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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / September 2005Is It A Cavity?
I have a dental appointment, and I'm not looking forward to it. I have never had a cavity in my 30 years, but I now have yellow/brown lines and spots on the crowns (I don't mean dental implants, I mean the part of the teeth that you bite with) of my two back teeth. Sometimes one of those teeth hurt too. Not when I'm eating usually, but when I put my top and bottom teeth together. How can you tell when it's a cavity, or tartar or root canal or something else? I know the traditional answer is "Go to your dentist", and I am, but I haven't been to one in almost 7 years, and I want to know what to expect them to say it is. Thanks. It's impossible to tell you what they are without an examination. > I have a dental appointment, and I'm not looking forward to it. I have > never had a cavity in my 30 years, but I now have yellow/brown lines and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > "Go to your dentist", and I am, but I haven't been to one in almost 7 > years, and I want to know what to expect them to say it is. Thanks. >It's impossible to tell you what they are without an examination. Or an Ouija Board ........ >> I have a dental appointment, and I'm not looking forward to it. I have >> never had a cavity in my 30 years, but I now have yellow/brown lines and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> "Go to your dentist", and I am, but I haven't been to one in almost 7 >> years, and I want to know what to expect them to say it is. Thanks. >>It's impossible to tell you what they are without an examination. > > Or an Ouija Board ........ What the hell is a Ouija Board. >>>It's impossible to tell you what they are without an examination. >> >> Or an Ouija Board ........ >> >What the hell is a Ouija Board. DEF. A board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages END DEF. You need to get WordWeb ... a free, stand-alone program that I activate by selecting (LEFT MOUSE butoon + scroll), then using MY HOT-KEYS which are Ctrl-Alt-W right now ... for Word Web. Here is what I see ......... wait-a-minute-here .......... .. [IMG]http://tinypic.com/dcshf8.jpg[/IMG] .. OKAY, seriously, this took me less than 2 minutes to demonstrate exactly what I did ..... 1. Grabbed img of WordWeb using Alt-PrntScrn 2. Pasted into Paint. 3. Saved As ... Ouija.bmp 4. Saved As ... Ouija2.jpg (to redule file size) 5. Went to www.tinypic.com 6. Uploaded thast took 20 seconds on a dial-up because it is early in the morning and no one is up yet. 7. Copied and inserted reference [ i m g ] code into this nntp message. VOY'-y-y-y-LA (Voila!) http://tinypic.com/dcshf8.jpg This is very useful for correcting usage errors ..... and help us to learn the language. Gee I hope the children of America are using this technology. However, this raises other issues ...... What's a plachette? DEF. A triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages Get it? Knowledge leads to questions ........ LIKE, "What's a temporary?" Joel > 1. Grabbed img of WordWeb using Alt-PrntScrn > 2. Pasted into Paint. > 3. Saved As ... Ouija.bmp > 4. Saved As ... Ouija2.jpg (to redule file size) > 5. Went to www.tinypic.com > 6. Uploaded thast took 20 seconds You don't have to re-save or cut down your image to upload it to TinyPic. The site does it for you. <the Pipe sits back and laughs at the silliness of JME> SP  SignatureTake out the TRASH to reply >> 1. Grabbed img of WordWeb using Alt-PrntScrn >> 2. Pasted into Paint. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] ><the Pipe sits back and laughs at the silliness of JME> >SP True, but my "saves" over here are one Meg and 2 Megs. So even uploading and letting tinypic resize it is wasteful. The same jpg is one-twentieth of the file size (5%). On My DSL connection is doesn't matter ... on my dial-up it does. Joel > True, but my "saves" over here are one Meg and 2 Megs. So even > uploading and letting tinypic resize it is wasteful. > > The same jpg is one-twentieth of the file size (5%). > > On My DSL connection is doesn't matter ... on my dial-up it does. 