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| root canal treatment of upper 1st premolar | 8/11/2008 |
Q: first of all i want to thank you that you will replay to my question... im dentist from egypt i ...
A: It can be easy to perforate #12 in the mesial concavity. MTA (mineral trioxide aggregate), has shown ...
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| Sensitive tooth and pain | 8/10/2008 |
Q: My front tooth (top) has had a root canal, crown and a few weeks ago an "apico." It hurts to just ...
A: An infection can only be detected on dental x-rays if it is severe enough to have destroyed some of ...
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| Sensitive tooth and pain | 8/10/2008 |
Q: My front tooth (top) has had a root canal, crown and a few weeks ago an "apico." It hurts to just ...
A: Wow, you have really done everything possible to keep that front tooth. If you had recently had the ...
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| Bone infection 10 years post root canal | 8/9/2008 |
Q: I have been feeling vaguely sick (low-grade fever, fatigue, mild nausea, "sour taste" in mouth) for ...
A: Your situation brings up several questions. It is not uncommon for root canals to need retreatment. ...
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| exposed root after extration next to tooth | 8/7/2008 |
Q: I recently had 6 teeth extracted and a temp partial put in place. I felt pretty good for a couple ...
A: I'm afraid complications after oral surgery, all too often, are not handled very well. The only sure ...
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| tooth fracture | 8/6/2008 |
Q: I was at my dentist last night, and she took a pano-xray and said the pain i was having was from a ...
A: This may be more a question of misunderstanding/miscommunication than anything else. Often teeth ...
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| second apico? | 7/4/2008 |
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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| Molars replaced using fixed bridge | 7/4/2008 |
Q: Duane, Thanks for being here and your help. I am 26 years old with good teeth and oral hygiene and ...
A: Adel, Sorry for the long delay in getting to your question. I have been unable to get internet ...
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| buzzing after root canal | 7/3/2008 |
Q: Dr. Cox, after receiving my first root canal, my head began buzzing, not all of the time but after ...
A: Sorry for the long delay in getting back to you. I have been unable to get internet where I moved ...
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| tooth pain | 6/30/2008 |
Q: i have a question a few days ago i was chewing a piece of gum i chewed on the side where i have a ...
A: Sorry for the long delay in getting back to you. I have been unable to get internet service where I ...
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| aftern root canal pain | 6/25/2008 |
Q: I have had 2 root canals over the past week. First one was on Thursday I believe it was the #13 ...
A: Sorry for the long delay in getting to your question. I have moved and can not get internet yet at ...
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| root canal complications | 6/24/2008 |
Q: Cox--I had my 2 front teeth root canalled four and one half weeks ago, precipitated by intense pain. ...
A: When you go to sleep at night you can place over 1,000 lbs. of force on your teeth. This can ...
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| TOOTH SHADOW | 6/24/2008 |
Q: I RECENTLY FELL AND HIT MY FRONT TOOTH. I WENT TO MY DENTIST TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T INJURE THE ...
A: By all means avoiding further trauma to the tooth for at least two weeks by placing no biting forces ...
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| PAINFUL CROWN CEMENT | 6/20/2008 |
Q: How many different kinds of crown cement are out there? I went to my old (70 yrs+) dentist because a ...
A: Sorry for the delay getting back to you...problems with my Internet that were very difficult to ...
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| Crown Replacement | 6/19/2008 |
Q: I recently went to a new dentist, who in addition to a laundry list of treatment, told me that I ...
A: One of my favorite songs is something about "keep on dreaming of living in a perfect world...". ...
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| Extraction needed 30 days after root canal | 6/19/2008 |
Q: Dr. Cox - I had a root canal performed on Tooth #15 on May 16, 2008. An Xray was taken after the ...
A: Simple cost/benefit reason. Most patients function fine with first molar forward occlussion. Also ...
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| calcified lower front tooth | 6/17/2008 |
Q: I am 48 years old. I was at the dentist a few weeks ago and was told my front tooth was dead and ...
A: It is not unusual for a general dentist to run into difficulties such as severe calcification on ...
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| Pain from crowned tooth with root canal | 6/16/2008 |
Q: About 7 years ago I had a molar given a root canal. Even though the pain didn't subside, the crown ...
A: If you want a bottom line type of answer, yes have the tooth extracted and replaced. When everything ...
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| problem with root tip under bridge | 6/15/2008 |
Q: I had a bridge put on to replace my No. 4 upper tooth 5 years ago and the dentist did not remove the ...
