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Black lines and holes on teeth edges
The pre-molar & molars of my teeth have a thin black lines and tiny cavities in two teeth. What should I do?
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Hello mam...
The black lines in the premolar and molar teeth is due to dental caries....first and foremost x-ray (IOPA) has to be taken to rule out the extent of caries.... if the cavitation is superficial then simple filling is enough ...if it is deep then you need to go for root canal treatment followed by capping
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kindly visit dentist for furthur clinical examination and management
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Those black lines are caries. Once they have occurred they can't be reversed back. A dentist has to drill it out and refill them with a resin material. Do not delay for long, as they will continue to go deeper, at a slow pace nonetheless.
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Any cavity, an xray view n show neighborhood dentist as soon n take proper advice n restoration of tooth, its a stick in time saves nine.
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doing xray n showing dentist neighborhood to have proper procedures
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no ice cream cold drink till done procedure from dentist to avoid any sensation to tooth
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The tiny black lines on tooth May be due to caries or may be deposits on the teeth called calculus. Better diagnosis can be done by a dentist nearby
Visit a dentist and follow the treatment plans given by him. Calculus has to be removed by scaling and polishing and cavity can be filled by cement suitable for u
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