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| please help me!! | 7/8/2008 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: Dalin i am 11 year old girl i am on vacation in china i went with my familey to climb a famous ...
A: there is not much you can do at this point. you need to see a dentist and have the teeth repaired. ...
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| Root Canal | 7/8/2008 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: I just came from a new dentist who informed me that my right front tooth is dead. Prior to this ...
A: You ask a great question and one I get on a weekly basis. I always tell my patients that it is ...
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| jaw | 7/8/2008 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: had filling on lower left side a week ago,dentist injected 3 times as kept feeling pain when she ...
A: sometimes if repeated shots are given in back, the masseter muscle can get irritated and spasm ...
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| dentistry abroad | 7/8/2008 | Zev Kaufman, D.D.S. |
Q: I have been afflicted by a cosmetic dental problem ( a misplaced tooth) and also periodontal ...
A: It all depends upon what level you want your treatment to be... We have clinics such as Vital Europe ...
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| dentistry abroad | 7/8/2008 | Frederick R. Liewehr DDS, MS, FICD |
Q: I have been afflicted by a cosmetic dental problem ( a misplaced tooth) and also periodontal ...
A: I don't know anything about it first-hand, Luigi. I only know what I read on the Internet (same as ...
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| receding gums | 7/8/2008 | Tony Appleton BDS DPDS |
Q: You helped me out so much a year or so ago when I asked about a tooth that had broken. I still have ...
A: It's really nice to hear from you again - so glad I could be of help to you last time! Thank you, ...
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| Problem with implant? | 7/8/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Teig, Six months ago I had inserted few Zimmer implants: ##28, 29 and 30 on right side; had pain ...
A: Vlad - If the implants were inserted just a couple of months ago, that dark area at the end of the ...
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| Molars-to extract or not | 7/7/2008 | Zev Kaufman, D.D.S. |
Q: Kaufman: Looking for a second opinion. We have an awesome, super smart dentist (USC trained) and ...
A: Since I cannot evaluate your son, I can only recommend you see a similarly trained Prosthodontist ...
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| Arestin | 7/7/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: My dentist plans on doing SRP and arestin on my teeth. Well arestin in 4 pockets. Ive researched it ...
A: That depends on your response to the initial treatment. One of the greatest complicating factors in ...
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| My New Tongue Ring | 7/7/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: The swell is gone but on all the back of my tongue it looks like theres a lot of plauque or some ...
A: Ron - If you have minimal discomfort and the swelling is gone, you most likely do not have an ...
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| crowns | 7/7/2008 | Tony Appleton BDS DPDS |
Q: Dr. Appleton-- My two top front teeth have worn thin from scissoring against the bottom teeth ...
A: Yes, crowning teeth does pose a risk to the health of those teeth - around 15% of crowned teeth ...
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| Bone loss at Implant | 7/7/2008 | Luis Granados DDS MS |
Q: I am now a 50 year old male. Back in 2005 I had an implant placed at molar #19. There was a bone ...
A: If the implant placed have a life guarantee then it can not be so expensive. What else can i tell ...
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| Arestin | 7/7/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: My dentist plans on doing SRP and arestin on my teeth. Well arestin in 4 pockets. Ive researched it ...
A: Arestin is used on an as-needed basis. As is the case for any therapeutic technique, there is never ...
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| Long-term Effects of a Herbst Appliance | 7/7/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I am 23-years-old and thanks to wearing a Herbst Appliance when I was 14 or 15, my teeth are nearly ...
A: Becca - I do find that the results of the Herbst Appliance and other appliances that produce an ...
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| small bump and some pain after root canal | 7/7/2008 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: I had a root canal on #4 tooth 5 days ago. The root had died by the time I had the procedure with ...
A: I'm sorry to hear you have all this going on. Yes, the bump is most likely a localized infection as ...
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| bridgework | 7/7/2008 | Zev Kaufman, D.D.S. |
Q: Kaufman: I have inserted three Zimmer Tapered Screw-Vent Implants in places of teeth ## 28, 29 and ...
A: I'll answer the questions in the order that you have posed them: 1. It is very possible to make an ...
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| Root Canal Retreat | 7/7/2008 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: Backlund, You were kind enough to respond to my last question regarding pain in a previously rct ...
A: Well, it sounds like you are making progress in resolving all these problems...maybe not fast ...
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| needing dentures | 7/6/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I've just been told that due to decay and gum disease I need to have what teeth I do have left ...
A: Janice - First of all, the dental school may be the best solution, but you need to have the ...
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| Infection and bone loss after implant | 7/6/2008 | Luis Granados DDS MS |
Q: A month and a half ago I had two implants done on the upper jaw (symmetrical on both sides of front ...
A: Ask your dentist for all your xrays, take a picture of each one and send them to me ...
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| Continue treatment in another state. | 7/6/2008 | Howard Finnk, D.D.S. |
Q: Is it possible to start a braces treatment in Maryland and continue the treatment in Georgia? I'm ...
A: Yes it is possible. But seeing that braces treatments usually run for 2 years or longer, it would ...
