Symptoms

Ağrının ne zaman geldiği, neyle tetiklendiği ve ne kadar sürdüğü kaynağı ele veriyor. Bu başlıklar hangi ağrının bekleyebileceğini, hangisinin aynı gün görülmesi gerektiğini ayırıyor.

• Why Does Toothache Spread to the Jaw and Ear?Why toothache spreads to the ear and temple, how it gets confused with the jaw joint and sinusitis, and which symptoms mean seeing a dentist and which mean seeing another doctor.
• What Does It Mean If Your Tooth Hurts When You Chew?A tooth that hurts when you chew points to a crack, inflammation at the root tip, a filling that is too high or a fracture. Which can wait, and which needs a dentist the same day?
• Why Is Toothache Worse at Night?Why toothache gets worse when you lie down: pressure in the pulp. What night-time pain points to, what to do and not do at home, and which signs mean going to A&E.
• Why Does the Tooth Under a (Zirconia) Crown Hurt?Sensitivity in the first few weeks with a new crown is normal. Pain that starts or gets worse weeks later can point to the bite, decay under the crown or a crack.
• What Does Sensitivity to Hot and Cold Mean?The causes of sensitivity to hot and cold, the difference between a twinge lasting seconds and pain lasting minutes, what sensitivity to heat means, and when to act quickly.

Diş eti hastalığı ağrısız ilerler; ilk uyarılarını kanama, çekilme, koku ve şişlik olarak verir. Bu başlıklar o uyarıların hangisinin geri döndürülebilir olduğunu anlatıyor.

• Bad Breath and a Bad Taste in Your Mouth: Causes and What to DoWhy bad breath and a bad taste do not go away: the back of the tongue, gum pockets, decay, under dentures and bridges, sinuses and acid reflux. The limits of mouthwash and the sign of an abscess.
• Receding Gums and Exposed Roots: What Can Be Done?Why gums recede, why an exposed root decays faster and becomes sensitive, and whether receding gums grow back. The difference between stopping recession and covering the root.
• When Are Bleeding Gums Serious?Healthy gums do not bleed when you brush. At what stage does bleeding reverse completely, which sign shows that bone loss has started, and what does smoking hide?
• Swollen Gums and Dental Abscesses: When Is It an Emergency?Why swollen gums and abscesses happen, how to tell the two types apart, which symptoms are urgent, why antibiotics alone are not enough and what happens when the swelling goes down.

Dişin yerinden oynaması, aralanması ya da düşmesi tek bir dişin değil, onu tutan kemiğin hikâyesidir. Bu başlıklar sürecin nerede durdurulabileceğini anlatıyor.

• No Teeth Left in My Mouth: What Can I Do?What options are there with no teeth left in the mouth, which one is possible depending on how much bone has been lost, what difference does it make if your teeth came out years ago, and where do you start?
• I Keep Losing Teeth One After Another: The Common Cause Behind ItLosing your teeth one by one is not a coincidence. Why do gum disease, uncontrolled blood sugar and teeth grinding speed things up together, and what does the load on your remaining teeth do?
• Why Do Gaps Open Up Between Teeth, and Why Do Teeth Drift?Why do gaps open between your teeth, why do the front teeth tip forwards, and why does the space left by a missing tooth close up? The bone loss behind the gaps, and when to act.
• Congenitally Missing Teeth: When and How Is the Gap Filled?The causes of congenitally missing teeth, braces, resin-bonded bridges and implants as options, keeping the baby tooth, and why implants wait until jaw growth has finished.
• A Filling or Crown Has Fallen Out: What Should I Do?Why does a filling or crown fall out, should you keep the piece that came out, and how many days can the exposed tooth wait? The limits of temporary fixes, and what delay costs the tooth.
• Temporary Options for a Missing Tooth: What Can You Do While Waiting for a Permanent One?In the time between a tooth being extracted or falling out and a permanent decision, why the gap matters, what temporary options there are and when waiting becomes a problem.
• My Denture Is Loose: Why, and What Can Be Done?Why does a denture get looser every year, how much time do adhesive and relining buy, and at what point do you decide to move to a fixed solution? Causes and options.
• Food Getting Stuck Between TeethFood getting stuck in the same place at every meal is not a habit problem but a sign: the contact between two teeth has opened. The causes, the consequences and the solution.

Diş kaybı önce çiğnemeyi, sonra konuşmayı ve yüz hatlarını değiştirir. Bu başlıklar aynada ya da seste fark ettiğiniz değişikliğin altında ne olduğunu anlatıyor.

• How Does Tooth Loss Change Your Speech?Why do missing front teeth distort the f, v, s and sh sounds, how does a denture that covers the palate change your speech, does a whistle or a lisp pass, and how long does getting used to it really take?
• I Can't Face Job Interviews Because of My TeethNobody talks about how tooth loss affects work and social life. How long does it take to look presentable, what can be done in the meantime, and what does treatment really change?
• I Cover My Mouth When I Smile: What Should I Do?What does covering your mouth when you smile, or avoiding photos and group meals, point to? The dental problems behind it, the cost of putting it off and the first step of an assessment.
• Chewing on One Side: What Harm Does It Do?Chewing on one side causes tartar and gum problems on the side you do not use, and wear and cracks on the side you do. The real problem is the reason pushing you to that side.
• My Relative Won't Wear Their Denture: What Should I Do?My mother, father or partner keeps their denture in a drawer. Why might they not be wearing it, how does this affect eating and speaking, and how should you talk about it?
• Why Does the Face Fall In After Tooth Loss?Why does the jawbone shrink after a tooth is taken out, why do the lips fall in, why does a denture speed this up and when does an implant come in? The causes and the options.