Monthly Archives: dental infection

• Did Our Pediatric Dentist Do Unnecessary Work?

  I need some advice about a pediatric dental appointment we recently had. Previous to this, our son has been seeing our dentist but it wasn’t going well. He always had trouble sitting still and my dentist doesn’t really see children. It was just a temporary arrangement. We tried this pediatric dentist who said that there…

• Is My Sinus Infection Healing

  I had a tooth extracted. Apparently, when that happened he perforated my sinus. We didn’t discover that until a few days after the extraction when I developed a nasty discharge, as well as some nasty swelling and pain. My dentist put me on augmentin for a week. That did help with the swelling. When that…

• Is My Dentist Trying to Scare Me?

  I went to my dentist after saving up for a while because I don’t have dental insurance. During the appointment, he told me I had a tooth infection. I knew my tooth had been hurting which is why I started saving to begin with, but the tooth stopped hurting. He wanted to schedule a follow-up…

• Is Every Toothache a Dental Emergency?

  I’ve been reading about toothaches online because my daughter is complaining about a back tooth. Everyone seems to indicate that any time there is a toothache, it means a dental infection. Is that ALWAYS the case? I’m in a tough spot. At the moment there is only $35 dollars in my bank account. I don’t…

• Popcorn Kernel Leads to open Heart surgery

  Adam Martin in recovery. Photo courtesy of SWNS I saw an article yesterday that emphasized how quickly things can turn dangerous with a dental issue. You can read the article in its entirety here , but I will sum it up. Adam Martin, a 41-year-old man in the United Kingdom, had a popcorn kernel stuck…