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| Teeth | 10/9/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: A lot of children have had four teeth removed and some by force.To some people the teeth did not ...
A: There are many legitimate and necessary reasons why some teeth must be removed for orthodontic ...
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| pain after cavity being filled | 10/9/2008 | Lawrence Spindel DDS, www.lspindeldds.com |
Q: I am looking for somekind of opinion. I just had my tooth worked on today. Two weeks ago, I went to ...
A: Sometimes a tooth hurts after being filled. Hopefully, this sensitivity is related to the bite ...
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| tooth infection | 10/8/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I visited my dental surgeon for a regular implant control. She told me the implants are fine but ...
A: Verandi, 1. is it possible that the infection developed in just a month and my dentist did not see ...
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| Pain after root canal and crown. | 10/8/2008 | Tony Appleton BDS DPDS |
Q: I had an Amalgam filling replaced with composite material in a back molar. Afterwards I was in a ...
A: It looks like the root canal has not worked which happens for a number of reasons. If a canal is ...
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| dry socket | 10/8/2008 | Tony Appleton BDS DPDS |
Q: I have had 4 wisdom teeth out 1 week ago, I have dry socket in one how long does it take to heal? ...
A: It varies but probably a week or so. You are unlikely to develop a dry socket in the other sockets ...
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| head gear chin cup issue?? | 10/8/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My 10 year old daughter is wearing headgear..(underbite)... The head gear seems to be wearing the ...
A: The headgear should not interfere with gingival health and it should fit properly so that it does ...
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| 10 year old teeth pain | 10/8/2008 | Lawrence Spindel DDS, www.lspindeldds.com |
Q: My 10 year old son had 4 cavities repaired by a very qualified dentist we have been using for years, ...
A: Your theory may be correct. Kids do sometimes complain when their teeth are erupting and sometimes ...
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| research | 10/7/2008 | Tony Appleton BDS DPDS |
Q: . i am a student and want to do research on any controversial issues in biology. I choose the field ...
A: Yes - how about the use of dental amalgam? Amalgam contains a mixture of metals that set hard when ...
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| Front Teeth Extraction | 10/7/2008 | Tony Appleton BDS DPDS |
Q: My dentist wants to take out my front teeth because of bone loss. Only one feels loose (it was ...
A: You should be able to have 2 implants with a bridge, or 4 separate implants with crowns, or a bridge ...
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| broken front teeth in a 19 month baby | 10/7/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My granddaugher fell and broke both of her two front teeth down the middle of both teeth. We took ...
A: I would not be in favor of using general anesthesia with a 19 month old child...especially outside ...
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| Tooth Extraction | 10/7/2008 | Stephen J. Moss |
Q: My 4 year-old daughter needs her front tooth pulled and the other 3 capped. The rest of her teeth ...
A: Treating the top four teeth in children with early caries is not unusual. Placing caps in not ...
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| Front Teeth Capped | 10/7/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My 4 year-old daughter needs her front tooth pulled and the other 3 capped. The rest of her teeth ...
A: This certainly sounds like usual recommendations although without doing an examination and seeing ...
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| Should we remove 5 baby teeth? And which method? | 10/7/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My son is high-functioning Autistic and has ADHD and is almost 8 years old. His mouth is very ...
A: Of course, I cannot make any recommendations since I've not examined your child or the x-rays for ...
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| Zinc oxide temporary filling and pregnancy | 10/7/2008 | Benjamin Schwartz, D.D.S. |
Q: I received an emergency root canal approximately 4 weeks ago, I am going to get a crown placed ...
A: I don't know definitively, however, I don't think there is any great risk associated with it. The ...
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| crown | 10/7/2008 | Lawrence Spindel DDS, www.lspindeldds.com |
Q: I recently had a crown come off. Since I recently moved, I went to a dentist I have never gone to ...
A: If you had come to my office I would examine your tooth for decay, clean out the cement from the old ...
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| Treatment Dilemma | 10/7/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: especially after having scrolled through all your other answers & not seeing something similar. Our ...
A: I'm not sure my answer is going to help you very much. Without examining your teenager and the ...
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| Choosing a Dentist & Care Expectations | 10/7/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: My husband & I are finally able to have our teeth fixed. We chose a dentist through our discount ...
A: It is clear from your description of events that your new dentist is not psychologically invested in ...
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| pressure sensitivity after filling | 10/7/2008 | Benjamin Schwartz, D.D.S. |
Q: My dentist replaced my amalgam fillings for teeth #19, 20 with tooth colored filling last March. ...
A: An xray wouldn't show a fracture. Your dentist can check each of the cusps on your tooth to ...
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| Shaky teeth. | 10/7/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: i currently have metal braces on my upper jaw. It has been on for about a month and lately i noticed ...
A: Orthodontic tooth movement can sometimes cause the teeth to feel slightly mobile. This is normal ...
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| 3rd epicoectomy vs. implant | 10/7/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I've had 2 epicoectomy done since year 2001. The 1st procedure left me a hole in the bone area that ...
