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| Jaw Problems | 10/13/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I am 23 years old and I have a ton of jaw problems, but I'm not sure on what they are or how to fix ...
A: Elizabeth - Depending on what poor bite relationship exists and the cause, there are non-surgical ...
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| Tooth extraction | 10/12/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: For many years I have had dental problems. I suffer from Bruxism, TMJ, and Trigeminal Neuralgia. All ...
A: Melissa - You are in a situation not unlike many in this country. I don't know where you live, but ...
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| Sudden tooth discoloration | 10/12/2008 | Lawrence Spindel DDS, www.lspindeldds.com |
Q: I've noticed in about the past two to three weeks, the bottom half of both my top two front teeth ...
A: Bonding can pick up stains over time. If your lucky the discoloration is only superficial and can be ...
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| Root swelling? | 10/12/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I have a question. On Thursday, October 2nd, I was eating a slice of pizza. When I bit down on the ...
A: The clinical presentation you describe is strongly suggestive of a dento-alveolar abscess, ...
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| dying baby tooth (under two years) | 10/12/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My baby is one year and nine month old, he had a dark tooth in the lower gum and I noticed a white ...
A: The dentist is probably right on track that this is an infection due to the nerve of the tooth dying ...
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| ONJ from Zometa | 10/12/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Oh Help, Stage 4 met. b/c diagnosed with ONJ this is awful. I am currently on Avastin and Taxol, ...
A: Todd - I hate to tell you this, but you are doing the proper thing with the Peridex rinsing. The ...
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| complication following 3 unit bridge | 10/12/2008 | Rafael Mosery,D.D.S. |
Q: My wife had a missing tooth #13 for over 20 years. She had a fixed bridge put in over tooths # ...
A: Look for a prosthodontist.That's a specialist in crowns and bridges.It's unlikely a preoperative ...
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| cavity in milk tooth | 10/12/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: my 6 year old daughter has a large cavity in her milk tooth although it is not paining and doctor is ...
A: Your daughter should have proper dental care as soon as possible. That may be a root canal ...
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| Anterior Crossbite | 10/12/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: Myerson, I have a 4 years old son, he has Anterior Crossbite, we don't have this problem in both ...
A: An anterior crossbite can be the result of a problem with the tooth positions or it can be a problem ...
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| emamel hypoplasia | 10/12/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I'm 22 years old and have had a spot on one of my front teeth ever since my adult teeth grew in. My ...
A: Although your dentist's use of language may be a bit imprecise, it is substantively correct, because ...
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| Internal Absorbstion | 10/12/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I am 51 yrs old and had(8) veneers put on my upper's(jaw). My dentist had me take more ex rays prior ...
A: Peter - First of all, let me tell you the bad news that Medicare will not take care of this. I am ...
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| loosening of permanent teeth | 10/11/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: my child -7 years old-agirl has 2upper front permanent teeh slightly aparted and anteriorly directed ...
A: The answer to your question requires a complete dental examination. It is possible that the ...
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| complication following 3 unit bridge | 10/11/2008 | Rafael Mosery,D.D.S. |
Q: My wife had a missing tooth #13 for over 20 years. She had a fixed bridge put in over tooths # ...
A: A mold and impression is the same thing.I can't understand why the temp could not be contoured to ...
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| Nightmare Crown Process | 10/11/2008 | Lawrence Spindel DDS, www.lspindeldds.com |
Q: I attended a newly qualified dentist to re-do a front crown that had cracked. On the first day he ...
A: It seems from your narrative, that he sent the crown back to change the shape so that it better ...
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| four sided tooth | 10/11/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: Insurance companies don't pay for a cavity inolving more tha 4 sides of a tooth. if that is ...
A: There are actually five "sides" or surfaces to the teeth: 1.mesial (toward the front of the mouth) ...
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| At home teeth whitening | 10/11/2008 | Howard Finnk, D.D.S. |
Q: Finnk, I have a question about at home teeth whitening, I have slightly discolored teeth, and am 22 ...
A: I went to the site, and I could find no information on what is in this product (ingredients), nor ...
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| Pain in gums. | 10/11/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: For the past 4 days now I have been getting pain in my gums around the upper left side and just ...
A: This sounds like you have a gum infection. This requires proper dental care by a general dentist or ...
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| 4 yr. ols w/11 cavities | 10/11/2008 | Stephen J. Moss |
Q: My 4 yr. old grandson has 11 cavities. Could there be an underlying health problem? He does brush ...
A: I suspect that your grandson has no cavities on the four front teeth in the bottom of his mouth. I ...
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| Jaw stiffness and pain | 10/11/2008 | Howard Finnk, D.D.S. |
Q: My bf has a recurring problem with his jaw getting stiff only being able to drink fliuds as he ...
A: It's hard to tell if he is suffering from some type of TMJ issue, or if it is recurring, enlarging ...
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| root canal treatment | 10/11/2008 | Frederick R. Liewehr DDS, MS, FICD |
Q: I visited my dental surgeon for a regular implant control. She took x-rays. She told me the implants ...
