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I think x ray reliability depends on quality and the skill of the person interpreting them. In hospitals x rays are often reviewed by a multidisciplinary team before taking action. In dentistry just one person reviews and quite a bit is down to the skill of the dentist in looking at all aspects of the tooth. In my own experience one dentist will miss a crack another spots. So it is a bit hit and miss. For example I was told in 2002 that I...

Great news - sounds very promising

Also i would like to add that the bubble on mygum above my tooth starts off as the gum bigger that the other gums in my mouth and at the end is a little pimple/blister, ulser looking thing, is this an absess or could it be something else

Quote: Originally Posted by sudzs Do you know if they prescribe valium as a muscle relaxant?? I'd rather that than the antidepressant which didn't agree with me before. they do but I've never found it that useful for that purpose. I was prescribed it when I had shoulder strain once and found a bag of frozen peas more useful. I personally prefer nurofen plus (ibuprofen and codeine) but both valium and anything with codeine are...

Thanks, Dr. Hirst! I used a sensitivity treatment by Orajel, and the problem has almost completely resolved. I'm going in for a cleaning in a couple weeks, so I'll see if I can get an x-ray then too.

My sincere thanks to Sudzs and drhirst for their replies. The thought of having a bridge done and having two crowns done on the HEALTHY abutment teeth (plus the chances of root canals in those healthy teeth up the road) not to mention the cost of a bridge is blowing my mind! An implant is not feasible due to high cost (my dental insurance doesn't cover at all) and I don't want any titanium in my mouth. I'd rather take that money...

k. had lower molar extraction last tuesday. finally got back into the dentist today (monday) b/c of the severe pain. said it looked like dry socket and it was still pretty inflamed/irritated (i started antibiotics on friday night). she packed the socket with eugenol (no guaze, just looks like yellow paste) and i have to go back in tomorrow to see the dr that did the extraction so he can take a look. he may have to pack it again....

Hi Ange, I can understand that you may feel that you are emotionally "done" with having fillings done since you had a lot of fillings done when you were younger. I will advise that if you haven't had a check up recently, to still have xrays taken and evaluated just to make sure that your current teeth and fillings are healthy. a tooth can get cavities in a new area from where the filling was done. so it is best to check...

Morning Annie! Again thankyou so much for the reply. Im going to gather a few numbers of dentists in the area and call round them and see how i feel on the phone to the staff. I shall write down a list of questions to ask, anything i should be asking in particular? Obviously the top question will be if they do sedation on the NHS. I was thinking of going to my gp and getting oral sedation too. What is a community dental service? Do you think...

I had a lot of work done on my upper teeth 2 weeks ago requiring pain meds for about 10 days after. My left front tooth which has never had a cavity or root canal was especially throbbing, it was longer than my right front tooth and it looks like the dentist really grinded it down to get the two to be even and then fused them together temporarily to eliminate a gap. The lateral incisor next to it was extracted and I had a frenectomy at the...