have hole in tooth quite large dentist says only thing is to pull it surely they can fill it as no pain at all
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If the dentist says they have to pull it then I would trust their judgment. \n\nYou have a few options however. Ask them about root canals, and maybe getting a crown or veneer put on it.
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If you don't have extreme pain or swelling in your face, then you don't have a dry socket or an infection.  It may take a couple of months for those holes to close completely and the smell is just food and bacteria making it stink.  Don't worry about it unless you have noticeable swelling in your face or extreme pain. Just do your best to keep it clean, the syringes with curved tips do a great job and so does a WaterPik if you have one.\n\nDr. R.  DDS
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I got a filling done without any anaesthetic. It was the most painful experience I have ever had, EVER. \n\nIt was my first filling and the dentist said it was small enough that I wouldn't need freezing. Knowing nothing about dental pain, I agreed to let him drill my tooth.\n\nMy hands gripped the chair, and my glasses fogged up from the perspiration from the pain. I could feel the drill slowly approaching the nerves in my tooth, and then I felt the drill hit the nerve. I didn't know such pain was possible.\n\nBut since then, I've had cavities filled, a tooth pulled and recently, a wisdom tooth extracted, all done under local anasthetic and they've been good experiences.\n\nMoral of the story: make sure the dentist uses freezing.\n\nPS... did the dentist recover the crown in your throat?
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Yes of course, trust the Dentist, he knows what he's doing\n\nYes I've heard of the abscess it, it's like a kind of infection of a bacteria or something AND yes! it might spread to the other teeth if it is not pulled out...thank the dentist he did that...think where you'll be with that abscess still in your mouth\n\nhowever, that was not the only choice(pull the tooth out), certainly he could have given you a treatment of antibiotics to avoid the pain and make it less worst, but eventually you'd need a surgery(realted with the root canal)to get rid of that abscess
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your making me think twice about getting mine pulled. i am glad i waited until after the holidays. it sounds like you could have an infection see your dentist,  but take some pain killers to hold you over until the holidays are done.
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Blahhhhh \nWhat a bunch of crap is found here\n\nThe mouth is the fastest healing part of your body, unless there is a problem.\n\nYou should not have pain.  Contact your dentist ASAP\nHe should be the first to know when you have a question.\nNo Dentist\nNot one single one, wants something they did to snowball out of control into a major infection.  \n\nCall him
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No one can tell you what's wrong with your tooth but the dentist, but, yes your tooth could have died - just b/c it did, doesn't mean it needs to be pulled:  You should always try to save your teeth - you can have a root canal and then get a crown so it doesn't affect your facial features or your bite.  You can't keep a tooth that's dead without something being done - it will rot and may cause other surrounding teeth to become infected.  As far as getting medicine so you won't be scared, you have to talk to your mom - the dentist can give you "sweet air" before he gives you Novocaine to lessen anxiety and pain.  Good luck!!
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i had my milk teeth pulled it did not hurt me
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Yes all dental cavities need to be filled.  Other types of cavities you can fill at your own discretion.
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Hi sweetie, well first of all I'm glad your mum took you to the dentist today and well done for getting a big filling done - I bet it wasn't as bad as you expected, was it? It's quite common for your teeth to hurt a bit after they've had fillings put in them, especially if the filling is big like yours. It can take up to a week for the pain to go completely, but the important thing is - the pain should get better, not worse. If it gets worse, you need to go back to the dentist. When I had a really big filling done recently it hurt for about a week, I found that rinsing my mouth regularly with warm salty water helped. I hope it feels better soon, and at least now you know the hole in your tooth is sorted. Now just take good care of your teeth and hopefully it won't happen again!
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I would ask for some novocaine. Even though the root is dead, the surrounding gum and tissue is not. I've had root canals and they always give me novocaine. But it won't hurt very badly, don't worry.
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seems like you have got infection in the periapical area of the tooth(i.e the area which surrounds the end of the root) which has spread to the bone and has resulted in bone loss which may be replaced by the granulomatous tissue (the infected tissue). this often results in the change in perception of the tissue and inflammation of the soft tissues of the oral cavity, thus leading to odd sensation. furthermore, the area you are describing i.e the palatal area doesn't contain much of muscle as the skin is attached directly to the periosteum (outer covering of the bone). thus any pus or oedema in that area is quite painful. the best treatment or it is drainage of pus. it can be done either way i.e either from making the hole in the tooth or else surgically. the root canal therapy will just make a passage for the drainage of the pus from the tooth so that all the infected pus and other tissues is removed later it can be filled so that any further infection isn't caused. but sometimes the amount of pus or the lesion is so big that it can't be removed by RCT. then we need to open up that area and treat it surgically. the exact treatment plan can be chalked out only after examination. so i advise you to consult a gud endodontologist who will be able to relieve ur pain and return the tooth to it's functional state.
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getting a filling is really easy now a days. the numbing is easy and usually painless. on upper teeth the numbness lasts about 1-2 hours while the lower takes longer to go away. \n\nbasically, the dentist removes the cavity with a handpiece that sprays water- the assistant suctions the water out with a little vacumn type thing - your job is to stay open and be still and usually it takes less than 5 minutes to get the tooth ready for the filling material. \n\nsometimes there are little extra steps depending on how large the cavity is but again, it's nothing for you to be concerned over just stay open and be still so they can work fast!\n\nthe tooth doesn't feel different  and if it does such as you are biting on it before the other teeth- you need to let your office know so he can adjust the filling.
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try goiing to a dentist
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They didn't numb me but rinsed the area to make sure there was no  food in the hole and packed with a clove tasting product that stops the pain and keep air from circulating in the socket. A dry socket hurts like the dickens. This will really really make a difference. Do not suffer unneedlessly.
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yes, its normal, it will tighten up. the pain is bruising, and should go away in a few days. If the pain gets worse, or you think its infected, call the doctor. just don'tpoke at the hole, drink through a straw, or smoke. sucking can cause dry socket, and that is twice as painful as getting the tooth yanked!
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Probably you'll need a filling for the hole in your tooth ( if it isn't that big), or they will have to make a root canal for it if it is too deep. I don't think they'll have to extract it at all (that's a dentist last choice these days).\nFor your gray teeth, probably the nerve is death because of a deep cavity or an injured you suffered (maybe you had a root canal treatment there before?). Your dentist will do or re do a root canal treatment possibly.\nThere's nothing to be afraid, even if i haven't seen you in person i don't think, by the description you give here, that your problem is too serious.\nP.S. Excuse my english, is not my native language.