DEAR DR. GOTT: My husband, age 59, recently lost a tooth. He dentist “glued” it back in place with some sort of bonding substance. Since then, the tooth frequently loosens and falls out. My husband now keeps a super glue on hand and reattaches it himself.
Around the same time his tooth fell out, he started complaining of pain traveling throughout his body. Sometimes it is in his wrist, which causes swelling, and other times it is in his hips, causing him to shuffle when he walks. Other times, he says he feels it’s in his blood, resulting in an all-over pain. He claims that he will often feel better after physical activity. He takes ibuprofen regularly to control the pain.
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