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What Causes Chipping Of Molar Teeth?

I am a 39 year old woman & I brush twice a day but I only floss once most days. Even so I have had numerous root canals. When I last had dental insurance I went through the whole Deep Cleaning process & had numerous little tiny cavities since I do try to take care of my teeth I'm guessing my diet is a huge factor here. Anyway A few years ago I had 1 molar break then a few months later a molar on the other side of my mouth broke too. There is some tooth left with each so I "build" my own as needed with dentak. in the last few months I have noticed more & more black on more teeth especially my front teeth. I know its not good to let this continue but between not having dental insurance or the money & the fact that just typing this I have tears rolling my face because you all (dentists, nothing personal) terrify me (I have a caine allergy if youve ever had a tooth filled, pulled, etc without being numb you know how incredibly painful it is). My question is is there any danger medically I should worry over? I've given up on smiling or eating & I am guessing I can just kiss my teeth goodbye anyway. Thank you so very much for your time! Sincerely Melissa
Wed, 23 Mar 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concern....

As per your complain as you have a large number of decayed teeth the best way to stop the progression of infection is to get them treated by filling or root canals as per the requirement and if you wait for dental insurance there will be progressive decay and there can be pain episodes and swelling once the infection will reach the nerves.

In case if you have allergy to Lignocaine anesthetic agent there is a wide variety of other local anesthetic agents which can be injected inorder to numb the area where the treatment has to be done in mouth so it is not a matter of worry and you can consult an ORAL SURGEON and get evaluated and he will definitely advise you well and if needed other agents like Bupivacaine and many others can be injected after performing a Patch test so that you do not get allergy..

In case if you have problem in getting the treatment done under local anesthesia,in a few cases Segmental General Anesthesia is instituted in the patient and treatment is performed..
You should relax and go to the dentist with a positive note as the conditions you explained is treatable..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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What Causes Chipping Of Molar Teeth?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.... As per your complain as you have a large number of decayed teeth the best way to stop the progression of infection is to get them treated by filling or root canals as per the requirement and if you wait for dental insurance there will be progressive decay and there can be pain episodes and swelling once the infection will reach the nerves. In case if you have allergy to Lignocaine anesthetic agent there is a wide variety of other local anesthetic agents which can be injected inorder to numb the area where the treatment has to be done in mouth so it is not a matter of worry and you can consult an ORAL SURGEON and get evaluated and he will definitely advise you well and if needed other agents like Bupivacaine and many others can be injected after performing a Patch test so that you do not get allergy.. In case if you have problem in getting the treatment done under local anesthesia,in a few cases Segmental General Anesthesia is instituted in the patient and treatment is performed.. You should relax and go to the dentist with a positive note as the conditions you explained is treatable.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..