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. No bond failure present. No recession. Gum tissue is healthy and pink in color. Does anyone know why he is having sensitivity only when flossing? I thought about giving the patient Sensodyne toothpaste. Try lightening the contact with a finishing strip. I find a small percentage of patients have
May 06, 2021
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tooth Gum infections or abscess Lost fillings or crowns In such cases, visiting an emergency dentist near me without delay can help save the tooth. Emergency Dental Treatment Near To You: What to Expect Emergency dental treatment focuses on relieving pain and stabilizing the condition. Treatment may
April 09, 2026
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Hi Townies, I got a new patient that has very sensitive teeth attributed mostly to gum recession. She uses Sensodyne, but it doesn't help much. She said her previous office would apply something on all her teeth, cure it, and that would cause her sensitivity to go away. Does anyone know what it could be? Could be admira protect Thank you, I will try that They used bonding agent.
March 19, 2026
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This case has got me scratching my head. 22 year old, healthy female is complaining of sensitivity and occasional shooting pain on tooth 21 or FDI 34 when brushing and biting hard. When she came to me the tooth was virgin. She has a history of orthodontics in 2013. X-ray showed no pathology
May 15, 2015
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was when I removed the amalgam and replaced it with IRM. Get her into a nightguard and ask if she is a chronic gum chewer. How is her probing and gingival health. Sometimes gingival irritation spreads into the PDL and causes the symptoms you described. Id instruct the patient to spend more time
July 30, 2022
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ago that had a massive gingival swelling and I did SRP and removed a hair from deep in his gums. Age 22, thin and healthy. Plus surrounding teeth. Patients are terrible at pinpointing the source of things.Always suspect wisdom teeth issues as well, especially on younger patients. (Although highly
December 19, 2021
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right cheek is swollen and her gum tissues where the cord was placed are sloughing away and all teeth very tender to percussion and palpation- even where I did not work. I've given pt meds, steroid and antibiotic. She has had no relief and will be going to ER. please give any other guidance
April 09, 2023
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I often ask my patients if they have any pain or sensitivity when they first come in as new patients. They say yeah this tooth has cold sensitivity I expect to see caries. None Endo? none previous restoration? nope PA? looks fine. No PA lesion or bone loss or increased PDL. abfraction? Nope gum
August 26, 2015
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people just have hypersensitive teeth, high pulp horns, etc. If it's only sweets I would just tell her to keep sweet things off of that tooth. On someone as young as her, I would be very hesitant to do anything invasive unless the sensitivity is really debilitating. Facial composite filling I tell patients that even a healthy tooth can be sensitive to sweets and cold. She is probably bleaching her teeth like crazy.
August 18, 2025
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23 yo female, sensitive to cold and chewing gum LR, points to #30. IO exam probing depths First appointment: Adjusted occlusion some, did not want to do too much d/t wear facets already present. Adjusted opposing dentition as well. Occlusion still pretty heavy even after adjustments but pt. said
July 24, 2018
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with no complications. When she came in for the fill, post, crown she was asymptomatic. No palation or percussion sensitivity. 2 weeks later she came in and has sensitivity on the buccal at the gum line, very jumpy when it gets touched there. Adjusted buccal cusp and and an antibiotic and had her give
July 23, 2020
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#13 - #15 full zirconium bridge. It is sensitive to cold and hot (sometimes) mainly on the junction of the pontics at the gum line. Occlusion is wnl, margins closed, both teeth are normal to endo ice and percussion. #13 and #15 had old crowns on them. The only thing I can think of was #15 had
September 20, 2017
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instead of Glutaraldehyde. Those B chemicals are just different antimicrobials, used to keep eyedrops sterile, sterilize restaurant surfaces, etc. The upside is that they don't burn gum tissues, like Glutaraldehyde can. I also had recommended to me SuperSeal, which seals off the dentinal tubules better
