Monthly Archives: Sedation Dentist

• Should I Switch Dentists in the Middle of My Implant Procedure?

  I was getting a crown replaced and also needed to get a tooth replaced. My dentist suggested that I get a dental implant after some bone grafting to fill in the missing bone structure.  I agreed. We went ahead with the procedure. Once the bone grafting was done, he provided me with a Maryland Bridge…

• Do I Have to Extract a Baby Tooth?

  I have one baby tooth which has not come out. Now one of my adult teeth is trying to come in and it is pushing up a bit to the back of the tooth. My pediatric dentist says that I need to have the tooth extracted. I’m a bit worried about this. Is it necessary…

• Dental Implant Incompetence

  Can you help me? I had two dental implants placed. One of them felt loose to me. I went back to the dentist and he did an x-ray and said that the implant itself was fine. He felt it was just a matter of the dental crown being loose. He said that was easy to…

• Is a Tooth Infection Dangerous?

  I had a problem with a tooth, but I will be honest that I ignored it because I have pretty severe dental anxiety. The other day part of my molar broke off. Then, my cheek started hurting. Now the pain has wound its way around my ear and to the front of my neck. A…

• Dental Implant Failure Disaster

  I had to get a dental implant because of a serious infected tooth. I had a crown but there was another infection, so the dentist said it had to be pulled.  He suggested I get a dental implant. When he gave me the Novocain for the tooth extraction, it felt like the needle went into…

• Why Fill a Baby Tooth?

  Can you tell me why my dentist wants to fill a baby tooth? My son has a cavity on one of his back teeth, but this isn’t his adult tooth. As it is just going to fall out anyway, why should I spend this money and put him through the procedure? Callie Dear Callie, Nobody…

• Perforated Sinus with Tooth Extractions

  Can you help advise me? I had ten teeth extracted by an emergency dentist. With one of the upper molars, he perforated the sinus cavity. He placed a compound in it to increase the clotting, but I can feel air flowing through it even when I am at rest. There is air blowing into my…

• Can I Take Xanax Before My Dental Appointment

  I am not being melodramatic when I tell you that I am terrified of the dentist. I haven’t gone in years because of that, but now I have a tooth which is in so much pain that I can’t focus or sleep. I know I need to go see a dentist. Half my face is…

• Dentist Is Growing Frustrated with Me

  I have problems in the dental chair. I don’t know what it is but every time the dentist or hygienist comes at me with something sharp looking, I can’t help but wiggle and sometimes even have trouble breathing. I thought my dentist was understanding. We’d had a couple of appointments where he waited for me…

• Numbing Medicine Doesn't Work On My Daughter

  My seven-year-old daughter developed a cavity on a back tooth, which is weird because they have sealings. I took her in for them to do the filling and they could not get the numbing medicine to work. She is in agony and ended up thrashing about. He did seven shots to no avail. He finally…