A: Yes there is a way to remove whatever root tips are left under the bridge without removing it. ...
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| Root Canal | 6/11/2008 |
Q: I received a root canal in 12/07...at that time while she was quickly performing the root canal ...
A: This would be probably best be resolved by contacting the Peer Review Committee of the State Board ...
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| Root canal necessary? | 6/10/2008 |
Q: 1. If an abscessed tooth is under control with antibiotics, and there is no longer pain because the ...
A: Good questions, I will answer them in the order you asked them. 1. You can not just stay on ...
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| post root canal problem | 6/10/2008 |
Q: One year ago I had a root canal on #13 tooth. On and off for this year I have had pain and a ...
A: Sorry your root canal is not working out well. If the infection coming from #13 drains well, it ...
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| tooth | 6/7/2008 |
Q: What would make an adult tooth fall out whole,root and all with no blood?
A: Most likely severe periodontal disease which had destroyed all the healthy bone holding the tooth in ...
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| Retreatment of a root canal | 6/6/2008 |
Q: Dr. Cox, I had a root canal in September of 07 and had quite a bit of on-going pain after the ...
A: Bottom line because dentistry is "an art and a science", dentists are taught not to "guarantee their ...
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| Russian Red | 6/5/2008 |
Q: #30 tooth was treated long time ago by the Russian Red. Later the tooth was crowned in the US. Now ...
A: Most dentists have never run across this problem. I have seen this several times over the last 33 ...
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| root canal | 6/4/2008 |
Q: I had a root canal a little over 3 years ago. When the work was done I the Dr. took an x-ray ...
A: I would not say retreatment "is typical", but sometimes it is necessary. As far as retreatment at ...
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| sensitivity after root canal | 6/4/2008 |
Q: I had a root canal a week ago today. I had little to no pain before the root canal, but was told ...
A: This is very common in list of unwanted post op problems. Most likely cause is teeth on either side ...
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| Popping of the jaw | 6/4/2008 |
Q: I have been reading thru articles on the internet regarding popping of the jaw~ but was still ...
A: The popping sound is when you hear bone on bone, similar to someone popping their knuckles. There is ...
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| Gum peeling, discoloration, after root canal | 6/2/2008 |
Q: Hey, I had a filling that had decay under it that resulted in the need for a root canal. The root ...
A: Let me try to answer the questions in order: Q: Any ideas whats wrong with my mouth? A: Severely ...
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| IMPLANTS | 5/30/2008 |
Q: I AM TRYING TO MAKE A DECISION. I HAVE A CHOICE OF REGULAR IMPLANTS OR THE SCREW IN TYPE WHICH ARE ...
A: Sorry I did not address this part of your question previously. I try to not go on, and on, and on, ...
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| Separated file in tooth | 5/30/2008 |
Q: Why do I hear that there are so many dentists breaking files in patient's teeth? Why can't you ...
A: Unfortunately separated files are at the top of the list of mishaps along with failure to have 100% ...
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| root canal re-treatment | 5/29/2008 |
Q: I had a root canal performed by an endodontist in November of 2007, and recently I began ...
A: You bring up several issues....none easy to answer. I will try to be brief yet answer to the best of ...
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| Root canal | 5/28/2008 |
Q: To have a root canal or not to have a root canal?? That is my question. I saw an Endodontist ...
A: This is definitely not a dumb question since you are not experiencing constant or severe pain that ...
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| IMPLANTS | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I AM TRYING TO MAKE A DECISION. I HAVE A CHOICE OF REGULAR IMPLANTS OR THE SCREW IN TYPE WHICH ARE ...
A: Although not my primary area of expertise, I have done implants with denture patients in the past ...
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| Pain during root canal treatment | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I recently went to my general dentist for root canal treatment. I have had it on a couple of teeth ...
A: Unfortunately, this type problem is very common. Frequently teeth needing endodontic treatment have ...
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| redoing a root canal | 5/25/2008 |
Q: About two months ago I started having mild pain in my upper right back molar that has had a root ...
A: I have practised dentistry, specializing in endodontics, since 1975. Unfortunately I have seen this ...
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| Bell's Palsy | 5/24/2008 |
Q: What problems will a dentist go through when he has a patient with Bell's Palsy? What will make the ...
A: My area of expertise is endodontics. In that realm Bell's Palsy has not presented any significant ...
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