'K... didn't reaize the screen shots were so big. Thanks SP SignatureTake out the TRASH to reply >I have a dental appointment, and I'm not looking forward to it. I have >never had a cavity in my 30 years, but I now have yellow/brown lines and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >"Go to your dentist", and I am, but I haven't been to one in almost 7 >years, and I want to know what to expect them to say it is. Thanks. I would expect them to say, "Where have you been?" >>I have a dental appointment, and I'm not looking forward to it. I have >>never had a cavity in my 30 years, but I now have yellow/brown lines and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > I would expect them to say, "Where have you been?" No, what do you expect them to say IT IS, not what do you expect them to SAY. . A board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages > I have a dental appointment, and I'm not looking forward to it. I have > never had a cavity in my 30 years, but I now have yellow/brown lines and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > "Go to your dentist", and I am, but I haven't been to one in almost 7 > years, and I want to know what to expect them to say it is. Thanks. Don't worry the process of extracting money from your wallet is quite painless but it might feels a bit lighter afterwards. >> I have a dental appointment, and I'm not looking forward to it. I have >> never had a cavity in my 30 years, but I now have yellow/brown lines and [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Don't worry the process of extracting money from your wallet is quite >painless but it might feels a bit lighter afterwards. This America! You wants the goods or the services, the pay da man. About DentalCom.Net ...... Here is what we see over here ... the pics are "IN-LINE" not posted a "LINK-TO" external piccies. In the days of 1 MEG and 2 MEG RAM this wa important because rendering photos was time consuming. Today, eve cheezy computers have 256 MEGS, 512 MEGS, or even one gigabyte of RA so you tell me why not emerge into the modern age? Further, DentalCom.Net has 26 other forums besides this one .. Cosmetic Dentistry, Legal Issues, etc. I cannot imagine discussin cosmetic dentistry cases without in-line photos! Joel . [image: http://tinypic.com/dcspjb.jpg] . -- Joel34 > Here is what we see over here ... the pics are "IN-LINE" not posted as"LINK-TO" external piccies. In the days of 1 MEG and 2 MEG RAM this wasimportant because rendering photos was time consuming. Today, evencheezy computers have 256 MEGS, 512 MEGS, or even one gigabyte of RAMso you tell me why not emerge into the modern age? SP's reply: Because, for one, not all of us have high speed. NNTP is great for slow connections, you know that already. For two, if I wanted to answer your two assertions up there above, I cannot, unless I manually insert the carret ('>') character on each line and then separate them. If I don't, my own newsreader won't highlight yourn from mine. And for three, If you use OutHouse Express as your newsreader, it does the same thing with automatically inserting pictures, I think. And lastly, and not to be a snob about it, but it takes some extra effort to find and get down to the nntp level, find the groups and set up a newsreader. It is not hard, but it _is_ beyond the patience tolerance of most internet users. So, I would suggest that the extra effort it takes to use nntp properly tends to screen out the riff-raff who just couldn't be bothered unless it is very easy. There are obviously many quality people posting from the web gateways, but there are many more doing so from the UseNet side, IMO. Go ahead, I've put on my WW2 helmet, so I'm ready to be blasted. This is not a popular veiw, but there it is. SP SignatureTake out the TRASH to reply >> Here is what we see over here ... the pics are "IN-LINE" not posted >as"LINK-TO" external piccies. In the days of 1 MEG and 2 MEG RAM this [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Because, for one, not all of us have high speed. NNTP is great for slow >connections, you know that already. I am using dial-up right now .... $9.95 per month and it flies because everyone has gone to Comcast cable and Verizon DSL. I have Snip.Net for DSL. Joel > For two, if I wanted to answer your >two assertions up there above, I cannot, unless I manually insert the [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >SP First SP hollered: > >Because, for one, not all of us have high speed. NNTP is great for slow > >connections, you know that already. > > I am using dial-up right now .... $9.95 per month and it flies because > everyone has gone to Comcast cable and Verizon DSL. That is fine if it really has cleared traffic of the dial up side down yourn. Here it is not as fast. > I have Snip.Net for DSL. I'll see if we have that here Thanks SP SignatureTake out the TRASH to reply >> Here is what we see over here ... the pics are "IN-LINE" not posted >as"LINK-TO" external piccies. In the days of 1 MEG and 2 MEG RAM this [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >carret ('>') character on each line and then separate them. If I don't, >my own newsreader won't highlight yourn from mine. REPLY You need to change your settings if you are using Forte Free Agent ...... wait a minute ........ Go here: http://tinypic.com/dm3zmh.jpg ...and note how I set up my General Preferences ........ Joel >And for three, If you use OutHouse Express as your newsreader, it does >the same thing with automatically inserting pictures, I think. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >SP the Pipe continues to whine: > >my own newsreader won't highlight yourn from mine. > > REPLY > > You need to change your settings if you are using Forte Free Agent > ...... But JME: I'm on a Mac!!!!! <the Pipe rolls his eyes the way teenage girls do at their parents or their non-best friends> We don't have Free Agent on our side. > wait a minute ........ > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > ...and note how I set up my General Preferences ........ 'K... I've saved that pic as 'JME'sForteFreeAgentSettings.jpg' for the day when we finally get my wife's computer onto the internet. > Joel Thanks SP SignatureTake out the TRASH to reply >Go ahead, I've put on my WW2 helmet, so I'm ready to be blasted. This is >not a popular veiw, but there it is. > >SP Wicked Weasel helmet ? Hmmm... Do a google. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > I have a dental appointment, and I'm not looking forward to it. I have > never had a cavity in my 30 years, but I now have yellow/brown lines and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > "Go to your dentist", and I am, but I haven't been to one in almost 7 > years, and I want to know what to expect them to say it is. Thanks. what kind of pain is this when you bite? Does the pain seem to be coming from the surface of the tooth or from inside the bone underneath? Is it sharp or dull, and does it pulsate like your heartbeat? Did the teeth hurt before and then the pain went away until now? What about extreeme cold and hot on the teeth? What happens? Is there a specific place you bite to produce that pain or is it anywhere on that tooth? Put something hard between your tteeth like an uncooked pea and try to find where it hurts the most. SP SignatureTake out the TRASH to reply >>I have a dental appointment, and I'm not looking forward to it. I have >>never had a cavity in my 30 years, but I now have yellow/brown lines and [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > from the surface of the tooth or from inside the bone underneath? Is it > sharp or dull, and does it pulsate like your heartbeat? The pain seems to be coming from the surface. It's a sharp pain, but no it does not pulsate like my heartbeat. Most of time when I bite though, it doesn't cause pain. The pain usually happens when I clench my jaw together. > Did the teeth hurt before and then the pain went away until now? What > about extreeme cold and hot on the teeth? What happens? Is there a > specific place you bite to produce that pain or is it anywhere on that > tooth? Put something hard between your tteeth like an uncooked pea and > try to find where it hurts the most. > SP The teeth did not hurt before. Extreme cold and hot on the teeth does not affect them all all. The pain is produced on the part of the tooth that I bite with. It is the bottom tooth that is next to the molar. DW > The pain seems to be coming from the surface. It's a sharp pain, but no > it does not pulsate like my heartbeat. Most of time when I bite though, > it doesn't cause pain. The pain usually happens when I clench my jaw > together. Then my guess is that you have a fracture in part of the tooth's crown somewhere. If it is not too bad, it can be repaired. See your dentist SP SignatureTake out the TRASH to reply ...or a bad cabby ...... (that is what one of my patients called it). SignatureJoel344 >I know the traditional answer is >"Go to your dentist", and I am, but I haven't been to one in almost 7 >years, and I want to know what to expect them to say it is. Thanks. The doc will make a diagnosis and tell you what the problem is. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com |
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