I saw a new dentist today who inputted my X-rays into an AI software, to which it said that I needed 10 cavities filled, most being in-between my teeth. I am suspicious because he didn't take a look at my teeth himself. My last cleaning was 11 months ago, due to a gap in insurance. Is there any sign that I may not actually have a full 10 cavities? Thank you, I am getting a second opinion in one week but any help is appreciated.

I have dry mouth from medicine. It is challenging the integrity of my teeth. I've started to use these tabs overnight. Does long term use of these xylotol products have side effects or does the body get used to it so it no longer produces saliva on it's own?

Hi everyone,

I'm reaching out because I'm feeling pretty overwhelmed and anxious about the condition of my teeth and mouth.

I have a history of an eating disorder, and I'm aware that I've experienced significant enamel erosion. I'm particularly concerned about the backs of my upper front teeth, where the yellow/orange areas are very noticeable.

I haven't been to the dentist in over 5 years, and I'm honestly frightened about what they might find and how extensive or difficult treatment could be. I've finally scheduled an appointment for mid-November, and I'm trying to prepare myself for what comes next.

I'm also concerned about the roof of my mouth. I've noticed purplish discoloration, visible veins, and raised areas, and I'm unsure whether these are normal or something that should be evaluated.

A little background:

• I have a history of an eating disorder and significant concerns about enamel erosion.
• I haven't had a dental examination or professional cleaning in over 5 years.
• I've experienced very mild gum bleeding.
• I have a longstanding brown spot on an upper tooth that hasn't noticeably changed in years. I'm unsure whether it's an old composite filling or decay.
• I'm particularly worried about the yellow appearance and possible dentin exposure behind my upper front teeth.
• I'm concerned about the appearance and health of my palate as well.

My biggest questions are about moving forward with treatment:

1. Based on these photos, how extensive does the damage appear, and what types of treatment might I need?
2. For someone with significant erosion associated with an eating disorder, how complicated is the restorative process typically?
3. Is it possible to preserve and restore teeth with substantial enamel loss, or does severe erosion sometimes require crowns or more extensive treatment?
4. Can treatment be completed gradually, prioritizing the most important issues first, or does everything generally need to be addressed at once?
5. How much improvement is realistically possible, both functionally and aesthetically?
6. Does anything about the roof of my mouth appear concerning?
7. What should I expect at my first dental appointment after such a long gap in care?

I understand that nobody can determine the full extent of the damage from photos alone, and that I'll need a proper examination and X-rays.

I'm not expecting a diagnosis here. I'm mainly hoping to understand what the road ahead could look like.

I'm especially afraid of being told that my teeth are beyond repair or that I'll need extensive, expensive procedures. I want to take care of my teeth and move forward, but the uncertainty is really overwhelming.

If any dentists have experience treating patients with eating-disorder-related erosion, I'd be incredibly grateful for your perspective.

Thank you so much for reading and for any advice. ❤️

Tooth number 15 in 23 yo patient (that’s me!) Thought y’all might find this interesting (or maybe it’s very run of the mill to you, idk). Just had this one pulled today after yearsssss of replacing fillings and a crown which you can see on the bottom left. Endodontist determined I was not a candidate for a root canal due to bone resorption. I already feel relieved it’s gone. Was getting pretty tired of the recurring fistulas.

I opted to not do bone grafts or an implant due to the location. I was afraid I’d have more complications down the line.

Cheers!

New blood clot formed after 4 weeks even after non removable and irrigation happened.

I got my molar extracted over 3 weeks ago and had disolvable stitches in for the first 10 days, on day 10 the stitches fell out and by day 11 my blood clot fell out and that next day (12) I went back to the dentist and he told me he had to irrigate it because I was getting DS (had no pain) so he put NON dissolvable stitches in and told me wait 2 weeks to come back and get them out. So I did just that I got them out and I still had a hole in my gum where it looked like I could see my jaw possible granulation as the night when on I noticed there’s a decent sized new blood clot that formed over the hole I’m wondering if this is normal almost 4 weeks in and if this is going to be like I just started all over again, no pain as of now and the sight looks like it shrunk a bit since the first week because it was a massive hole but now I’m just worried this will never end. The tooth was ankylosed in the procedure when I had it removed took almost 2 hours to get out I did have a root canal done on the tooth 10 years ago. I’m 30 and non diabetic

Started having pain after eating food, tried to floss it out neg results. Have been swishing warm salt water twice a day, waterpik, flossing, absolutely nothing is helping it hurts. I think its stuck under the gum. Anything else I can try or it’ll eventually pass? Should I stop flossing and just leave her be for a few days?

