I don't know what kind of crack it was that required a deep composite filling which extends to the tooth wall. There is definitely 1 piece of amalgam on the  bite surface which was installed many many years back. Either the amalgam crack or the tooth structure surrounding the amalgam cracked. But the amalgam is still there on the bite surface occupy half of the bite surface, while the other half is the crack-repairing composite.

So not sure whether he removed half of my amalgam away or the amalgam is as it is untouched.

The problematic area now is the composite area, which cannot bite very hard foods. There is a "plane" somewhere on that composite, that just feels pain if pressure is  exerted on the right spots/regions.

And the tooth is sensitive usually after a few cycles of sugary/milk/starchy fooods. Occasionally can feel that ouch 'zap' if rinse with tap water. It seems the 'zap'  travels downward.

Mostly I can't bite hard foods like biscuits with this tooth, or it will cause the pain when bite at the problem spot.

Previously dentists who looked at the filling said it looks pretty solid and sound, they didn't detected movement when trying to scrape at the filling. They also didn't detected pain by tapping on the tooth. So they didn't advise anything like trying to change the filling.

So what I think is going on might be residue crack under the filling? which may have some movement when biting.

Is it normal that I’m still bleeding? Had my wisdom tooth extracted in the morning.

How damaging are microleakage on filling? Are they able to contain big layers of plague inside? Or are they more of just an annoyance with the sensitivity? I asked my dentist about this chemical called methylene blue before, he seems to be unsure of it. Does this chemical shows the leakage spots on the dental fillings?

My dentist suggest localised debridement on my molar next to my wisdom tooth (after extracting the wisdom tooth).

Anything to expect for debridement? Is it going to be painful?

I believe in addition to possible leak, my tooth my probably still contain residue crack under filling. Or that some softened dentine was left behind, or maybe have softened due to leakage. My index finger apply some downward pressure on the biting surface 'edge'(tongue side), and do a back and forth (lateral) scratching on the composite filling can evoke pain. There seems so be like something weakening beneath the filling. When fingernail passes over the right spot, the pain is felt. I find it less easy to replicate the pain if i just randomly push downward at the area, it's easier to get the pain with back and forth scratching with downward pressure.

Just like an invisible road bump, when passws over it with fingernail it will produce pain

Is removing stitches from gum painful?

For night brushing, is it ok to leave the toothpaste in mouth (ie not gargling)?

means i have been doing it wrong all my life!

hi anyone can intro any good / long lasting whitening treatment ? either by laser or other

i did an enquiry and the clinic did also propose this 2 option. no mention about doing both though, only say can go with either one (laser or DIY kit)

Hi experts, how does interproximal cavity usually looks like or feels like?

Noticed some weird sensation between my 15 and 16 recently. A sort of sensitivity after flossing.

Brought my dental mirror to check it and saw that there seems to be brown horizontal sort of crack line on the distal of 15 and mesial of 16. The line is horizontal not vertical.

Is this indicates caries or a stress fractures line? Or maybe it has remineralized and stained brown?

I missed my braces appointment in June due to the lockdown. 

Does anyone have any experience or know if we are allowed to travel between Selangor & KL for >10km for dentist appointment? My clinic can produce an appointment letter upon request but I'm just worried it's not accepted by police at roadblocks.

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It almost looks exactly like this photo I found on google. The brown stain seems like a horizontal line. It quite likely is caries? Will get it checked once MCO is relaxed a bit.

Reading the thread, it is recommended to keep the toothpaste in the mouth longer. Does it applies to mouthwash as well?

Hi, how are you? I had lower left wisdom tooth removed last year. 15 months down the road, I feel pain in the gum area of the molar next to it (I think lower second molar). Severe 3 days pain.

Went to a dentist. Visual inspection shows cracks on crown area. Frontal and side X ray didn't show much. Light inspection shows half clear light penetration and half dark. Dentist suspect deep crack. Opened up the crown and found a long crack extending down to the nerve zone. Cleaned up the nerve, close it with molar band and a temporary crown sealed with kalzinol.

Nerve area is C shaped, dentist described it as high risk to perform root canal to save the molar. Due to risk of tool breakage, may result in having to remove the tooth.

Dentist also said that if I remove the molar, I must do an implant to replace the lost one. Do you think it is compulsory?

Thank you.

just wondering does government dental has air polisher?

Good morning, thank you very much. Am also thinking of a bridge instead of an implant (if the root canal doesn't work). Still awaiting the dentist to check with their clinic owner whether they are confident in doing the root canal (considering the C shape nerve). They did mention that they can refer to endodontist if they can't do in house.

Is there any government clinic or hospital that has endodontist?

Is there any good toothpaste out there? Makes our teeth less yellow? 

Scaling at the dentist cost a fortune.

hi! Good day to you. I want to seek opinion -  i had both my lower wisdom teeth pulled out last year. And bottom 2nd molar pulled out early this year due to cracked after rct Recently, i started to hear/feel clicking sound from jaw when i'm eating. Is this a serious issue? And how can i stop it. Should i consult a dentist or other dental specialist?

metal + porcelain, premolar as support, doing a bridge for one molar

dentist say too small for the gap to perform implant/dentures, so he recommend me do bridges instead