Try and get it checked,

It sounds like gum starting of gum /periodontal disease

You can google it.

They're totally different.

Scaling is a usual teeth cleaning using a device or instrument called scaler, it can be a manual hand scaler using hand or a ultrasonic scaler that emits vibration.
Why do you do scaling, as we eat, plaque gets formed on our teeth surfaces, like after you eat, you scrape your tooth using fingernails, you get like whitish slimy stuff on your fingernail, thats plaque.
Therefore we brush our teeth to remove the plaque, but most time, we dont brush our teeth with the correct method and dont floss, so these plaque stays on our tooth surface especially near gum line
in 72hours, these plaque will harden to form calculus or tartar, and these tartar cant be brushed off no matter how hard you brush.

so you need to go to a dental clinic to perform scaling which is to remove the tartar.

What happens if you do not remove tartar? they'll harbour bacteria can cause damage to your supporting structure of the tooth eg bone, gums. and eventually cause bone loss and tooth become sensitive and loose. This will not happen in 1 or 2 years, but on a long term basis.

Coming to Whitening.

Basically as the name is. Whitens your teeth.
How its done, a scaling and polishing is needed prior to whitening. Because a chemical will be applied on your tooth to whiten it. So your teeth needs to be absolutely clean before doing it.


Charges varies with clinics,
Scaling can be 80-300
Whitening usually 1k+ due to high demand.

My advise is look for a newly opened clinic, they usually have promotions and offer lower prices as they're just starting. If you feel comfortable with the dentists and the place, eg they're providing you information and being transparent, you've got yourself a great dentist

Source: Ayam Dentist

Having wisdom tooth impacted/stuck is actually very common nowdays. The procedure itself is not complicated, its called a minor oral surgery where dentist will have to open the gums and expose the tooth by removing some bone that's covering the tooth and taking it out by pieces as according to the plan.

What makes it complicated is when a tooth is near the nerve (the 2 white line running below the tooth), when the tooth is near the nerve, it might risk getting injured during the surgery when dentist try to move the tooth out, this usually cause temporary numbness on the associated side of the face and recovers most of the time. This nerve only supplies the sensation meaning you'll still be able to move your mouth, lips, smile etc.

with that, you'll be having an empty space on that 2 molar position, and the wisdom tooth will not move to fill up that position. It would be better if you can replace that missing space with a prosthesis to recover the function, when there is a spacing, teeth can eventually drift due to improper bite and imbalance. the opposite upper tooth may erupt further because there isnt a pair for it to function.

Calcium is not the issue for your teeth. Probably something happened during the tooth formation stages that cause weakening of the teeth, improper mineralization etc. If all your teeth are having such problem, you should get it checked out. If its a case of tooth hypomineralization (you can google it), you have various treatment options to prevent further fractures, starting simplest but using a night guard.

Overjet can be due to various reasons, could be your front teeth tilted more frontally, or your lower teeth tilted backwards, or you have a long upper jaw, or short lower jaw, or combo of the above.

Teeth do not naturally drift by itself, if you want the teeth to move, it has to have something acting force on it by pulling or pushing. Orthodontic does it by having an anchor (usually your first molar) to move your teeth.
If you extract a tooth say your 1st molar. you will have a gap and as you start using ur teeth to eat and bite everyday, the forces will move other teeth into that empty space.

heres a short video to explain

https://youtu.be/xd-ESkkwt94?t=50

So back to your question, wisdom teeth is the most back teeth if all the teeth infront is intact, it will be in a stable occlusion, so with daily use, the bite is stabilized and no movement will happen.

like what Murv90 mentioned, better to get a xray done and checked out. Alot of times, it might look nice on the surface but deep down it cant be unless an x ray or a gum check is done.

Overhanging can cause food stuck, eventually causing decay and gum problems.

Wisdom teeth like wise not growing properly can cause decay and gum problems which can affect neighbouring teeth eventually.

Do update if you have done and you can always request to take a pic of the x-ray as you paid for it.