Its been approaching 5 days now!

(Ignore the gum disease im seeing a specialist just before the holidays yay!)

27/F/ nonsmoking

(This is a really intimate photo of my mouth yuck)

Will this be a difficult surgery? 30, M. No smoking.

These are pretty sensitive and i wanted to know if i should get these fixed and how much it would cost i used to bite my nails all the time i stopped

I’m worried about these lines on my front teeth on the top and bottom (hard to see the bottom ones in this pic, but they are there). I can really notice them more when a bright light/flashlight is used.
I’m also worried about the chip in my front tooth.
Overall, is there anything in this pic I should be worried about/go to a dentist for? Thank you

Hello,
Today I got two teeth pulled and three implants put into my mouth. I cannot sleep on my back and even when I’ve tried sleeping on my side my neck hurts so bad from having to be elevated, I’m kind of at a loss with what to do. I am exhausted and cannot sleep which I know is important for recovery. Any advice would be helpful!

Basically i went to dentist few months ago they said i had small cavity on these teeth (1st and 2nd molar on left side) I was worried ab that first molar bc of the staining and how blueberry skins would get stuck in that one longish rectangular dark line u can see, they said it just looked worse than it was bc of staining.

however, yesterday i was eating blueberries and a seed was sitting in the pit of my second molar, so i stupidly tried to dig it out with a handscaler i have and a wooden toothpick. Since then this tiny dark hole appeared, i think i scratched that already soft enamel there and made everything worse. Then TODAY i was eating some kettle potato chips which always get stuck in my molars and i scratched it out and then i felt a weird gritty grain of sand kind of feeling in my FIRST molar.. i think i broke a piece of the cusp of THAT one too??? i dont have any pain or sensitivity in either tooth, i tested it many times but i know that sensitivity isnt a good measure of if theres a problem or not. i feel really anxious

ive been very on top of my cavity remineralizing game since i learned i have cavities that will probably need to get filled at my next checkup. and at the very least if i gotta get a filling next year i wanna try to arrest / prevent too much acceleration of the decay. i removed my wisdom teeth to prevent infections, i floss with a good expanding floss every night, i waterpik, i use an electric toothbrush for 2 mins with good non abrasive technique, i tongue scrape, i use clinpro toothpaste, i use a good calcium + xylitol + silver mouthwash daily, i mouth tape to prevent drymouth from worsening my cavities, i dont drink coffee or soda or eat anything sticky, i eat mostly cariostatic foods and follow up every meal with a fibrous plant like carrots or apples + cheese + xylitol gum, i even supplement vitamin d3+k2 and measure the amt whole milk i drink so i get lots of calcium.

i didnt need to write that all out i just feel like really very very sad, i work really hard to keep my teeth from getting worse and i cant believe i made this mistake twice! dental fillings are my biggest fear 😔

I have 2 molars that decayed over the years and their outer shells fell off, didn't get them extracted. So problem is i have an awkward bite especially last 2 weeks and the last premolar (red arrow in picture) feels a bit awkward like it doesn't rly move that much but it kinda hurts when i bite on it, and the gap between it and the next canine widened. I smoke cigarettes, i dont drink and i try to eat healthy. What should i do about this, including everyday habits, and if i go to the dentist about this what's the cheapest option (I'm a student and don't work, no health insurance either). Will this make my premolar fall out? And should i get the decayed teeth extracted?

24F. I might actually off myself from dental anxiety and depression, I’ve been using velo for a couple years and recently told my dentist. Nothing to see on X-rays and gums looked fine, he said. But I feel like they’ve gotten thinner and I’m so so scared I’ve ruined my life and gums. Am I cooked? Does it look bad?

Are these mucocele? I have 2 of them… I popped the one under my tounge and it now looks like the 4 & 5 pic. I’m a little worried

So i recently got my fillings done for some cavities. This is the left side of my jaw. I guess its the 1st left upper molar (26). The diagnostic sheet i got showed that this tooth was treated.. But then what is this?

Also is some pain and sensitivity normal after a filling?

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I have a small bit of calculus in between my central incisors. Will I have to get this professionally removed or can it (eventually) come off at home with daily brushing and flossing?

