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Subject	Date Asked	Expert
4 Year Old on anaesthetic	5/31/2007	Dr. Randolph Myerson
Q: Randolph Myerson, I have recently took my soon to be 4 year old daughter to the dentistry for ... A: A properly administered general anesthetic on a healthy youngster should minimize the risks involved ...
root canal & resulting fracture	5/31/2007	Mark Bornfeld DDS
Q: Two yrs. ago a dentist told me I needed to have an old root canal redone. It was not causing me any ... A: Although the sequence of events as you have related them are rather inculpating, I won't go so far ...
removable expansion braces & extractions	5/31/2007	Dr. Randolph Myerson
Q: 18 months ago my son was referred by our dentist to an orthodontist as he felt that he would suffer ... A: Unfortunately, I cannot comment on the particulars of your son's treatment since I have not had the ...
Facial swelling	5/31/2007	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
Q: Several years ago my sister had a filling and the next day that side of her face started swelling. ... A: Kathleen - Obviously, you are aware that postinjection swelling is not totally common. The two main ...
Novacaine injections	5/31/2007	Steven C. Scherr, D.D.S.
Q: I has 4 iinjections yesterday and could not be numbed for a root canal. Procedure went on and I am ... A: Patricia, The area that is injected for an upper molar has a rich plexus of blood vessels that may ...
babies teeth	5/31/2007	Dr. Randolph Myerson
Q: My daughter is just 7 months old & about two weeks ago we noticed her first two bottom incisors ... A: Your daughter is a bit early in acquiring her teeth. That early pattern is likely to continue, even ...
root canal w/ loss of filling & pain	5/31/2007	Frederick R. Liewehr DDS, MS, FICD
Q: I know I need to see my dentist. The reason Im writing is because I cannot understand after reading ... A: This is a matter of semantics, Erika. I don't know what you do, but you are clearly not in the ...
interested in a career in dentistry but concerned about neck pain	5/31/2007	Mark Bornfeld DDS
Q: I am considering a career in dentistry as a second career (I'm in my 30's). My concern about ... A: Although I don't wish to disregard or trivialize back or neck pain, I don't think that dentistry is ...
crossbite	5/31/2007	Dr. Randolph Myerson
Q: my 7 year old daughter has a posterior crossbite and an anterior crossbite. according to one ... A: Most crossbites, both posterior and anterior, alter the bite significantly and in doing so it ...
Injury to my 2 1/2 year old son	5/30/2007	Dr. Randolph Myerson
Q: Myerson, Today I write to you after a severe adrenaline rush that put my skills and ability to gain ... A: Wait and see is the proper approach. Hopefully, the remaining three primary incisors will re-emerge ...
Regardimg the efficacy of Chlorhexidine Gluconate & Povidone Iodine.	5/30/2007	Mark Bornfeld DDS
Q: I would like to know that whether their has been a head to head study between Cholrhexidne Gluconate ... A: There have been several studies that attempt to quantify the effectiveness of various topical ...
Bottle mouth or dead teeth	5/30/2007	Dr. Randolph Myerson
Q: I just took my 2-year son to the dentist for the first time. The primary reason for the visit was ... A: Of course without having examined your son I can't know what the problem is. Let me instead give ...
Tooth Whitening (veneers)	5/30/2007	Mark Bornfeld DDS
Q: I am thinking of having my teeth whitened using Zoom, I have 6 upper veneers which I have had for ... A: Certainly, it's easy enough to re-make the veneers. All it takes is the time, money, and resolve. ...
can root-canals cause systemic health problems	5/30/2007	Steven C. Scherr, D.D.S.
Q: Scherr, Apologies in advance for this involved question, but this issue has de-railed my dental ... A: Thomas, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO TRUTH TO WHAT YOU HEARD FROM THESE "UNASSOCIATED DENTISTS". Root ...
Medicaid and Dentures	5/30/2007	Rishi Verma, D.D.S.
Q: My father is 43 years old and on medicaid in Ohio. Most of his teeth are rotting and falling out of ... A: I am not sure if they do cover dentures in Ohio... my gut feeling says yes. The best way to find ...
Tooth Whitening (veneers)	5/30/2007	Mark Bornfeld DDS
Q: I am thinking of having my teeth whitened using Zoom, I have 6 upper veneers which I have had for ... A: Whitening systems such as Zoom! and BriteSmile, as well as the more conventional tray bleaching ...
Stainless Steel crown on baby teeth	5/30/2007	Stephen J. Moss
Q: My 20mth old boy is to have some extensive oral surgery. First of all, his front 2 teeth started to ... A: Stainless steel crowns are effective and safe, there is no relationship between stainless steel and ...
late teething in my daughter	5/30/2007	Dr. Randolph Myerson
Q: Its my daughter's third birthday tomorrow and she has only 16 teeth,8 on top and 8 on bottom. Is is ... A: Your daughter started acquiring her teeth late at 11 months so I would expect all her teeth to be ...
Palatal Expansion	5/30/2007	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
Q: I am 23 soon to be 24. I have been told that I need surgically assisted palatal expansion. I have ... A: Joel - The recovery time varies and depends mostly on the amount of expansion the orthodontist ...
