My son accidentally hit me in the jaw the other day when we were playing catch with the baseball. It hurt, but I finished practicing with him and just tried to put the pain out of my mind. When I looked in the mirror today I noticed that I have a bruise – that doesn’t […]
Will the ER treat my dental pain?
I am experiencing a lot of pain and swelling from a root canal I had done yesterday. I really need to see my dentist, but unfortunately it’s the weekend. He has an emergency number that I tried to call, however it says it will take a few hours to call back. I simply cannot wait […]
Can I see the dentist after having fillers injected?
I have a toothache that’s bothering me. It needs attention right away. The issue is, I just went to a practitioner and had fillers put in my face three days ago (Juvederm). The fillers were injected in my nasolabial folds. I’m afraid that if I see a dentist, and they have me keep my mouth […]
Pain from wisdom tooth… is it a dental emergency?
My wisdom teeth have recently starting bothering me. I’ve been told that some discomfort is normal, but when I took a look, there is a lot of swelling and around the edges where the tooth is coming in, it looks bubbled. Is that just irritation? I’m not sure if wisdom teeth pain is considered a […]