I recently moved and got a new dentist. She told me that I have bone loss (I am in my late 20s). This is the first time I have ever been told this. I didn't have the chance to ask follow up questions regarding it. I also had a gum test with about 40% being 4s and 5s and 60% being 2s and 3s.

How concerning does this look? Do I need a specialist? This is concerning to me because I have IBD (Crohn's) which has given my mouth lots of trouble. I've spent ~15 years fighting extreme gum ulcerations and general inflammation. Thankfully I've never had serious dental issues. A single filling is about all the dental work I've had.

TIA for any opinions.

The past several times I've gone to the dentist for a cleaning the actual dentist has not examined my mouth. It's been at least two to three years since I've had anyone look in my mouth other than the hygienist. If they take X-rays then the dentist always "reads them from the other room". Is this normal??

I’m having a hard time deciding between traditional braces and Invisalign. My main goals are to correct my very minor overbite, straighten my crooked bottom front teeth, and close the small gaps near the edges of my upper teeth.

I’m confused about whether braces or Invisalign alone can fix these issues, especially the gaps caused by the shape of my teeth, or if I would also need composite bonding or IPR. I’m nervous about both procedures (composite bonding/ IPR) because they seem scary to me, and I’m wondering if there are any other alternatives that could help me achieve the results I want without needing either one. I want to make sure I understand the pros and cons of each option before committing to treatment.

Hi all!

Yesterday I went to the emergency dentist for a broken tooth. I had 2 other teeth that needed removed as well and was supposed to get them all done and the dentist said he didn’t have time. I went home and had no pain to the extraction site but all of a sudden the 2 teeth on the other side were unbearable. I went back the next morning (this morning) and got them removed. I left about 1230 and was gushing blood and changing gauze every 15 minutes or so . I went to pick up prescriptions and they gave me antibiotics I am allergic too…. So I called, they were supposed to send a new prescription and never did. So I haven’t started antibiotics yet and I am now over 10 hours post procedure. I am still bleeding a good amount and they keep telling me it is normal. After reading posts in this group it seems to not be normal. Given all the info should I be concerned about the bleeding and I have some significant swelling? I won’t have the antibiotics until tomorrow sometime and one side of my face is pretty swollen. I’ve kept gauze in almost the entire time because there is so much blood . Should I be concerned?

I got my braces off today and when I got home I realized a few things that feel off but I'm not sure if im being overly anxious.

1, there are many many red irritated spots in my gums- at least 6. I attached a picture of the worst one. I just brushed my teeth for the first time since getting them off and whenever I'd spit its a decent bit bloody and hurts really bad. touching certain teeth that were polished extra also hurts pretty bad. when they polished my teeth it felt really cold and stung really bad.

2, my retainer is extremely tight on the top, like, its hard to get it in and scary hard to take out. i had to use both of my hands pulling down pretty hard with equal pressure on the retainer to get it off.

3, my retainer is sharp. i move my tongue a lot around my mouth and in the last 7 hours of wearing my retainer the centre of my tongue feels like i ate something sharp and prickly. i also have a horrible lisp from the retainer going over the complete area that the tip of my tongue sits on.

TIA for any help :D

Hi all, I went to get a filling today. My dentist was hopeful it would work and she chose that instead of a root canal. I didn’t really get much of a say, she just said it should work but in case it didn’t, I might need a root canal in the future.

I was there for about an hour. I got home & as the numbness wore off, I was in excruciating pain.

I drove back & she has just done stage 1 of a root canal.

Is this normal to have both these procedures done in one day ? She gave me 100 dollar discount but it still feels a bit annoying in terms of my money & time & pain. I suppose when she said future, i didn’t expect it would be the same day.

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i have one that's peeking out a little and it is not painful but definitely uncomfortable.
i have an appointment next week to get braces. would they say you have to extract it first?
i've been waiting for this appointment for years now so im a bit worried

I don’t drink, or smoke. I’m diabetic (type1) and take insulin, azathioprine and infliximab.