June 08, 2022
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What are your protocols for dealing with root senstivity due to recession? Toothpastes, Desensitizers, gum grafts, topical flourides? Thanks for your input I like to dab copalite with a cotton pellet and have my assistant blow air (driving some down under gums) repeatedly until they feel
May 22, 2014
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cleaning while you talk about your two minute drill of OH. Then recommend the Philips products of the Sonicare toothbrush and Airfloss (or WaterPik) and GUM interproximal brushes. Also use OTC Biotene mouthwash and drink enough water to turn the urine a pale yellow. Thirdly, suggest a tray to apply
April 20, 2014
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and radiographically the EXT site looked exactly as it should for 3 days post extraction. About 5 days later the patient came in on a Tuesday. He had gone to the ER on Sunday because the pain was so bad and the ER told him he had an ear infection (they prescribed ABX ear drops) and a gum infection. So I
November 19, 2019
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the big deal? Get them numb so that the gums are numb and structures around the tooth are numb as well. that way you can isolate properly and cement or bond in a clean field. This I numb maybe 1 out of 10 crown delivery pts. I know the tooth will be a little sensitive to air. But it is worth
September 14, 2015
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. But when I flossed them he said it didn't feel right. And it wasn't from floss cutting into his gum, I made sure I didn't snap through. No cracks in crowns that I could see. He wears a night guard every night. Any ideas? Can you post bitewings? Sometimes the crowns are contoured in a way
December 19, 2018
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I have had several patients coming in lately with painful swollen gums around their temporary crowns. I am thinking that it is because we have started using viscostat clear gel when soaking cord prior to packing (I do double cord technique). We were using hemostat liquid before, but the viscostat
March 17, 2015
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it to caries lesions. I use it quite a bit. Usually works well, but may take up to 3 applications. Won't stain healthy dentin, will stain plaque and gingiva but will wear off. I place it for about 30 seconds and then hit it with curing light for 20-30 seconds. The light makes the silver precipitate out. I have used it a ton. Works like a dream with crown preps.
April 06, 2021
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brushed on thin layer of flowable.She is in alot of pain and says she wants to crown all her teeth which are perfectly healthy otherwise. ANY suggestions Please!!! Wow, strange. So you made her medicament trays and applied fluoride daily. Gave you tried Sensodyne rapid with the same trays?Laz she
November 03, 2020
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Healthy 50 yo while female complained of biting pain in the lower left quadrant. When I asked her to point to the tooth she pointed to the space between #19 and 20 and described the pain as a mild discomfort when chewing with occasional sharp pain at times. #19 has an occlusal amalgam
July 18, 2017
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. When I look everything looks ok, she uses sensitivity toothpaste, she refuses more BWs because she is now pregnant. I was wondering what you guys are using to localize sweet sensitivity? She has no cold sensitivity and no spontaneous pain. even a healthy tooth can be occasionally sensitive to sweets
June 23, 2017
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Hi all, I have a 17 y/o healthy female that came in for a limited exam claiming pain/sensitivity to eating, drinking, and flossing after a filling done recently by another dentist. I was able to reproduce the pain when I initially put pressure through the contact of #30 with floss. I did my best
December 10, 2021
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this patient's symptoms, or are you just asking in general?All of those, and more. If the tooth is getting a crown, it has probably already been through a lot. Multiple restorations, maybe a crack. The pretreatment pulpal status is often unknown, but also often not healthy. I just tell my patients, I can't
August 26, 2015
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a little undercut on all my composites. I don't want to have that filling move with flossing or sticky foods. In the interproximal boxes I use my same prep bur and place a slight groove on the side walls. On the occlusal portion also I will place some slight...Glass ionomer liner solved this for me. Dentin bonding works, but not all the time. Glass ionomer always works on a healthy tooth.
