| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| Delayed eruption of permanent teeth | 11/20/2009 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: My daughter is 7. She lost her two upper front teech about 10 months ago. She still doesn't have her ...
A: sounds like they are finally coming in. if you are still worried, get her in to dentist for an xray. ...
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| Root Canal | 11/20/2009 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: I've had a root canal done on my second to last molar on left side of my mouth. Like many other ...
A: this does not sound good. i have a feeling that the tooth is fractured vertically and probably will ...
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| gum recession and orthodontics | 11/19/2009 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: I received braces 3 years ago (I was 28 years old at the time) and still have them. I just finished ...
A: it is hard to prove anything one way or the other. does orthodontics cause recession? nobody can ...
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| pulling primary teeth | 11/19/2009 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My 9 year old son went in for a cleaning and x-rays. The dentist told me he has 2 decayed fillings ...
A: I assume that the decay is too advanced to save the teeth, however that may not be the case. Often ...
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| Allergy to braces | 11/19/2009 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: I have a 14 yr. old son who has tried 2 different types of braces (regular nickel and titanium) but ...
A: The allergy is most likely to the nickel component of stainless steel. Nickel-free titanium ...
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| pulling primary teeth | 11/19/2009 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My 9 year old son went in for a cleaning and x-rays. The dentist told me he has 2 decayed fillings ...
A: Leaving the decay untreated for more than a few months risks significant infection, pain and damage ...
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| 14 year old son needing braces | 11/19/2009 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: We have a 14 year old son that has had his first molar come in at 12 and now appears to be going ...
A: This is an abnormality with the eruption of that tooth and it is probably localized to that one ...
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| wierd tag on gum of 14 month old | 11/19/2009 | Stephen J. Moss |
Q: My girl, 14 months, has 2 bottom teeth and 4 top teeth. Her 2 eye teeth are starting to come out at ...
A: I am not exactly sure what you are looking at. It could be the duct of the Parotid Gland which opens ...
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| tooth injury | 11/19/2009 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: my 7 yr old daughter fell 2 wks ago and seriously damaged her two front top perm teeth. the tooth on ...
A: it sounds like he has it under control here. this sounds like a rough injury. most likely root ...
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| 4 days post root canal | 11/19/2009 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: On Monday I had a root canal done on my back left bottom tooth. My dentist did "phase 2" which is ...
A: I'm sorry you're going through all this. While what is happening is certainly NOT normal, it is a ...
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| Gold Crown Repair | 11/19/2009 | Rafael Mosery,D.D.S. |
Q: I have viewed several Q&A forums online now and read where it seems to be fairly common practice to ...
A: Once the crown is perferated you have leakage.That leakage contaminates the inside of the tooth ...
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| Avoid root canal treatment for children | 11/19/2009 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: My daughter is 5 years old. Two of her teeth needs root canal treatment. Our doctor said, since 6 or ...
A: if these are on her back teeth (i assume they are...if they are on front teeth, then you do not have ...
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| Avoid root canal treatment for children | 11/19/2009 | Stephen J. Moss |
Q: My daughter is 5 years old. Two of her teeth needs root canal treatment. Our doctor said, since 6 or ...
A: You are fortunate to be able to find and afford to have a dentist take care of infected molars in ...
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| anesthesia | 11/19/2009 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My 3 year old was taken to the dentist for the first time and I was informed that she had 4 teeth ...
A: There are several different ways to manage this situation. While some pediatric dentists will use ...
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| Teething after all teeth are in | 11/19/2009 | Dr Ashish Jain |
Q: My 28 mo. old daughter is frequently putting objects in her mouth to chew on. She recently started ...
A: as you have written about an extra cusp, just make sure that this is not the cause of discomfort, ...
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| 14 year old son needing braces | 11/19/2009 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: We have a 14 year old son that has had his first molar come in at 12 and now appears to be going ...
A: This is an unusual problem which can have a significant effect on the overall bite development. It ...
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| Fractured Tooth | 11/18/2009 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: my question surrounds my right back upper tooth (already had wisdom teeth pulled) It started hurting ...
A: root canal teeth usually cause a lot of pain. one thing to do is have the occlusion or bite checked ...
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| Root canal | 11/18/2009 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: Dr. Backlund, I had root canal done for teeth 19 and 30 at my orthodontist, however, two dentists ...
A: I'm sorry to hear your in this situation......it's a tough one. In most cases, it is best to let ...
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| root canal or grown | 11/18/2009 | Zev Kaufman, D.D.S. |
Q: Warm Wishes I am male 41 yrs.I developed cavity in upper and lower jaw left and right 1st and 2nd ...
A: You have posed several interesting and important questions. I will try to answer all of them to the ...
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| Root canal -reg | 11/18/2009 | Frederick R. Liewehr DDS, MS, FICD |
Q: I am 41 yrs old .I had one root canal treatment two and half years before. I developed cavity in ...
