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Is It Normal For My Tooth to Feel Like This After an Apicoectomy?

Hi Jenny.  I had an apicoectomy mid April. All felt well and my gum healed. 3 weeks after, my tooth started to feel heavy and it has a slight burning feeling which comes and goes, but I feel it most days at the moment. It seems to irritate the root canal next to it when this starts.
My dentist couldn’t find anything wrong with the root canal, and feels that apicoectomy takes a long time to settle. I am getting anxious about the whole thing, is it normal to have this feeling in the tooth and this activity to the other teeth? Please help. My teeth are all crowned, root canal treated etc. But I always visit the dentist and clean thoroughly as I also have controlled gum disease.

Hello. It’s not really possible to give you an answer here as I don&... Read more

Answer provided by: Dr Jennifer Pinder Retired

Where Can I Get Ozone Therapy Treatment?

Where can I get the Ozone therapy treatment done near to mo? I live in Blackheath. I don’t want to have root canal treatment and I have a terrible toothache and I need to save my tooth but need to get my tooth treated soon.
Thank you.

Ozone treatment is not for toothache and very few dentists believe it has ... Read more

Answer provided by: Dr Jennifer Pinder Retired

How Can I Rectify My Gum Disease Problem?

Hi Jennifer, I am in a bad state. I neglected my teeth while depressed. I have dental phobia and went to an NHS dentist who told me I had gum disease and wanted to extract 4 teeth, but only replace one tooth at the side. I had a panic attack, I did not go back. I had already lost about a tooth a decade, 4 in all, one of my teeth came out complete with root before Christmas. I am only eating with my front teeth, because I have missing molars at the bottom right and loose molars top left. There is nowhere I can eat comfortably because I have no real chewing surface. I have very bad gum bleeding from time to time. I am worried this situation cannot be rectified and this is impacting severely on my quality of life.

You could seek a second opinion.
The gum disease is the first thing ... Read more

Answer provided by: Dr Jennifer Pinder Retired

Will Valium Help My Husband Breathe During an Extraction?

Hi, my husband badly needs root canal work on his back tooth (penultimate one). However, he finds it difficult to breathe through his nose and doesn’t see how he can sit through the process if he can’t breathe. He’s thinking of having it extracted but I’m uneasy about this option because of the knock-on effects. The dentist suggested Valium. Yes, that would curb the anxiety but if he can’t breathe….

Hello. I understand your concerns for your husband. However it’s his... Read more

Answer provided by: Dr Jennifer Pinder Retired
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