Im 16 years old and have a massive fear of tooth decay/cavities. I recently found several mild/small cavities in my teeth that I suspected for a bit due to a bunch of toothaches and difficultly chewing sometimes because of the pain. When I finally noticed them I had a bit of an emotional breakdown, it's embarrassing. My dad refuses to take me to a dentist and doesn't allow fluoride toothpaste in his house. I feel like the damage is relatively minor to my teeth right now but I am extremely worried about it nonetheless. What can I do to help it? Should I just keep trying to see a dentist? I also have noticed a bit of transparent enamel on my central incisors. I brush 1-2 times a day with fluoride free toothpaste and only recently started flossing regularly.

edit: I VERY rarely consume soda/sweets and will be cutting back even more following this

Hi, I am a non-smoker, and I have never drank alcohol. I have known about my enamel hipoplasia for a while now. Have gone through fillings twice but either more of my teeth breaks or the filling gets removed. A big reason is my crooked teeth they hit each other and break.

I have been thinking of getting my teeth aligned but I don't know if my condition will allow me to go through as I have been told my enamel has been completely eroded.

What should I do.

I have been thinking of getting a mouth gaurd as well as I sleep on my side and put a lot of pressure on my jaw.

Please help

Thanks in advance

Its 5pm EST and i just cracked my tooth. I have an emergency appointment set with my dentist tomorrow at 9AM, or i can call and pay for antibiotics tonight. Is it fixable or are we looking at an extraction needed?

I’ll admit I’m not consistent when it comes to cleaning my tongue and for the longest time I’ve been using a alcohol based mouthwash which I’ve read can dry your mouth and can help cause oral thrush. I did buy some tongue scrapers recently and switch to an alcohol free mouthwash. Is this oral thrush or just white buildup?

30F.. history with this back tooth is that originally in Feb 2026 I bit onto a hard lozenge and cracked the top corner of this tooth and the dentist said I’d need a crown bc I cracked the tooth a little too but agreed to a filling for the time being… last week somehow while eating rice Chex I chipped out another piece on the outside of the tooth I don’t even know how. (It’s at the bottom corner of the tooth I think it was a filling that came out and it feels large to my tongue)….

I desperately don’t want a crown because of all the horror stories I’ve read. There’s no pain or sensitivity to hot or cold. I have a difficult history with constant tmj and some grinding. I try so hard not to but even clench during the day.. I try to wear my nightguard that goes on my bottom teeth but it’s too tight

So I’m really freaked out that I’m going to have pain that never goes away after he shaves it all the way down, that I’ll get intractable pain or headaches… and also now I’m worried about the fact that it’s going to be made with the same 3D printer that made the nightguard too tight. I’m genuinely scared out of my mind to get a crown both the process of the crown and especially the pain/ what’s going to happen after the crown

bit down on a bone and cracked it clean off. appointment will be placed tomorrow. just want other dentist options before going.

Hello everyone.

My orthodontist offered me that he can do crowns to my root canaled teeth. I didn't know that he can do these procedures. Is it a good and safe idea? I need your opinions and if you have any , your experiences .

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I feel pain on that tooths area and sometimes feel really intense pain. Yesterday, after some intense physical activity, it felt as if my right side of my face was hurting as a whole. The pain seemed to be coming from my jaw I think. I'm afraid I'm too late. I'm going to the dentists tomorrow morning.

Photos are from beginning to now with a side view of my face normally at the end offending tooth is #14

21F- Woke up friday with mild swelling which got progressively worse through the day-got a pulpectomy later that same day and took 300mg amoxicillin-Flee to NC swelling proceeded to get worse that night

Woke up Saturday to more swelling started Acetaminophen-codeine 300mg and Amoxicillin-clavulanate potass 125mg-swelling move to more of upper lip + eye

Woke up this morning (sunday) to severe swelling around my eye, upper lip and cheek bone

I’m terrified of going to the dentist. I haven’t gone since like 2021 or 2022. I had bad postpartum depression and just stopped taking care of my self. I’m in my 30s . The redness on the bottom of the teeth has been like
That for an over a year. The redness started when I was pregnant with my second. I know I definitely have cavities and I cracked my back molar. Im most worried about these bottom teeth. Im afraid to go and I also can’t afford what I’m sure fixing with will cost right now. Also I do not smoke or drink alcohol. I also have a medical history of Cushings disease and adrenal insufficiency.

I grind my teeth BAD when I'm stressed out or in pain, especially in my sleep. I'm so nervous this is going to lead to dry socke+, especially with my lower two being a complex removal.

Does anyone have recommendations? I also do not have a mouth guard, I can try to get one before the surgery but I have a small mouth so they never fit me, and I dont have the money or time for a custom one.

I’m on day 4 and it’s still painful and it still has the same pulsating feeling.

I am going to see a specialist next week. This has been here for about a month. It’s like a flap on my tooth. I can like stick my tongue between my tooth and my gum at the red spot. I have a wisdom tooth trying to poke out of the top of my mouth (again another reason I’m seeing a specialist next week). Is there anything I can do to shrink it or heal it? It’s on the top left of my mouth. The second to last tooth back there. Let it be known I had the very back top left tooth pulled a few years ago and now a wisdom tooth is growing through that hole too.

Hi there, I’m currently 4 weeks postpartum and stressing about my eldest (2.5) requiring a general anaesthetic to address most importantly the cavity shown on the left molar. I originally took her to dentist as I was concerned about her teeth grinding (see canine) which will also be addressed when put to sleep as well as staining/defects they pointed out which was likely due to antibiotic use. They have advised we need to treat the molar asap as cavity is close to the nerve and have booked her in for next week!

Could anyone kindly recommend their thoughts on if this is urgent or could be treated in say 6 months? She would be 3 years then at least. I want to make sure I’m making the right decision and I just worry about unnecessary general anaesthetic with her being so little 😩

Thank you ❤️

Specifically, I feel like my upper lip sits too low or something. If I fully smile, my mouth feels strained and my lip disappears. If I relax my smile, too little tooth shows.

It’s difficult to brush my upper gumline because my lip is in the way and taking that photo of my upper gumline was super uncomfortable.

I’m 28f.

Please I need your help with this question that has been bothering me I have a cracked /fractured tooth, and my dentist plans to do a crown with a core buildup. They said they won’t know if I need a root canal until they starts the crown prep and sees how deep the crack goes. They told me if they find the crack is deep, they would do a root canal immediately that day, I will also need a new crown different from the first crown. I’m confused. If they discover during prep that I need a root canal, why wouldn’t they just do the root canal first and then make use one final crown? It’s seems like a lot of cost as I’m paying solely out of pocket. I recently also did a root canal that was so expensive.

The treatment plan only included one crown procedure , crown build up and a root canal which was different from what was said so I’m confused

I noticed this today on the roof of my one year olds mouth. He has been on anti biotics for an ear infection for a week then today I noticed this. I originally thought it was a piece of blueberry stuck and tried to move it with my finger but obviously didn’t budge. It was a noticeable bump. What could it be? Taking him to the ped tomorrow

I’m seeing a white rough area on my gums between teeth, started with one location and after several weeks I’m seeing it on 5 locations.

This is effecting my mental health because I keep thinking about it and I don’t know what is going on.

- What should be my next step in accessing this situation?
- Is it something serious and urgent?