What r/askdentists is talking about this week

A follow up to this post, I finally got it all cleaned! it’s in some rough condition right now, but I got insanely lucky by not having any perio, just a horrendous case of gingivitis. I feel like...

Hi! I had my two bottom wisdom teeth taken out today, and they let me keep my teeth! Sadly they didn’t stay whole, and they both broke into pieces. Upon inspecting them, I noticed one has this...

I’m posting because I’m really worried and wondering if anyone has experienced something similar with their child. This yellowish-white patch suddenly appeared on the roof of my son’s mouth. It’s...

Hi everyone, In 2016, I had an inlay-core and a metal-ceramic crown placed on this tooth. I haven't had any particular problems with it since then. Recently, a new dentist took a panoramic X-ray...

I had a bad experience 7 years ago with the roof of my mouth rotting away. I still don't feel that it feels the same as it did before. Not painful, just wierd. When I googled it recently I was...

Ive had dental issues my whole life, both parents had full dentures or implants by 45-50. I had cavities starting in elementary school no matter how much I brushed and flossed, we couldn't afford...

Hi all. I had a crown on my left 7, it broke. While waiting for the new one I got a temporary one, it fell out, my dentist decided just to leave the tooth as it is. Very quickly I got a massive...

Hi there! Here are pictures of the before and after. He turned four in August. It seems his tooth was being pushed out for a while and was super wiggly for about a month and then it got knocked...

Im having all 18 of these bad boys pulled on Monday. I have a couple questions. Will it be easy for the oral surgeon to remove these? Should I be worried about sinus perforation? What’s up with my...

Went to get a root canal finished at a separate endodontist, and he found two extra canals the first dentist missed which was giving me complications! He told me I should go buy a lottery ticket...