. The sky will always be your starting point.

@Bubbloma
Welcome, and good job doctor. I'm in general surgery, helping out with Balogun on the medical section.

Thanks Bubbloma,
tink i will settle for the bridge since the implant comes very expensive.
can u recommend a dentist in lagos where i can get it fixed successfully?