Tooth decay can move from a small spot in the enamel to an infection at the nerve in as little as three to six months once it breaks through that outer layer, a pattern confirmed by published cavity statistics, and if you leave a cavity...
Three days after a tooth extraction, the ache that was supposed to be fading instead gets sharper, and that timing alone is one of the clearest clues that you're dealing with dry socket rather than normal healing. Dry socket, known clinically as alveolar osteitis, happens...
If your filling fell out but nothing hurts, it is tempting to assume everything is fine and simply move on with your day. That reaction is completely understandable, because we usually treat pain as the signal that something is wrong. Yet when it comes to...