Which means the decay have gone into the pulp of the teeth where it caused an infection which lead to your symptoms.

A root canal will solve your problem

Yes & No.

Root canal basically removed all the blood vessels and nerve supply of the tooth, so you tooth will be 'dead' but the body remains.

It will not discolor suddenly. but overtime it may look different from other teeth. due to lack of blood supply.

A root canal teeth will also become brittle overtime that is why most dentist prefer to crown the tooth after root canal, that is for back teeth where we use to bite everyday.

For a front teeth, depending on your bite, if its well relieved from heavy biting forces, a crown may not be necessary.

If its the color you're concerned, can always do a veneer to cover the front part to make it look natural.

And Yes, Malaysia actually has one of the cheapest dental treatment rate in the world.

is it shaky? or slight movable? if it is means there might be a fracture on the bone holding the tooth, could be complete or incomplete,

if its movable, you can should go to a dental clinic straight away and get the teeth pushed back into position and the dentist can use wires to support that tooth back in proper position and allow it to heal that way.

but chances a proper x-ray should be taken to see the extent of the injury.

Yes, you can still move it back in place. then dentist can bond the tooth with other tooth using wires to hold it in place. Some like casting your arm or leg to allow it to heal at the right place.

But do it like first thing in the morning tmr if possible.. bone around tooth heal very fast and once its fixed.. its gonna be hard to move it back

I think somewhere around 250 would be a fair price. Future checks x ray etc may cost more.

Be do note that a tooth subject to trauma like that, theres a chance it may die, may discolor, might need a root canal in future.

Most welcome

please do update us tmr

Thats good news

So they did some wires to hold the teeth in place yeah?

your pain that you had was actually a sign that the tooth had already gotten an infection and the pulp is slowly dying which eventually will lead to a root canal.

Well the swelling from you gum could be caused by the tooth that needed Root canal or by infection on the gums.

I'm not sure what is the source of the swelling, if its from the gum, yes the dentist did right to give you a deep cleaning, if its from the tooth that needed RCT, a root canal would solve your problem.

Anyhow, it is normal to help sort of mild pain after the treatment be it deep cleaning or root canal. Its part of the healing process as bacteria is being get rid from the body.

short answer to your question: yes it is if the pain and swelling source was from bad gums.

Yes you can always cancel the appointment and seek a 2nd opinion first. Its your choice and rights.

Did the dentist take any xrays to show you how your tooth looks like? and any medication to reduce the swelling?

In the mean time, you can gargle with salt water to help with the healing.

I see.. usually the dentist would do an x-ray to see how the tooth position and plan on the surgery to remove it.

Is the wisdom tooth out or partially out or still under the gums?

And they probably just cleaned the area for you with some solution instead of injecting the swelling part?

I see.. if its partially out, it could be stuck due to its position and most probably due to a pocket space that is hard to clean and maintain causing bacterial stay there and cause the infection and inflammation.

In this case its advised to get it removed. eventually your gum will heal in place.

Perhaps the dentist will take the x-ray before removal. An x-ray is almost mandatory is wisdom tooth surgery cases cause the dentist has to see how the root looks like so he can plan the surgery and predict the outcome better.

Yes. certain gov clinic still uses Amalgam.

It also depends on the cavity size and all. Usually the dentist will decide.

And yes patient can always decide what kind of filling they need, but then in gov, it depends on ur luck whether the dentist would like to comply to your request.

Numb is a weird sensation. Comparing your left and right side, on light touch, does its have the same feeling?

usually if numbness, its from the nerve itself, there is a nerve that runs below the lower molar and premolars called Inferior Alveolar Nerve

For your case, a detailed history would be needed to help with the diagnosis.

perhaps you should get a 2nd opinion and x-ray would help to see if there is any problem with the tooth itself or the nerve.

My pleasure.

When you dig it, does it get stuck at some point or hooked onto something? Perhaps you can try flossing the area more often to keep it clean and see if it gets better.

Well it means you are doing a great job in brushing and taking care of your oral hygiene! Kudos.