I Think i have Cavity

2017-11-16 07:50:23
I have a hollow tooth and it has black outline. Its painful and its about to be uprooted
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If you have developed black or brown spots of decay on your teeth either in the fissures or on the smooth surfaces and it is associated with discomfort and / or sensitivity to hot and cold and / or frank pain, it is likely that you have tooth decay. Your dentist will evaluate you comprehensively and based on his clinical and radiographic findings he will do one of the following; 1.Make an opening in the crown and remove decay, shape the cavity and fill it with a tooth colored filling or an amalgam filling. This could also be done under local anaesthesia. 2.If the decay is very deep and the pulp (nerve, root canal) is involved in the decay process he will, under local anaesthesia go deeper into the pulp chamber, remove the pulp and the nerve, render it free of infection, do a root filling and later put an amalgam or a tooth colored filling. Subsequently he will put a veneer or a crown on the tooth as the case may be.
Next Steps
Visit a dentist for IOPA (x ray). Alwayes prefer to save the tooth.

Answered2017-11-16 11:22:37

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Treatment options are RCT or extraction.
Next Steps
Consult a dentist immediately.

Answered2017-11-16 08:04:53

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Ya it’s cavity still you need to visit dentist and get it fixed as soon as possible

Answered2017-11-16 08:01:53

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Tooth pain indicates deep cavity ! First need to diagnose we need X-ray of that tooth . Followed by treatment depending upon the extent of cavity.
Next Steps
Visit a specialist and do the needful
Health Tips
Take suitable painkiller to relive pain till then.

Answered2017-11-16 09:51:24

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Hollow tooth & painful...most likely Root canal treament but still need X-ray for final diagnosis for treatment plan...
Next Steps
Consult a dentist immediately.

Answered2017-11-16 08:51:46

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