Blog - toothache

  • Do Dental Cavities Always Hurt?

    Posted by: Charles Payet | On: January 11, 2014

    One of the most common questions we hear, when we first have to give a patient the bad news that they have 1 or more cavities is, “But doc, how come it doesn’t hurt?” It’s a common misconception that a cavity will always give you a toothache. Cavities  Don’t Hurt Until It’s BAD Today yielded another […]

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  • Doc, My Toe Fell Off – But I Didn’t Do Anything Since It Didn’t Hurt

    Posted by: Charles Payet | On: February 13, 2013

    I’d like to start off this post with a short story written by my friend and colleague, Dr. Alan Mead, on his blog Mead Family Dental. I have a friend who told me about something that happened to him recently. “So I was jogging the other day and one of my toes fell off. It […]

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