A: There is no limit to the number of teeth you can have treated by root canal therapy. You do need to ...
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| broken root canal file in molar | 11/17/2009 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: I was having root canal done last week when my dentist broke a price of file off in the tooth. I ...
A: I'm sorry you're going through all this. I guess I'm a little confused...in our area, it's ...
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| enamel hypoplasia and hypocalcification | 11/17/2009 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: what is the difference between enamel hypoplasia and enamel hypocalcification? clinically how can we ...
A: Enamel hypoplasia describes a general group of defects in tooth formation. Some of these defects ...
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| Bite not correct after new crown | 11/17/2009 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: I recently had a crown placed on a lower molar, second from rear. During the bite adjustment my ...
A: once you grind away tooth or crown material, it is gone. you cannot add anything to the crown. ...
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| gum disease/procedures and heart disease | 11/17/2009 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: this is my original question and underneath that will be some history of symptoms and other ...
A: Michael - Your questions about the direct link of dental treatment and all of those cardiac symptoms ...
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| Problems with Maryland Bridge: | 11/17/2009 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: I had a Maryland Bridge to replace tooth no 21 completely. I had a 3 unit bridge placed in July 2009 ...
A: I'm sorry you're going through all this. I'm not exactly certain what your question is, but maybe if ...
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| Cracked tooth? | 11/17/2009 | Howard Finnk, D.D.S. |
Q: I sleepwalk and last night I jumped out of my bed, tripped over a chair and whacked my front tooth ...
A: The pain is from the trauma. This has caused inflammation in the ligament space between your root ...
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| Apico | 11/16/2009 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a root canal in 2008 and not to long after that, maybe a couple of months, I began ...
A: Jeremy - Of course, without either examining you or viewing your xrays, I cannot tell you what is ...
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| tooth pain after a fall | 11/16/2009 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: I am a 57-year-old female. As I was running down the hall to my office this morning, my ...
A: I'm sorry this has happened. I think you probably don't need anymore ice at this point, but I would ...
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| replaced small filling now in pain | 11/16/2009 | Zev Kaufman, D.D.S. |
Q: went to dental school 3 days ago to replace a filling in my front tooth that partially fell out. ...
A: The injection could have caused some nerve damage, though very rare. Did the instructor check the ...
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| Rinsing with salt water | 11/16/2009 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: I refer to your answer in the following URL, where you mention salt water rinsing as a partial ...
A: sometimes the tissue swells around a partially erupting wisdom tooth. it can be quite sore to touch. ...
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| impacted wisdom tooth extraction | 11/16/2009 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a badly decayed partially impacted lower wisdom tooth extracted on 11/10. I had been taking ...
A: Linda - Unlike loose fragments of bone can resorb, loose fragments of an extracted tooth cannot be ...
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| Tartar | 11/16/2009 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Joel, I am having problems keeping tartar off my teeth, especially the front bottom ones. I went to ...
A: Youssef - Tartar is just an calcification of bacterial growth on the teeth. The best way to prevent ...
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| acute pulpitis and local anaesthetic | 11/15/2009 | Tony Appleton BDS DPDS |
Q: if a patient with acute pulpitis wants an extraction, the local anaesthetic does not work due to ...
A: You need to treat the acute infection. Primary treatment being drainage, either directly if there ...
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| impacted wisdom tooth extraction | 11/15/2009 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a badly decayed partially impacted lower wisdom tooth extracted on 11/10. I had been taking ...
A: Linda - Having been a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon for more than 30 years, I can ...
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| certification | 11/15/2009 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: How do I find out if someone who performs apicoectomies and implants is a board certified oral and ...
A: Julie - First of all, if the discomfort after the root canal performed on #8 is improving after the ...
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| symptoms | 11/15/2009 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: my lower jaw right side,third tooth from the wisdom tooth is done second root canal before 3 ...
A: Actually, without knowing exactly what your problem is and what is causing it, I can't tell you why ...
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| head pressure | 11/15/2009 | Howard Finnk, D.D.S. |
Q: i have bad head pressure and head ache for a week now. I don't know if this is related, but i think ...
A: Yes. You likely have some inflammation in the soft tissues in the area of the injection. Usually a ...
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| second root canal pain | 11/15/2009 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: my lower jaw right side,third tooth from the wisdom tooth is done second root canal before 3 ...
A: Unfortunately, since I can't examine you, I really can't tell you if removing the infection will ...
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| painful restorations under gumline | 11/15/2009 | Howard Finnk, D.D.S. |
Q: Finnk, I have an unusual problem. I have very healthy teeth and mouth--never a cavity--but had ...
A: Actually it can mean both. Saliva can both leach cement out from under a crown, as well as leach ...
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| painful restorations under gumline | 11/15/2009 | Howard Finnk, D.D.S. |
Q: Finnk, I have an unusual problem. I have very healthy teeth and mouth--never a cavity--but had ...
A: I am so sorry for your problems here. I have heard of irritation from foreign materials under the ...
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