Im 45 years old, 6ft tall and I weigh 160lbs. I went to the dentist because I thought I may have an abscess tooth (tenderness, tooth felt loose and a small swollen vein coming from the tooth). After an x-ray, they determined the upper front tooth looked healthy, but my teeth needed a deep cleaning. I was given a full pan x-ray and a deep cleaning at my next visit. I was informed I needed one back tooth pulled and my wisdom teeth extracted. Otherwise, they saw no problems. Three weeks later, the upper front tooth is still bothering me .... same symptoms only not as uncomfortable as it was before the cleaning. What could the problem be?
Hello, I can understand your concern. It seems that the investigations and treatment procedure your dentist has followed is correct as the x-ray showed no pathology with the tooth and the deep cleaning has made you feel somewhat less uncomfortable. What you have is periodontitis or inflammation of the tissues surrounding the tooth including gums etc. Periodontitis or Pyorrhea is a kind of problem that only dentist cannot solve it for you. It requires equal efforts from the patient at home. I would advise you to start using a mouthwash that contains Chlorhexidine (Chloe). You can take about 15 ml of this liquid and should squish it around mouth undiluted for about a minute and then spit. No food or Chat Doctor. In addition, you can use gum paint (Gumex). It is a bottle containing oil like liquid. You should take about 2-3 