I didn’t go to the dentist for years. Molars started to hurt turns out I have to get my wisdom teeth extracted and 30# I got rid of my wisdom but kept 30# until I know what to do. 30 hurts so much but I’m scared about losing 1 molar.ive heard so many bad things about root canals. My questions are will 1 molar really make a big difference, will it cause a domino affect , will the top one slowly fall out has anyone had a molar extracted and not do anything. I’m 23

So am 16m. Just came back from the dentists a bit ago. The reason I went was one tooth had a dull ache. It was maybe a 6 out of 10 on the pain scale. When I was really distracted I could forget it for a while sometimes the pain subsided a bit. It wasnt “worse pain of my life” type. But it was quite distracting. So i went to the dentists, she took a periapical x ray (of a single tooth). There was a cavity but she decided to go for a filling? I thought that for a tooth that spontaneously hurt meant it needed a root canal.. Did the dentist take the correct decision? She also mentioned that my gum was receded there thats why I felt pain.. The tooth itself had a small hole but wasnt discoloured or anything.

I also had a deep cleaning/ scaling done. Its been around an hour since I came back. My teeth feel a bit sensitive and has a bit of a dull ache. I have really bad health anxiety.. After googling i found out that getting a filling instead of a root canal can worsen the issue? Will i be okay?

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Had this XRAY last Wednesday because I was in so much pain from my upper right teeth. The dentist couldn't find anything that's making me feel pain, so I went to the ER and they recommended to get an MRI. I did the MRI last Sunday, but pending results. But now, I am still in so much pain, but now specifically on my front right tooth. I went to the dentist again and they did an xray exactly on my hurting tooth, tried to tap it but when she just touched it I almost passed out because it hurt so much, so she did an xray on that specific tooth TWICE yesterday (the kind of xray where you bite on a tool with a little film on it, and then there's like camera taking a picture on that specific tooth) but the dentist didn't see any infection so she gave me antibiotics and mefenamic acid. Now, it hurts so much my head is hurting, I feel pressure beside my nose, and behind my ears. What should I do?

Quick background: my right front tooth was hurt when i was 12, it was crushed but then I had it filled at that time the pulp was okay, even last year when I had my regular dentist appointment, I asked for it to get checked and the pulp is still intact.

It’s the back molar that is waiting for a onlay.

Hello, so recently (last Thursday) I had a permanent crown put in. I have never had a crown put in so I am not sure what is normal. Sometimes if I have been chewing a lot I get this dull ache in the tooth that can last for hours, and sometimes cause a headache. And the tooth will be sensitive to cold and hot stuff but usually the pain from that goes away after a few seconds. Is this normal? The dentist previously said everything looked fine and it was probably just irritation and they didn’t think I needed a root canal but I am worried

the healing was fine I still had the small lump swelling was gone. Then boom it flares within a day or so huge lump I couldn’t open my mouth barely. Left side face was the biggest I’ve seen the Emergency room said I somehow developed an abscess and through this all the amount of cleaning I did taking care of it was absurd. I ended up getting it drained which was absolute hell then I was on more antibiotics. Small lump stayed talk to another doctor he said it’s scar tissue normal it’ll go away overtime. Now another month later the lump never moved and I started noticing it progress larger once again. Went back to the clinic who did the first procedure they said it’s normal here’s more antibiotics. I felt something was off it doesn’t seem normal so I got a 2nd and 3rd even 4th opinion the first 2 seemed clueless and said it’s scar tissue the other said to wait and see what happens and fast forward to now I stopped taking the antibiotics again and it’s progressing worse once again. I’m beyond tired of this I only want answers everyone says different things is it a hematoma, normal, scar tissue or what. It’s been almost 12 weeks since I got these removed and I simply want to is lump to go away or at least stay the same and not progress into what I feel is an infection. Right now it’s bigger, painful and idk what to do anymore I can’t keep taking antibiotics with no root cause. They don’t wanna go back in there and cut it open and I don’t want that either. I pray for any answers on what this could be.

I recently got a gingivectomy and crown for my right front tooth as it was chipped when very young so my tooth/gums didn’t grow with the natural tooth.

Looked good in the mirror but after seeing a few pictures of it, kind of not happy with it.

Am I being unreasonable? Is this normal for one front tooth? Has he just not done the gingivectomy correctly to align with my other tooth?

Any feedback would be appreciated - positive or constructive! Thanks.