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| Jaw spasm since dental work | 7/6/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a crown put on a very sensitive broken lower right tooth two weeks ago. I had a number of ...
A: Anne - Of course, without examining you it is a little difficult to say if a muscle is the cause of ...
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| is it safe to fly when a root canal is needed | 7/6/2008 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: I am due to fly on holiday which will be a 4 hour flight and my back molar needs root canal is it ...
A: Usually there is no problem. The issue is the air space inside the tooth that can expand if the ...
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| repeat root canal or extraction/bridge? | 7/6/2008 | Zev Kaufman, D.D.S. |
Q: I'm a US Citizen currently living in NZ. I had a root canal and full gold crown here in NZ (first ...
A: You have an active infection. It has to be treated right away. Go, find a new Endodontist to ...
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| tooth extraction | 7/6/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had my lower right molar extracted about 4 days ago, I am still experiencing quite a bit of pain, ...
A: Kristen - First of all, you need to get back to the dentist to place a dry socket dressing into the ...
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| past jaw surgery leading to gum recession | 7/5/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I am a 32 year old woman. When i was 14, I had corrective jaw surgery for a severe underbite - ...
A: Maria - The loss of tissue and bone can be corrected. You can have bone grafting to replace lost ...
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| Popcorn Hull in Soft Palate | 7/5/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: Dr. Mark: About 6 months ago while eating popcorn, it felt like a hull had lodged in the gum ...
A: No-- a popcorn hull will not be visible on x-ray. Assuming you're correct that there is a hull ...
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| Root Canal | 7/5/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: We are set to have root canals done on our 2 year old's four front teeth, along with fillings of the ...
A: Although the amount of remaining enamel may not directly affect whether root canal is feasible, it ...
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| Wisdom tooth/abscess fear | 7/5/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Dr. Teething, I am a 28 year old female who still has her bottom two wisdom teeth intact. Both are ...
A: Misty - It does not sound like you have an abscess, but you might just have a chronic infection. ...
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| alpha-stim 100 | 7/5/2008 | Susan Tannenbam |
Q: I have TMJ since March. I had some symptons before but did not know it's TMJ. It became very painful ...
A: Linda, A nightguard (Splint) is necessary for anyone who has TMJ. I wear mine every night. Tight ...
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| Jaw Pain | 7/5/2008 | Howard Finnk, D.D.S. |
Q: My father has jaw pain that shoots up through his ear to his head when he eats anything cold or hot. ...
A: What he has is called "pulpitis", or the dental version of neuritis, but in a tooth. The nerve is ...
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| continuing problems after root canal | 7/5/2008 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: I wrote to you several months ago, still having problems. Had root canal in Feb. on #3, right after ...
A: I'm sorry to hear you're still not doing well. Unfortunately, since I can't examine you, I really ...
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| Hello! | 7/5/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I just asked a question about having extra teeth. I had an orthodontist look at my teeth and he ...
A: The extra teeth are called "supernumerary teeth", and the condition of having more than the normal ...
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| extra teeth | 7/5/2008 | Frederick R. Liewehr DDS, MS, FICD |
Q: I don't know if this is normal, but I have two extra lateral incisors on my top jaw. All of my ...
A: A normal complement of teeth is 32, so if your wisdom teeth (4) are gone, that would leave 28, plus ...
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| Root Canal Absess | 7/5/2008 | Lawrence Spindel DDS, www.lspindeldds.com |
Q: I had a root canal done about a year ago on my upper right back molar (the one behind it has been ...
A: I really do not know if I can be of help. I would call the dentist's emergency number and ask that ...
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| pain | 7/5/2008 | Tony Appleton BDS DPDS |
Q: had tooth ache went to dentist she said i had a gum infection the tooth is loose needs to come out ...
A: It sounds like you ended up with 'dry socket'. This is when the socket gets infected after a tooth ...
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| Bone fracture left after wisdom teeth removed | 7/5/2008 | Zev Kaufman, D.D.S. |
Q: I recently had a surgery to get two of my wisdom teeth removed. My dentist failed to remove the ...
A: Yang: Standard practice is referring to an oral surgeon who is the specialist in the area. Leaving ...
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| Wisdom tooth/abscess fear | 7/5/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Dr. Teething, I am a 28 year old female who still has her bottom two wisdom teeth intact. Both are ...
A: Misty - I hate to tell you this, but the tipping of the teeth as they grew is what has set you up ...
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| abscess and new swelling | 7/5/2008 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: First off let me thank you for all the wonderful responses I've read on your past questions. And I ...
A: First, thanks for the kind words. I appreciate it. I'm sorry to hear you're having all this going on ...
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| root canal pain/numbness still | 7/4/2008 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: Backlund, I appreciate your responses. If anything, I feel worse today than before. The pain has ...
A: First, you are NOT stuck. Any endodontist worth their "salt" will have an answering service for ...
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| second apico? | 7/4/2008 | Duane E. Cox, DMD |
Q: Cox, I am 29 years old. About 16 years ago, I had a root canal on tooth #8, and an apicoectomy ten ...
A: As the success rates drop, it really gets into a judgement call. If you retreat these teeth and they ...
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