Adult tooth coming out!?

1 of my mom's molars is really loose %26amp; the gums are so swollen that the tooth looks swollen, even though i know teeth can't swell. She said she'd be able to taste if she had an absess %26amp; that she knows what she's doing because she used to be an orthodonic assisstant, but im worried because she refuses to go to the dentist. I say since she used to work with teeth she should know better than to put it off. She's incredibly stubborn about avoiding docters-she had a golf ball size abcess on her genital area once %26amp; i had to beg her 2 go 2 the docter. She agreed but then i went to go in her room %26amp; it was locked so i got nervous bc i had a hunch what she was doing so i picked the lock %26amp; there she is on the floor stabbing it herself to avoid the docter. I had to have my grandmother scream at her for her to go get antibiotics. Im worried shes pulling the same crap again, but shes 52 %26amp; im only 17 so i cant do anything about it. If it gets worse im gunna call granny again but i dont want 2 have 2

Adult tooth coming out!?
just get a needle and put it over fire and poke it,it will pop
Reply:She'd be able to taste it if she had an abscess?





First time I've heard that. I probably had one and couldn't taste anything unusual. I think she fibbed to you when she said that.





If there IS an abscess she does need to got to the dentist SOON. If the infection is left untreated and gets into the blood stream it can be dangerous. And possibly deadly.





If you can't encourage her, talk to whoever else you may know...another family member, a friend of hers, someone who can also try to talk some sense into her. She may not want to see any doctors or dentists, but she's asking to put herself in a worse situation than what a simple appointment could ever be.





And this is coming from a dental-phobic person! But I wanted my tooth fixed ASAP because it hurt so bad.





(Orthodontic assistants I'm pretty sure help the orthodontist apply and work on braces, not oral health. I had braces...the assistants didn't exactly have much to do with any issues other than braces maintenance.)





P.S. "...there she is on the floor stabbing it herself to avoid the docter."





As much as she may hate the idea and fight against it, someone should probably also get to into see a psychologist in the near future too...that's a bit extreme just to avoid seeing a doctor about something that shouldn't be left to a 'home remedy'.
Reply:Hello, First, just because there is an abscess doesn't mean you will automatically feel it. The fact that the gum is so swollen could indicate that if it is an abscess it's working it's way to the surface. If it breaks through, "then" she will indeed taste it. An abscess destroys bone, if your Mom really has dental assisting experience she should know that, Swollen gums and the tooth being loose is a text book case of an abscess. She should also know that an abscess is a pocket of infection and if she has any other health issues such as cardiac problems and the infection manages to enter the blood stream she could end up in a life threatening situation. When infection gets into the blood stream it goes to the weakest part of the body and that can be very very serious.,,,,Don't want to unnecessarily scare you, but people have died from tooth infection getting into the blood stream. She should immediately be placed on antibiotics, of course the DDS will do that the minute he sees her condition. I doubt he would attempt to extract if there is a great deal of infection present. Xrays will of course answer that question. I wish you well and hope you can get her to do the right thing,,,,see a dentist immediately.



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