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  December 10, 2023

  Is It Too Late to Save My Loose Tooth?

  Is it too late to save my loose tooth? I tripped over a cement parking space block and fell face forward last Thursday, and now I feel my left front tooth is loose. I chipped two other teeth, but they do not hurt. I was flossing two nights ago and thought the tooth was loose,…

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  October 25, 2022

  Are a Tooth Post and Core the Only Way to Save My Tooth?

  Before my dental appointment last week, I had not heard of a post and core. My dentist says it will save my tooth. I thought a root canal protects a tooth, and I am trying to understand why I might need the extra step. My dentist’s explanation does not make sense. Why would I need…

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  November 29, 2021

  Will Lingering Sensitivity After a White Filling Lead to an Extraction?

  I am afraid that lingering sensitivity after a white filling is going to require a dental implant. Last April, after my dentist filled my tooth, it became sensitive to cold. I returned to the dentist, and she said that the cavity was so deep that the tooth might be irritated. She recommended putting a temporary…

• April 23, 2020

  Is My Dentist Just Trying to Scare Me?

  I have an abscessed tooth on one of my upper teeth. I called my dentist and asked for antibiotics, but he said he wants me to come in instead. I told him I didn’t want to go anywhere until after the quarantine. He proceeded to tell me he could give me one prescription of antibiotics,…

• October 25, 2018

  When a Tooth is Knocked Out

  I was at the playground and saw a boy who was hit in the mouth and lost a tooth as a result. His mother just tossed it because it was a baby tooth, but it got me to wondering. What would I do if it was an adult tooth? Melissa Dear Melissa, Whenever a tooth…