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Hello! I’ve experienced this large lump swelling on and off the last three years as shown in the photo. It’s getting to the point I can’t eat. It’s severe pain that shoots to my ear, causes headaches and I just wanna sleep to get it all to go away.

I’ve been referred to a specialist after years of dentist and hospital visits. Many many MANY round of antibiotics and continues to come back. The specialist says it’s gingivitis however it’s gonna cost $10k to get fixed with the likely possibility of returning.

Does ANYONE know roughly what this could be, why it’s happening, and what I can do.

Thanks

My son is 6 years old and he bit a rope and it got pulled out of his mouth and his baby tooth was ripped out. It’s Sunday and tomorrow is a holiday! No dentists are open I’m taking him to the ER because I don’t know what to do. There is some bleeding it’s been about 30 mins and it’s still bleeding, it has slowed down but still bleeding.I feel like his grown up tooth is slightly wiggly. What do I do?? Can the ER help us?? I’m freaking out!!

24M, don't smoke, admittedly developed a drinking problem due to what you see here and what you can't see. Growing up I did not take care of my teeth and ended up with fillings on nearly every tooth in my mouth save for my bottom six, all of which are well past the typical seven year lifespan. After I got the root canal on my incisor (the very broken one) I finally cleaned up my act until COVID came down and my mother passed away in early 2022. After that I feel into bad habits again, this time stuffing my face with sugars and sodas in grief and barely brushing my teeth. That is until 2023 with the back corner of my upper second molar broke revealing a huge cavity, one that's only gotten bigger since. I've cleaned up my act since then, cutting myself off from snacks, sodas and sweets, flossing every night and brushing 2-3 times a day. My family kept telling me they'd bring me to the dentist but nobody has. I don't have insurance, or a car and atm I've only got 23 bucks in my name. I need this to be fixed and actually look good in the mirror but I don't know what I'm going to do. It feels like I'm going to be in dentures by 30 if I'm lucky and it terrifies me, I just want to smile again and be happy with it, not looking at this.

I've been actively begging my brother to help (he's also got teeth problems but not to the same extent) but he wants me to get a good dentist and not a 'welfare' dentist like I care about being picky. I don't know what to do, and I feel scared and humiliated to the point I start binge drinking to drown the feelings. despite knowing it'll only make it worse. And on top of all that I still need my wisdom teeth removed, with the ones above being rotten messes who've probably doomed my back molars and the bottoms being impacted. I'm in desperate need for hope and advice because I can't take much more of this, I just want a white, full toothed smile again.

I have to get this tooth extracted next week. I waited a while for it because I didn't have the money for it until now. And I am very terrified of what's going to happen to me, if I will have to have my whole face rearranged, etc. It is a tooth that used to have a root canal and as you can see it is infected and most of the top of it is gone. I'm just very scared and don't know what to expect. All I know is I was put on antibiotics for a week and it will be getting pulled out in 4 days. Any advice would be appreciated.

They were first reddish and a bit sore now I'm seeing whitish spots

I’ve had my braces off for maybe 6 months give or take, since then I’ve maintained excellent oral hygiene (although I will admit it was poor while I had the braces on). I haven’t noticed any significant shrinking in my gums since then.

Image is with my retainer in which may obscure view of the gums. The reflection from my camera flash obscures the grooves that formed in some of the tissue while my gums grew against the braces, most notably inbetween my incisors. My gums also appear sometimes pale in color further away from the teeth themselves especially in the mornings, with more red inflamed tissue directly around the teeth.

Hi, I have some swelling and bleeding on the back of one tooth for 2 days now. Is this an infection? Will it go away on its own? There is no pain so far

On both sides of my mouth I have these “skin flaps” that very slightly cover my bottom molars. I’m able to lift both of them up with my tongue. Dentist have said they’ve never seen it like that before but just to keep it clean to avoid infection. But has any experience it before or know why?

I don’t have wisdom teeth, I wasn’t born with them or never developed them and never had issues with my bottom molars and never any jaw or dental surgery.

I had a crown done 2 1/2 months ago. I continued to have pain until I came back 3 weeks ago and they ground it down since they said it was a little too high. However, I am still having pain. The pain is when I chew on hot or even warm food. Particularly after the food is chewed, broken down and moves around the circumference of the tooth and towards the very back part of the tooth itself. Hot food and drink seems to triggers it more. Sometime the pain is mild and sometimes more than mild. There is no abscess. I have not had pain from hot or warm food or water before the crown was done. Before the crown, only the back part of the tooth had pain when I bit down. That kind of pain I no longer have. Attached is X-ray. I have already seen 3 dentists about this. I don't know where to go from here and would like some suggestions.

Two and a half months ago I fell down and broke off the bottom of both my top central incisors. The shattered one needed an immediate root canal, the other one is still intact, both have temporary bottoms while I wait for a permanent crown.

Is it normal to still feel a dull pain after eating after all this time? The root canal one hurts to be pressed on, the intact one is more sore after I eat noodles. Neither are wobbly and looked fine in x-ray/checkups. My dentist seems unsure and wants to wait longer, saying I'm still at risk of "cracked tooth syndrome". I'm not sure how long tooth trauma is supposed to take to heal, or if I can expect to need them pulled out

2 week ago it's appear 2 white areas on gum. Still not change. No pain. It's so hard bump when touch.. Abnormal alkaline feeling inside mouth since 2weeks.. Little dots appear on lips since 2 week

Hi, I just had braces a week ago. I may be just hysterical, but do I have receding gums in my lower teeth? I also have a deep bite.

I have had a small raised area high on my gum for two weeks. It is completely painless, no pus, moveable. Feels solid. It’s difficult to get a photo of it, as it’s not hugely obvious. Any ideas of what it could be?

my problem apart from yellow teeth (which is not what I'm asking advice for) is that idk if my middle teeth are too long or the other teeth are short but when I bite I have this big gap between the other teeth apart from the middle ones

I vape and don't drink

• It doesn't affect my speech

• I can stick it out past my lower lip

• I can move it side to side

• I can lift my tongue and touch to roof even if it's wide open