My dentist says I need crown lengthening surgery and a new crown on a back molar which is going to cost me around £1200. I asked about just having it extracted and the dentist says that he really wants me to save it as I’m going to put pressure on my other teeth and could end up with a denture in the future? Is he right?

I'm 20 and I had a cleft (soft) palate when I was born, an avid mouth breather (Undergone surgery for it on June 2022) and my top teeth were overcrowded when I slowly grew up. I showed my partner a picture and said it was worse than he thought it would be. I've noticed my upper lip is moving upwards than normally positioned if that counts and I occasionally breathe through my mouth. I'm going to a dentist this Monday and I'm asking in advance for any issues I need to tell the doctor to.

Any advice is welcome, thank you.

Skin peeled from this area, and now it’s bleeding if I mess with it. I do smoke, and I’ve gone through moments of severe depression that left me neglecting my oral health. What is this and should I go to my dentist?

I’ve just got home from the hospital with my daughter. We were in there for 24 hours as she told me her ear was sore and when I looked behind her lobe there was a hard lump. A few different test results later we were told it’s a swollen lymph node. Now the tooth. 5 days ago my daughter was knocked in the mouth at school and it shifted her front baby tooth and it was loose. Today she but into something and the tooth fell out but this is left behind? Could it be an infection and that’s caused the swollen lymph nodes? Does this need a dental visit? Happy to take her but after 24 hours in hospital she is exhausted. Attached a photo of the lump behind her ear just for reference. Thanks everyone 🙏

just recently got under an insurance that covers EVERYTHING for me dental wise, so my mom REALLY wants to milk them dry for all they got and talked about wanting me to get braces but i REALLY dont want to get braces unless they would cause that big of a difference. i dont have xray pictures so just aesthetic wise for what's visible would they make that big of a difference? i believe my dentist MIGHT have mentioned wanting me to get braces as well but im not sure? and she said my teeth look pretty good besides the cracked teeth i had.

didnt know exactly how to word the title but ill just cut it short: ever since ive been a kid ive REALLY struggled to open my mouth wide. i have no problem with eating and brushing my teeth generally, but at the dentist i always have problems with opening my mouth wide enough to do near ANYTHING they need me to do. at my very first dental exam(?) when i was 7 they couldnt even get anything done cause i couldnt open my mouth wide enough so i just continued to never go to the dentist until i turned 15 and we got insurance that covered me and then very similar situation happens there where they get frustrated with me possibly because they might believe im just not trying, but i AM trying. i just psychically cannot open my mouth wide enough. i dont know what theyre actually called but when they were drilling my teeth they tried putting a wedge in the there to hold my mouth open but that wouldnt fit in my mouth, so they tried the baby one which also barley fit in my mouth. my mom believes i mightve needed a palette expander as a kid but i dont know (she said this cause i also told her how my tongue always feels like it doesnt fit in my mouth but i dont think those 2 things are related)

TLDR: mouth cant open wide and when i try it causes MAJOR pain, any guesses of what this could be? ive also never had any injuries and have never smokes or drank.

if this isnt the right place to ask feel free to lmk and/or send me to the right place ! and also if xrays would help i could possibly get some but that would be many months from now.

So I have noticed recently what seems to be dead flesh or raised tissue on my inner lips. Top and bottom. Ive also been struggling with cleaning white shit off my tongue. Today I got curious and looked it up and tried to research a few possibilities. It seems that it could be bite or friction trauma because I do nibble on my inner lips quite often. I’m doing it now as I write this out. It also seems that a very mild thrush could be a possibility but, here’s the thing: I don’t experience any of the symptoms of oral thrush. Not one, besides this raised tissue. And it’s honestly not creamy nor can it be wiped off and no irritated or bleeding flesh is seen. I tried to wipe or peel it off just to be sure but no, it’s seems to be stuck to my inner lip as if it were flesh. And my tongue is also white with a bit of yellow tint. However that can’t be wiped off either and isn’t irritated or bleeding. And there isn’t these white patches anywhere else in my mouth. And I must admit i haven’t been on top of my oral hygiene recently. OH and I vape regularly and smoke occasionally. So this could be completely mundane and I just need to stop biting my lips and brush more. But I need to be certain on whether or not I should see a doctor.