A: If I understand you correctly, you have already had two apicoectomies on the same tooth-- and you ...
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| pressure sensitivity after filling | 10/7/2008 | Benjamin Schwartz, D.D.S. |
Q: My dentist replaced my amalgam fillings for teeth #19, 20 with tooth colored filling last March. ...
A: When you clench your teeth together, with no food in your mouth, do the teeth hurt? While ...
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| Does my child need a crown? | 10/6/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: Myerson: I have a 6 years old girl whose left molar (the backmost tooth) partially fell off ...
A: One alternative that may be applicable is to restore the tooth with composite resin. The crown is ...
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| Tooth Extraction Aftercare | 10/6/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I wanted to ask about an extraction I recently had. On Oct 2 I had a simple upper left wisdom tooth ...
A: Jonathan - What you describe and the picture of the socket (as much as I can see) seems pretty ...
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| adding enamel to teeth, or ??? | 10/6/2008 | Benjamin Schwartz, D.D.S. |
Q: My daughter had beautiful teeth, but a bit of an overbite. She wore braces, and after that, a ...
A: I am sorry to hear about this experience your daughter had. Unfortunately, there is no way to add ...
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| hard white bump on tongue | 10/6/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I have a hard white bump on the left side of my tongue. It has been there since January of this ...
A: Jill - Of course without actually examining you I cannot be sure what is going on, but the problem ...
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| Cracked tooth? | 10/6/2008 | Benjamin Schwartz, D.D.S. |
Q: Can a tooth that had a root canal (with a post) many years ago and is the anchor tooth for a bridge ...
A: Yes, the tooth can crack. Actually, teeth with root canals and posts are prone to crack the most. ...
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| Cheek Pain | 10/6/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a retreat root canal done on tooth #14 about a month ago. I have no tooth pain at all but ...
A: Cara - Without being able to examine you it is a little difficult for me to be sure what is causing ...
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| Veneers | 10/5/2008 | Tony Appleton BDS DPDS |
Q: I have gaps in my upper front teeth (around 4 of them) and am not very happy with my smile and ...
A: You are absolutely right - veneers will mean you have to have some tooth enamel removed. Sometimes ...
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| class 3 underbite | 10/5/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My two and half year old son has an underbite. Is there anything that I could/should do now to ...
A: It's a bit early for orthodontic treatment. I would suggest you consider an early orthodontic ...
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| PERMANENT BRIDGE/GUM RECESSION | 10/5/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I have a permanent 8 unit bridge. now have gum recession in front teeth. Does the bridge have to be ...
A: No-- there is no effective way to hide an exposed margin caused by gum recession on a fixed bridge, ...
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| Info re butterfly bridge that has a wing cut off | 10/5/2008 | Tony Appleton BDS DPDS |
Q: This was fitter 25 years ago when my tooth was extracted due to spongy jaw! One side became loose ...
A: 25 years is fantastic for this type of bridge - they normally don't last anywhere near as long as ...
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| alveolar nerve damage | 10/5/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I have sent this question previously but I did not explain fully. I had surgery on a broken jaw ...
A: Norrie - After the mandibuler nerve is injured due to a fracture, it is first of all imperative that ...
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| alveolar nerve damage | 10/5/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I have numbness in my chin and lower lip following surgery for a broken jaw. I had two plates one ...
A: Norrie - The norm for mandibular nerve healing, whether via direct trauma of a jaw fracture or from ...
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| Temporary filling and pregnant | 10/5/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I had a a root canal done 4 weeks ago and was given a temporary filling. I have been able to go to ...
A: Most admonitions with regard to herb derivatives and pregnancy are boilerplate warnings, because ...
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| In pain with me teeth | 10/5/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: and so is my family. We havent been able to afford the cost to be seen, let alot have our teeth ...
A: Although the Georgia dental Medicaid program is rather limited in scope, you should investigate to ...
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| implant and braces | 10/5/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: my question is can i hav an implant and continue my ortho treatment, my front tooth is loose and i ...
A: Augustine - Yes you can finish the orthodontics, but only before the implant is inserted or ...
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| OTC temporary filling | 10/5/2008 | Frederick R. Liewehr DDS, MS, FICD |
Q: I lost a filling in a molar a couple of months ago, then chipped off enough of that tooth that when ...
A: It might. If you are having spontaneous pain and lingering aching, the pulp, the tissue inside your ...
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| teeth pain after filling replacement | 10/5/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I recently had a large filling replaced on the bottom right side of my mouth and had a small cavity ...
A: Despite the fact that the pain seems to be originating from a different tooth, logic suggests that ...
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| Baby Teeth Pushed Into Gums - Injury | 10/4/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: and thank you in advance for taking your time to help.... Last night, my 6 year old son slipped and ...
A: The mouth will look terrible for the next week or so. You need to help your son keep the area ...
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| gum, ear and neck pain | 10/4/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I have had pain in my upper gum mostly for 5 months. It started with 2 broken teeth on different ...
A: Marcia- Of course without examining you I cannot be totally sure, but from the symptoms of ...
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