Having a tooth extracted is not a pleasant experience for anyone, but just when you think you’re done with the worst of it, your dentist may deliver even worse news: you’re at risk for dry socket. Dry socket is the incredibly painful condition that occurs when the blood clot covering the hole where your tooth ...
Most people have four wisdom teeth, – two on the top, and two on the bottom – although some people can have less, or even none at all. Wisdom teeth are also known as your “third molars,” because they can be found in the way back of your mouth behind your other molars. If you’re ...
Dentists, like doctors, are subject of the humor war between practitioner and patient. Here’s a collection of clean jokes to share with your dentist taken from my 35 year collection of humor. Dentists can be frustrating. You wait a month-and-a-half for an appointment, and they say, “I wish you’d come to me sooner.” Happiness is ...
Wisdom teeth can be a problem for most people and end up having to be removed due to decay, misplacement, or lack of room for the tooth to grow in without causing your other teeth to become crooked. I just had my wisdom tooth removed a few days ago because it came in when I ...
I had been having major teeth problems, and finally I was able to make an appointment, and get the molars that were still in my gums dug out and removed. Extracted, was the medical term they used. They were abscessing and causing me so much problems. The Doctors all said it was normal for those ...
The suffering that comes from a tooth extraction can turn into agony if a nerve is very close to the tooth being pulled. Sometimes a nerve becomes damaged and the patient feels prolonged pain, numbness and tingling that can go on for several days. Paresthesia can also cause tongue paralysis and changes in taste and ...
A few days ago, I heard my wife and daughter talking about oral hygiene. They were specifically discussing about what constitutes a complete dental checkup. I didn’t get to hear the concluding portions of their discussion, but I made sure I checked with my dentist-friend, a couple of days later, what she considers a complete ...
Dry sockets are not a life-threatening problem even though it may feel like they are. They are a very painful, and unfortunately very common problem following many dental surgeries. While they are more common if you have lower teeth removed than with upper teeth, they can occur any time you have an extraction. Following post ...
Pain associated with oral surgery is not always limited to swelling and minor bleeding. If you notice excessive amounts of bleeding and throbbing pain near your jawline more than 48 hours after your oral surgery, you may be experiencing a condition known as dry sockets. What are dry sockets? After oral surgery, while your surgery ...
You survived the scary experience of having your tooth or teeth extracted (pulled). Congratulations. You are half way there. What? What could that possible mean, only half way? What could possibly be left for you to do? The answer is simple. You must heal and you must heal properly to be assured of less pain. ...
