Question 1

i need a dentist and just moved to cape town?

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Cape Town Dentist: Ask a friend, neighbor, relative, or co-worker for a referral.

Question 2

need a dentist who charges med aid rates in cape town.

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Teaching Hospital: Good day;
Contact nearest Hospital Medical Center's Department of Dentistry. Attendings  in comprehensive care area could make convenienent referral.

Question 3

i need to do a dental check-up. please can you direct my to discovery affiliated dentist in durbanville, 7550 cape town?

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Try looking online: Years ago, listings were available only in printed form. By the turn of the century, lists had become available online everywhere. Now, some lists are only online, and no longer printed. County medical and dental societies (or other local professional societies), hospitals, and insurance companies usually list doctors and dentists by name, group, insurance plans, and location.

Question 4

looking for a dentist around cape town. my teeth 2 front teeth have yellow that id love to get resolved?

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Cape Town?: That's over 8,000 miles from Philadelphia. Most of the Dentists who volunteer to answer general health care questions on this site are in the US. This site is not a referral service. Ask your friends, coworkers, etc., for a local recommendation. Oh, and by the way, it's also not a site for insurance questions.

Question 5

dentists diagnosed periapical abscess and prescribed 400mg metronidazole and 500mg amoxicillan x3@day for 5 days. is this infection dangerous, ie should i go to the dentist despite covid-19 outbreak in cape town?

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Infection: All infections are dangerous. Antibiotic will mitigate the spread of bacteria to ther organ systems for as long as you take it, but symptoms will come roaring back unless you have the tooth treated before you finish the round of antibiotic. Covid-19 is dangerous, an abscessed tooth is dangerous. Please call a root canal specialist, an Endodontist, who can best guide you.

Question 6

i was out of town this past week and had a toothache that has kept getting worse. the pain has gotten so severe that i can't sleep and nothing helps the pain besides keeping cold water on the tooth. my dentist isn't on call, plus i just turned 26 and no l

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Dental Care: You need dental treatment ASAP. Find a dentist who will see you on an emergency basis. Regardless of insurance coverage, you need to be seen.

Question 7

my boyfriend has a mouth full of abscesses and the dentist in our town was closed so he went to the dr and was givin a drug called vimovo (esomeprazole and naproxen) to treat hiv?

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The question?: If your boyfriend has HIV , you need to take the proper precaution.  He will also need to be under the care of someone who takes care of HIV and you need to be tested for STDs as well.  Don't delay.

Question 8

need to see a dentist asap in the western cape area..that can cut out two broken teeth and give me options to full the gabs.

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Wrong place: This web site is for general health care questions. I do not know any Dentists in South Africa as i practice well over 7,000 miles from your location. Contact your Insurance company, ask your friends and neighbors, check with Human Resources at you place of business. Look for quality care that will last. Beware bargain care with its inherent short shelf life. Good luck.

Question 9

my front teeth starts bleeding, happening since 3 days 2-3 times/day. my dentist is out of town, please suggest some medication or other alternative.

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Good hygiene: Brush the area gently and floss twice a day. Sounds like the area is inflamed, you may have caught something between your teeth or you may have calculus caught. You dentist will be able to tell.

Question 10

i've been told that i need a deep cleaning, but do i really? i went to a new dentist in my new town last week, and he told me i needed to come back for a deep cleaning. i've always taken great care of my teeth, and have never needed this procedure before.

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Periodontal : Periodontal disease can be a painless process.  Simple because you don't "feel" anything, does is not indicate the treatment required.  A current full set of radiographs and periodontial probings (which measure the depth of the pockets of the gums around each tooth) will indicate the severity of the problem.  The deeper the pockets, the more dense the build up, and the amount of bone loss, will all determine whether scaling (deep cleaning) is needed.  Left untreated, you may not notice anything abnormal until you develop a periodontal abscess or tooth mobility, which can lead to tooth loss.  The types of bacteria that causes periodontal disease is different from the types that cause decay.  Therefore, if you do not have any fillings that does not mean that you can not have periodontal issues.

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Need a dentist who charges med aid rates in cape town.

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I need to do a dental check-up. please can you direct my to discovery affiliated dentist in durbanville, 7550 cape town?

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Looking for a dentist around cape town. my teeth 2 front teeth have yellow that id love to get resolved?

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Dentists diagnosed periapical abscess and prescribed 400mg metronidazole and 500mg amoxicillan x3@day for 5 days. is this infection dangerous, ie should i go to the dentist despite covid-19 outbreak in cape town?

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I was out of town this past week and had a toothache that has kept getting worse. the pain has gotten so severe that i can't sleep and nothing helps the pain besides keeping cold water on the tooth. my dentist isn't on call, plus i just turned 26 and no l

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My boyfriend has a mouth full of abscesses and the dentist in our town was closed so he went to the dr and was givin a drug called vimovo (esomeprazole and naproxen) to treat hiv?

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Need to see a dentist asap in the western cape area..that can cut out two broken teeth and give me options to full the gabs.

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My front teeth starts bleeding, happening since 3 days 2-3 times/day. my dentist is out of town, please suggest some medication or other alternative.

A member asked:

I've been told that i need a deep cleaning, but do i really? i went to a new dentist in my new town last week, and he told me i needed to come back for a deep cleaning. i've always taken great care of my teeth, and have never needed this procedure before.

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