A: You have severe periodontal disease, which has caused you to lose muchof the bone support of your ...
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| 4 yr. ols w/11 cavities | 10/11/2008 | Stephen J. Moss |
Q: My 4 yr. old grandson has 11 cavities. Could there be an underlying health problem? He does brush ...
A: Without knowing where the cavities in your grandson's teeth are located it is hard to determine the ...
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| retreated root canal +loose tooth | 10/11/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a root canal done on a lower back molar. 15 years later, it became painful to chew on. I ...
A: Marsha - The type of pain you are experiencing can definitely be due to an overfilled root canal ...
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| Pediatric/ Orthodontic Dentistry | 10/11/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: .My 4yr old daughter recieved a filling today. Is it normal for her to still be experiencing pain ...
A: Sometimes a tooth will remain sensitive for a few days following dental treatment. If the pain or ...
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| fit of partial plate | 10/11/2008 | Howard Finnk, D.D.S. |
Q: I got partial plates about a month ago. I have no idea how they should fit. I didn't get a lot of ...
A: The answer to your question depends on what kind of partial, and on how loose or tight your teeth ...
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| placing an implant post after an extraction | 10/11/2008 | Rafael Mosery,D.D.S. |
Q: Immediately after the difficult extraction of tooth 13 (came out in 3 pieces), my dentist asked if I ...
A: Tooth # 13 lends itself to an immediate placement option if there's adequate bone.The number of ...
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| Pain after tooth extraction | 10/11/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a crown put on my upper molar only to find that one of the roots died as a result of the ...
A: Millie - If the pain does not subside, you definitely need to get a second opinion. I worry about ...
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| gums not healing well | 10/11/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Sx weeks ago I had 15 teeth extacted by a surgeon. After five weeks a spot in the front of my upper ...
A: Cynthia - It is obvious that you are either suffering from a loose of piece of bone or sharp edge ...
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| help with wisdom teeth | 10/11/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: i had my 2 wisdom teeth removed on the right side of my face on aug. 26 a few days before that the ...
A: Small sinus perforations can heal without surgical intervention. However, larger openings into the ...
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| Toddler bump on gum | 10/10/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My son (23 months) has a bump on his lower gums. It almost looks like a pimple, or a small canker ...
A: You've described something that resembles a dental abcess probably caused by decay that has infected ...
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| help with wisdom teeth | 10/10/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: i had my 2 wisdom teeth removed on the right side of my face on aug. 26 a few days before that the ...
A: I can't comment fully on your condition, because I am disadvantaged by a lack of access to the ...
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| molar extraction | 10/10/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: Two weeks ago i had a molar on the upper left side pulled the second one from the back. It was ...
A: A deepening of the socket does not necessarily mean that anything unfavorable has occurred. I infer ...
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| Undescended eyetooth | 10/10/2008 | Rafael Mosery,D.D.S. |
Q: I am 42. My permanent right eyetooth never descended. X-rays show that it is about two tooth spaces ...
A: You need 2 consults.One with the orthodontist to see if they think the canine could be brought into ...
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| Pain after root canal | 10/10/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I had a root canal about 2 weeks ago. Currently I have a temporary filling in the tooth and will be ...
A: Some amount of discomfort is the rule rather than the exception following root canal therapy. ...
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| Recent root canal | 10/10/2008 | Lawrence Spindel DDS, www.lspindeldds.com |
Q: I had a root canal performed about 2 weeks and currently I have a temporary filling on the tooth. I ...
A: If your root canal was started, but not completed, then you should return to the dentist to complete ...
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| severe pain | 10/10/2008 | Tony Appleton BDS DPDS |
Q: I really need help. I am 25 and when I fell pregnant with our first daughter 7 years ago when two ...
A: The first thing is please try not to be embarrassed about this - people get their mouths into quite ...
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| Will the holes left from my extraction fill in? | 10/10/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: Like many others here, I had all four of my third molars removed. The surgery was in September and ...
A: It takes several months for the bone that supports and gives shape to the overlying gum tissue to ...
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| dry sockets? | 10/10/2008 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I had all four wisdom teeth pulled about a week and a half ago and, besides the swelling, bruising, ...
A: "Dry socket" is defined by pain; therefore, if you are not in pain, you do not have a dry socket-- ...
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| Front Teeth Extraction | 10/10/2008 | 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: If you go for the bridge then you will have to have pfm for strength. If you have four individual ...
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| pediatric root canal | 10/10/2008 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My son recently took his 2 1/2 year old daughter to a pediatric dentist because she had a brown spot ...
A: Unless the decay is large and deep I don't know how the dentist knows that a root canal is necessary ...
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| Caps replaced | 10/10/2008 | Zev Kaufman, D.D.S. |
Q: In April I had 4 caps replaced on my top front teeth. Since that time I have had pain in my upper ...
A: Yes. The new crowns could be the problem. There are certain biologic criteria that dental ...
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