Image findings:
The image shows multiple anterior teeth with extensive brown–black cavitations, fractured enamel, exposed dentin, and visible plaque retention zones along the gumline. The decay appears active and progressive, not arrested.
Tooth was extracted 2 days ago.
Swelling started before extraction and has not gone down since.
Area is now bruised. Extraction was difficult/traumatic.
You did not take antibiotics (previous C. difficile).
You cannot take typical OTC pain meds (alpha-gal + stomach issues).
In the world of beverages, few products are as iconic or as damaging as soda. Dentists have long sounded the alarm about its direct corrosive effect on tooth enamel. Physicians warn of its links to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Yet, its consumption remains staggeringly high globally. Why? The uncomfortable answer lies not just in marketing or taste, but in examining the perverse economic incentives that a product like soda creates—incentives that some argue are quietly embedded within our medical and economic systems.
Based on the images provided, this is a case of Severe Generalized Dental Caries (Tooth Decay) coupled with Generalized Chronic Periodontitis (Gum Disease), necessitating aggressive and multi-phase treatment.
The two images present distinct but interconnected dental catastrophes:
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