Re: Bulging gums, loose tooth

I mean MISinformation!

DANG!

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And mercury detoxication...

"Dr Steve" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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You need an x-ray image exam, a physical exam, (both by a licensed

dentist),

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and you need to brush your teeth better.

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This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes

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Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on
the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you
in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect
your health.
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"DhwDesign" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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25/m... Dentist hasn't seen this yet, and I've been avoiding going.

Photos I took can be seen here...

http://www.geocities.com/dhwdesign/tooth.jpg

... Red line points to the problem tooth, which I guess is second molar.
Started a few weeks ago with extreme pain in tooth, which I held off

with

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Advil

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for about five days. Then inside gums bulged out near tooth. Pain for

the

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most

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part was/is gone unless I try to chew on that side.

At times the tooth is slightly loose (1mm or less). I also notice that I
usually can't shut my mouth all the way. Likely less than 1/16in

difference,

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but still noticeable. Usually when I get up in the morning it feels like

the

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tooth has set back in firmly (not loose and mouth shuts), but as the day

goes

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on the closing problem recurs and sometimes it becomes loose again.

Bottom third molar came in around 2 years ago, and is at an angle. Could

it

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have started growing again and pressing up against this tooth? I didn't

notice

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when the top third molar came in, but it does come down further than my

other

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upper teeth, is a bit crooked and thus has a "point" to it. Could this

have

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pressed the bottom 3rd molar up against the problem tooth if it did

start

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growing/moving again?...... or does it sound like this is an isolated

problem

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with the 2nd molar?