Is there a dentist in the house ?

[JonEp]

Just removed half of a tooth and its filling which weighs almost an ounce !

The tooth was dead and has its root removed over 17 years ago.



Now all Im left with is half a dead tooth and bits of coloured stuff in the gum ?



Not in any pain. Wondering if I should go to the dentist or not ?

And whats the coloured stuff ?

[blacksheep]

you know the answer - yes you should go to a dentist. He'll probably also be able to answer the Q on what the other stuff is.

[jaguar982]

Looks like dry man fat you shoulda swallowed

jag

[russbeer]

Thats fuckin hideous! Should have spoiler tags on it!

Of course you should visit a dentist, That open gum while get infected in no time, and there's not many pains that are worse.

[Over Carl]

Hi JonEP - I'm in a very similar situation. I think it shouldn't be left long as this can cause infection of the jaw which can potentially lead to loss of more healthy teeth. We both defo need to see a dentist soon, I'm trying to figure out how desperately we should be heading in.

For the coloured stuff - I'm thinking mixture of the following - sorry not sure which one as I suspect colours didn't quite come out right in that photo:

When enamel wears off a tooth, the stuff inside is a bit of a different colour.
The inside of the tooth is hollow, so when exposed, easily gets filled with food/plaque/etc.
If the tooth has sheared -I'm wondering if it has started to rot and you could be seeing a partially decayed tooth.

[super mike]

That blue bit looks like it could be AIDs. Definitely go to the dentist, then to the doctors.

[JonEp]

Thanks guys.

Yep I think I will make that call.. As I say the tooth has been dead an its roots ripped out for a long time. It was just a shell with a filling as I didn't want it pulled at the time.

I wonder if filling is worth takin down the scrap yard

[Greyfox]

Dentist ASAP. Thats an infection waitign to happen!

[Kev]

no mate just leave it i think it looks normal

[Tim.Lad]

the birds will love your new look and your hideous breath skip the dentist

[JonEp]

Just an update on this:

Not had time to go to the dentist.

Everything has been fine. And the aching I use to get from it has now gone.

[ant3b]

err still get to the DENTIST mate.

I HATE the dentist but if my gums looked like that i would be off in a shot

[Tim.Lad]

Jesus man you din`t go to the dentist with that !!! if you had toothache and its gone now that sounds bad, your on a fast track to an abscess and they are serious if left unchecked !!

[Mystical_2K]

i would get to a dentist asap mate, very easy to get an infection when your gums in that state and if you do it will be agony

[losttoy]

Necrotic tissue? I appreciate your pluck in testing your immune system. Let us know how long you lasted when they eventually discharge you from hospital. I was thinking about seeing how long I can let my syphilis progress before I go mad. We could compare notes

[JonEp]

Necrotic tissue? I appreciate your pluck in testing your immune system. Let us know how long you lasted when they eventually discharge you from hospital. I was thinking about seeing how long I can let my syphilis progress before I go mad. We could compare notes

"Necrotic tissue"

You've got me in stitches.

Its just a gum that's healed. Tooth was dead and roots removed 20 odd years ago leaving just a shell which was packed. One wall had broken and I removed the filling. Just the same as people who have crowns that fall off leaving the nice black stump of the dead tooth under it.

Now syphilis is another matter.

[losttoy]

Hmm antibiotics for both of us instead then

[Geko]

Fuck me. This is another post from people with manky teeth, asking what to do. We don't leave in a third world country. There's loads of fucking dentists about. I used to think Americans were stupid when they went on about Brits having bad teeth. Seems that it must be common outside of London to have a smile like a meth head. I wouldn't know, as if I am in England there's no way I'd step foot more than 50 miles from London.

See a Dentist. You can't be so poor you'd rather walk around looking like you got smacked in the face with a hammer.

Hygene people. Fuck.

[super mike]

Jesus Christ. Go to the fucking dentist man, make some time.

[Brydo666]

That first post should def have spoiler tags on it, it's tea time!