Do people with really rotten black teeth have a lot of pain and toothaches, before their teeth look that bad? I have one tooth that looks normal but hurts like hell. How do people let their teeth get that bad?
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claysweetgirl
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I take extremely good care of my teeth, had a cavity in my back molar and after having it filled went for my check up about 6 months later to discover the tooth was dead (had gone black) I had no pain in the tooth prior to and always floss & brush... so it can happen to anyone. I ended up having to have the tooth pulled as it couldn't be saved but if it have been salvagable (root canal) it would have cost a fair amount, close to a thousand dollars. The largest reason why people don't take care of their eeth is cost, here in Canada if you don't have a dental plan you are paying out of pocket (the same goes for many other places as well) and it can become quite costly.
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They are prone to toothaches, and breaking, but mostly those teeth are dead. The real risk for them comes from all that infection in their bloodstream, which has been linked to early heart failure.
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