tooth extraction Archives | Howard M. Steinberg, DMD, MDS

Disaster Appointment Has Me Concerned

Question submitted by Dana: I have never been like, “Woohoo! I’m going to the dentist.” But this last appointment has me not wanting to go back. It took twelve different shots in order to get me numb. I know that is the number because the dentist called it the lucky dozen. I did not find […]

Should I Switch to an Oral Surgeon for My Extraction?

Question submitted by Charlie: I’ll be honest up front that I have problems with going to the dentist. That led to me putting off a tooth which was bothering me. When the pain became more than I could bear, I went to a dentist who did a root canal treatment. I will admit that I […]

She Needs to See a Specialist

Question submitted by: Caroline For the last couple of weeks, I have been having tooth pain. Because of my dental anxiety, I don’t really have a dentist. I was hurting, so I did go to see an emergency dentist. He did an x-ray and said that there is now an infection on a tooth that […]