Hello. I will like opinion from anyone who has experience on this. Will like to get an opinion.

My gum has never been well. I visit the dentist every 6 months to try to get it better but I'm not sure if it's genetic since my grandma and mom has the same issue. The dentist is also trying to clean my teeth as best as he can.

But 2 years ago, my one tooth started to protrude like the picture below.



Back then my dentist said that I can do braces if my gum is better but 3 weeks back, my gum started to swell on that tooth so the dentist suggested to extract it and paste it back between my two teeth (not sure what's the procedure). He thought that it was because of my tooth infecting the gum. But then the next week after that, the other side of my gum is inflamed as well.

So now I'm having second thought about getting my tooth extracted since I think it's not related to the tooth being infected. I hope someone can give me an opinion if I should extract it or just try to have the braces later.

sometimes when a tooth condition is not too good , eg tooth being too shaky / surrounding bone is severely reduced , maybe extraction is better choice
any xray taken for this tooth ?

No. The tooth is still in tact. But the Dr suggested this

A few of my problematic teeth (with fillings/ageing fillings) hurts particularly bad when I have a cold, upper and lower jaws. But a day after the cold, my teeth are normal again. What does cold do to affect these unbearable pains?

how much braces for lower teeth only?
and how long the duration

is rinsing salt water back of my gum after brushing teeth any good/bad? saw tiktok said spit not rinse after brush but how i get all the tooth paste out

also what is the correct way to brush teeth? my dentist told me to focus circular motion between the gap up down including the gum inside outside and top of the teeth. but i have been taught since kid to brush the surface of teeth not really the gap. so which one is correct way you have been taught to brush teeth? i do feel cleaner with what my dentist suggested less thing stuck.

also is yellowish teeth indicate bad teeth? i brush and rinse salt water twice per day yellowish mean what for the health of teeth

Is it bad to get 2D panorama X-Ray? How much radiation does it gives? And is it really necessary for non-orthodontic cases? As individual tooth x-ray shows better clarity of a problem tooth rather than panorama isn't it?

what you guys use for fillings nowadays?...

hi /k ,

recently saw many people open thread asking about dental related question , so i thought why not i just open one for all to ask question about dental problem !

Don't hesitate to ask !

** I am a practicing dentist based in Malaysia **

1. I've had root canal therapy done on my molar tooth in govt clinic recently (first session) and the bright white filling (probably Cavit?) tasted like minty toothpaste for the next 2-3 days. Is this usual?

2. Is brushing once daily sufficient, or is it recommended to brush at least twice daily?

i have not been to a dentist for a loooooooooooooooooooong time due to odontophobia. are there dentist clinics in Malaysia that practices the type of anesthesia that totally puts the patient under while performing things like filling, scaling, extraction, root canal etc?