August 08, 2016
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desensitizing toothpaste and rub it on the gum lines for 10-15mins before washing off. Also, if they have a tray (whitening, flouride or even ortho retainer), I tell them to put it into the tray and put it on for 10-15msin.Thanks for all of the responses. You've given me some more tools to put in the toolbox! Thanks, Mike
January 25, 2016
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I have a patient who has been complaining of root sensitivity - quite clear there's been significant gum recession and exposure of the root surface. The patient has already been using Sensodyne and Colgate Pro Relief to no avail. My principal treatment planned, for the patient, 9 different
June 29, 2015
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Need some help. Have a patient I made a large span bridge to replace 19/20. 18 and 21 were pretty healthy abutments so I agreed to try it when she repeatedly refused to consider implants. Anyway, long story short, there is some metal occlusal on PFM bridge as well as a keyway in metal. Patient has
June 19, 2019
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*Note Mo is very protective *note new grad last year Med Hx none Healthy 17 yo, middle class, top grades, heading to uni this year. Teeth v clean Pt Hx went to a dentist down south for sore 27, aches. No caries or pathology found. Dentist filed down tooth slightly to relieve occlusion No change Pt
January 17, 2021
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RCT, post, bu, crown but also the chance it could break off at the gum line. Maybe it should just be extracted and have a bridge or implant placed. Maybe it should be pulled in favor of a partial or denture. Maybe the patient wants to save this tooth at all costs. Just showing part of one tooth
December 21, 2024
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Hi guys; I was wondering if one of you had any ideas on this one. I attached an x-ray image but I don't really know if it will be of any help. So I saw this patient, he is 50 years old, healthy guy, and did in- office bleaching as a boost and gave him upper and lower trays with 15% Nupro gel
March 02, 2015
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, but now I am seeing really positive reviews of it all over the...Hi. First, I make sure the gums are not bleeding so I use traxodent to retract for 5 minutes. Rinse and gently dry. I use Dryshield to keep the saliva off my prep. I mill my own Emax crowns. I lightly sandblast the internal aspect
December 14, 2017
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, etc. It appeared soon after seating the same day crown and has persisted since. The gingiva is healthy and its been a couple of months. out of line, apologies. You will be shocked. I promise. Please believe me and try it. We apply this clear liquid on a dry tooth, using a brush, and just wait
June 13, 2024
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that as 'rough surface'. And even without using actual composite, surpass 3 has resin in it (I could be wrong here XD). I guess adding a thin layer of flowable after surpass 3 could make it work even better? I don't know how well it will work if root is exposed all the way around the tooth due to gum
September 02, 2016
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so glad that we could get them back in a stable healthy mouth condition and get them ready to be deployed forward once they graduated from an enduring 13-week rigorous and transformative boot camp training. The best experience I have ever had and thank God we had the best two restorative materials
January 22, 2026
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something that prevents it from burning the gums, so that would be a plus. Thanks! I have good success with plain ol SE Bond. My go-to for exposed dentin. MI paste overnight in a bleaching tray works really well too, or in a clear aligner or night guard or sports guard if they have them, To everyone
December 07, 2021
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a fracture or some cracked tooth syndrome with the healthy cusp (s). Good luck!Thanks docs, I'll give it a try and report back.I'd first closely re-examine the occlusion.I would have it removed. Temp Then a gold crown. cemented with RMGI acemo1 3/19/20156:30:01 PM ReplyI would have it removed. Temp Then a goldcrown. cemented with .......durelon....!!!I have such in my mouth..greatly reduced sensitivity to prior resins..in my case..
March 19, 2015
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removing healthy tooth structure just to place a filling.Any advice would be great! SDF works well. We use it on posterior teeth. Always warn the patient that it will temporarily turn the gingiva dark. It will not stain sound dentin but will stain decay. Burnish it into the root for 30 seconds
April 03, 2024
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Long story short, inexperienced assistant let go the lip and got caught up. Told patient there was a cut, controlled bleeding. Finished procedure.Reached out to check on patient. Patient is saying there is still pain in the area and that its a mouth sore, than the gums. Is there anything other than
March 31, 2024
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Been having more of these lately, not sure which direction to go. One example: 25 year old patient with caries, no symptoms prior to treatment. Healthy pulp status. Treated #18 and 19. X-rays attached. Protocol: Placed RD. #18 occlusal - excavated until hard (possibly affected) dentin
May 14, 2018
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. Please define this phrase.I've been at this gig for a while, so let's review the things that malocclusion can cause, ok: *thermal sensitivity *ringing in the ears *headaches *backaches *neck and spinal imbalance *eye problems **probably some things relating to teeth and gums too, but that is boring
November 26, 2013
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