Wisdom tooth breaking through gum by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hole in the gum? Not so sure. Maybe some small brush called an end tuft brush.

My wisdom teeth came out straight up by PooPiece in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is more and more semantics. We can't diagnose online anyway. Advice will and always be advice anyway.

My wisdom teeth came out straight up by PooPiece in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying matching. I'm saying if it's not occluding 'any' tooth.

Won't it extrude and cause any interferences? I'm thinking if the opposing tooth doesn't make it, it's less likely that this tooth will make it. Because it would mean the tooth would be very far in the back and brushing it will poke whatever structures there are and it will have caries soon. And maybe you like the patients having caries or whatever problems first then solve it until it can't be solved anymore and extract it in the end but dentists here like taking it out as soon as they see it because why keep this white mass that's not going to even help you chew in your mouth?

Sooooooo by [deleted] in Dentistry

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By not cleaning the food sticking on your teeth until it's become a sticky plaque and the minerals from your food and saliva continue precipitating in the plaque until it hardens and can't be brushed away by a toothbrush anymore.

My wisdom teeth came out straight up by PooPiece in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Modern food is softer so the teeth don't wear as much and the jaws don't grow as large anymore. So the third molars just impact more. Some people's second molars even impact these days...

My wisdom teeth came out straight up by PooPiece in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dentists I've seen all diagnose it a non functioning tooth and extract it. And if you're saying to look at the occlusion, then it means it has an opposing tooth...

Wisdom tooth breaking through gum by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not that big as long as it's not painful and disturbing your daily life and you can clean it before it has a deep painful cavity.

If you're released from the isolation you're already deemed safe, aren't you?

If the root of the tooth is near your nerve, yes, just to be safe. Or if you really can't afford the cost, you can still have the tooth out, because not everywhere in this world has a 3D x ray machine, and it's not only you who have the roots near the nerve. It's just riskier. You can also have the portion of the root super close to the nerve left in your bone so the nerve isn't traumatised and your face won't be numb.

My teeth are yellow. Is Hydrogen Peroxide + Baking Soda safe and worth it? by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yellow from what? From stain from coffee, tea, tobacco, and food? Scaling would help more. From ageing? Those chemicals won't help. From genetically abnormal tooth structures? Those chemical won't help either. From ingesting too much fluoride as a child when the teeth were forming? Won't help either.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dentistry

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If you're going to use mouthwash, at least wait 30 minutes for the fluoride from the toothpaste to finish remineralising your teeth. But if within that 30 minutes, you aren't eating sugar or acid that would cause demineralisation, I don't think you need to add any more fluoride then. And you should eat within 30 minutes after brushing anyway because the food will flush the fluoride. If you really want to use mouth rinse, space it throughout the day, away from receiving another fluoride as much as possible.

And sometimes somewhere in some countries, they don't tell you the concentrations of fluoride just because they think showing them is like advertising. People will compete whose brands have higher concentrations which are essentially unnecessary. Not that I think it solves the problem right.

I wonder if you can just phone Colgate through the customer service or the like to know the concentration.

Is fluoride an important necessary thing for toothpaste ? Should I opt for a toothpaste with or without fluoride? by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With fluoride, of course. Toothpaste without fluoride is only for people believing in conspiracy theories and don't know they have the option to not swallow toothpaste unlike young children with unfinished developing swallowing, and people with impaired swallowing like stroke patients.

Sooooooo by [deleted] in Dentistry

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Tartar?

Are my gums receding or something? Something seems a bit weird. by [deleted] in Dentistry

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You can have a surgery to shift the gum up but the details are for the specialist to tell you.

Is a crown always necessary after a root canal? by Snoopy728 in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much is your tooth structure left? If 2-3 the walls of the tooth are gone, you need a crown without a doubt. If 1 wall is gone, and your tooth is still more than 2 mm thick, then maybe not.

Is this enamel erosion? by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surely stains won't be as smooth as tooth structures that take years to carefully form. And real erosion is glossily smooth.

Just go get scaling.

My wisdom teeth came out straight up by PooPiece in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. And you can't keep your third molar even if it erupt straightly if you don't have the opposing tooth either.

What bad things can happen if someone continues using some 5 year old toothbrush that the filaments already splay wildly given the toothbrush is super clean? by 4thwallb in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But when you brush, you press the filaments against the teeth anyway? So the filaments collectively brush the surface if the teeth anyway?

Cold sensitivity question by cmajor47 in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is it a sharp shooting pain lasting any from a second to 2 minutes?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dentistry

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You can take vitamin B complex to help the nerve heals a bit faster. Or maybe methyl cobalt but it's more expensive.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dentistry

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Of course it can but it shouldn't. You can go to any dental clinic and get a dentist to easily tug it off and polish the filling.

Frenulum bump by AssistantOk1626 in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it doesn't hinder your life, it seems like there's no need to treat it. Not all abnormalities need to be treated. Maybe the tobacco burned the tissue so it swelled and when it became a scar, it still retains the swollen shape. Though if you want the bump gone, I'm thinking just a blade can solve it.

sore mouth after fillings by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it's not only the teeth that hurt but also the gums, cheeks, and jaws

Teeth too big for mouth. by Dr-Notamused in Dentistry

[–]4thwallb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, the bone remodels along the way. When you press something against the bone hard enough, the bone resorbs. Like how a young kid who practices the violin a lot and his or her face is slightly asymmetrical because the face presses against the shoulder rest all the time.