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[Celeste]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Quiz time! Quiz time! Celeste, if I came into your dental office with a tooth where the filling had come out and the nerve was clearly infected (one could tell by the insane pain level), what would you do?

First step is antibiotics perscribed by the dentist. Then you'd need a root canal and a refill for that filling you lost. If the cavity was too big to re-fill, then a crown would be wise. As for what I personaly could do for you as a dental hygienist, there are quite a number of desensitization agents that I could place on the tooth to help ease the pain while the antibiotics take effect.

Anything else?