I recently got my braces off, and I’ve been looking into cosmetic crown lengthening to correct my gummy smile (caused by excessive gum tissue).

Is there a recommended waiting period between getting my braces removed and undergoing crown lengthening (e.g., to allow any swelling from the braces to subside)?

Would I need new retainers after the crown lengthening procedure? Can I wear my retainers soon after the procedure (currently wearing retainers 24/7)?

Hey everyone in the beginning of October I bit or ate something that caused me this terrible scratch in my mouth also I think it was from my previous toothbrush because I brushed hard and then I had this and it still hasn’t healed properly it was starting to heal and now I have a cold and it’s back and it’s really painful painful to chew also I’m waiting for an appointment with my dentist but can someone tell me what it looks like? I’m really scared… it’s in the way back of my mouth where my wisdom tooth is

It may be nothing, but I'm kind of apocalyptic and worried. What is that?

It's kind of bloated and I realized today that it showed up. I usually brush my teeth and floss regularly (at least once a day, but usually 2/3).

It doesn't hurt much? It's not painless, but it doesn't hurt all the time.

I feel like this looks worse in person but I noticed extreme sensitivity at the bottom of my lower incisors - it hurts to brush, I use sensidyne, if anything touches near the root it hurts so so bad. They seem quite recessed. Why is this happening? Do I need a gum graft? Could the sensitivity be from cavities or is this normal with this level of recession?

Noting the sensitivity issue came on suddenly postpartum - along with my first cavity I’ve had since I was a pre teen. Feels like my oral health is falling apart despite no changes to my 2x daily brushing and flossing every other day.

went to the dentist today and for the first time, received a “oral fitness” test (of my aMMP-8?) and got a 36, which was indicated to be pretty high.

Was weird because I had no cavities, no gum bleeding, and got a good report from the dentist - they indicated it could mean inflammation elsewhere in the body, which made me feel worse? Lol. I did have breakfast and coffee before the appointment.

I have a pcp appointment soon with blood work anyway but I couldn’t find a ton of info online on these - how accurate/useful are these? Should I take it with a grain of salt and just look at my bloodwork?

Thanks in advance!

I have a headache, sore throat, very sore throat, and these dots that keep appearing. I already went to the doctor and was told it’s a common cold and prescribed antibiotics. They only tested for Covid and strep. I noticed them yesterday, and felt the pain and sickness yesterday. These are different sides of the mouth in more or less the same location. There is also one on the front of my inner lip forming

Did a bridge prep 7 days ago, and beforehand the dentist was clear that there’s a chance I’d need a root canal in case he hit a nerve. Is it normal to have mild throbbing pain 7 days after the prep? I’ve been popping ibuprofen to manage, but today I decided to not have any because I wanted to see if I could tolerate the discomfort (which I can, but it still isn’t pleasant).

I went back two days for him to look at it and he said there’s a bit of puss, so decent odds I’ll need one. I really don’t want to stomach two intense sessions for a root canal and then another third session for the final bridge.

Just went for the first time in at least 10 years due to some pain. Other than #16 which was the culprit for my toothache, any obvious issues?

I have a tooth that may or may not be salvageable with a root canal but it’s painful. I guess exposed nerve.

I’m on antibiotics for a week but pain keeps surging.

What is best route to kill pain? Anbesol? Brushing after I eat ? Mouthwash? Ibuprofen?

Should I request stronger painkiller? I need to suffer a full week …

I was brushing my teeth and I noticed one of them had this spot. It was never there before and no matter how many times I tried brushing it, it won’t go away. I’m worried now and I’m wondering if this is a cavity that I need to take care of?