Dry Socket	5/30/2007	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
Q: I had my wisdom teeth pulled about 5 days ago. 3 days after I realized I had the beginnings of a ... A: Jonette - First of all, after the initial placement of a medicated packing with a dry socket, it is ...
Infected Molar	5/29/2007	Miguel Rodriguez, DDS, MBA
Q: I visited a dentist 2 weeks ago, ending in an unhappy experience. First he started reeling off all ... A: Antibiotic treatment before extracting very infected teeth is a procedure that is usually done to ...
Non-painful abscess	5/29/2007	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
Q: Lately I've had extensive dental work including 7 crowns and 2 large filling. The two large ... A: Becky - I totally understand your desire to wait and put off the evaluation by the endodontist, but ...
Second set of vaneers...	5/29/2007	Steven C. Scherr, D.D.S.
Q: Scherr, I originally had veneers done ten years ago and then recently I began having them done in ... A: Mindi, Sorry to hear of your difficulties. Sensitivity following the placement of new veneers can ...
Wisdom tooth extraction	5/29/2007	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
Q: I recently had my impacted wisdom tooth removed, about 16 days ago. I was told the wound should heal ... A: Reese - If what you mean by a cleft is a linear defect, that is not normal and probably means that ...
slightly sensitive tooth after filling	5/29/2007	Rishi Verma, D.D.S.
Q: I got two fillings on my back left molars a little over a week ago. For the most part, the teeth ... A: Sorry to hear about the jaw pain. It is common for your jaw to be sore after fillings, just because ...
4 year old (9 cavaties including 2 second molar)	5/29/2007	Stephen J. Moss
Q: Moss, I have recently took my soon to be 4 year old daughter to the dentistry for children ... A: your questions are searching and difficult to answer at a distance. Here are some of my thoughts. ...
Re: dental pain after pulp cap	5/29/2007	Mark Bornfeld DDS
Q: In March 2007 Tooth #30 presents with deep decay, close to nerve but possibly not touching based ... A: Radak, The current consensus is that pulp caps have a very uncertain future, and the majority ...
my 3 year old his tooth !!!	5/29/2007	Miguel Rodriguez, DDS, MBA
Q: my 3 year year old lost his tooth today , he was having a fit and began to grind down on his teeth ... A: Sorry for pointing it out, but that was some fit. I've NEVER heard of anything similar to this. A ...
Recurrent swelling after wisdom teeth extraction	5/28/2007	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
Q: I had two lower jaw wisdom teeth removed. It was rather complicated surgery, both of them were ... A: Ranno - This is definitely not normal to happen. The dentist sounds like he is just covering ...
After Root Canal, Have Throbbing Sensation after Warm or Cold Foods	5/28/2007	Mark Bornfeld DDS
Q: I am new to this, and I appreciate and thank you beforehand for looking at my Question, About 3 ... A: It is very rare to see sensitivity to heat and cold in a tooth that has had root canal treatment. ...
burning mouth	5/27/2007	Steven C. Scherr, D.D.S.
Q: About two weeks ago Istarted gettinga burning sensation mostly on the tipp ofmy tongue. about 3 ... A: Bob, The red dot on your tongue could represent many different things. Some of the most common ...
cavity while having braces	5/27/2007	Rishi Verma, D.D.S.
Q: I like to find out if there is any contraindication for having refilling of cavities while having ... A: It depends on where the cavity is... is it in a place where you would need to remove the wires or ...
partial denture	5/27/2007	Mark Bornfeld DDS
Q: I received a partial upper denture about 2 months ago. It provides 8 upper teeth, four on each side ... A: I can't make specific recommendations, because the available options are determined by the type of ...
Nerve Problems Follow Sugery	5/27/2007	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
Q: I'm having problems with tongue numbess and hyperglesia on the lower right quadrant of my lip ... A: Steve - I personally do not know an individual, but better than the original telephone number I ...
root canal abscess	5/27/2007	Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD
Q: I had a root canal performed approx. 4-5 years ago. The tooth started causing problems and my ... A: What has happened is that the pressure has caused to abscess to penetrate through the bone so now ...
Pain after root canal	5/27/2007	Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD
Q: Backlund, I had a root canal treatment on a tooth that had already had a root canal about 20 years ... A: Sorry to hear you're going through all this. let me take each of your questions one by one and see ...
Jaw pain after root canal	5/27/2007	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
Q: I had a root canal in a tooth that already had had one. During the first session, I had extreme ... A: Cheryl - During root canal treatment, the canal or canals within a tooth are scraped to remove ...
Wisdom teeth extraction	5/27/2007	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
Q: they are horizontally impacted and starting to make holes in the molars in front or something. I was ... A: Felicia - Sounds like you are going to be busy. As far as the anesthesia, in hospital general ...
Nerve Problems Follow Sugery	5/27/2007	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
Q: I'm having problems with tongue numbess and hyperglesia on the lower right quadrant of my lip ... A: Steve- Sorry to hear of your nerve injuries. There are a few doctors in the US who do microsurgical ...
Post Root Canal Numb Lip & Chin	5/26/2007	Miguel Rodriguez, DDS, MBA
Q: After several days of increasing discomfort and pain I called my dentist early yesterday morning. He ... A: Well, what your dentist is fearing is that there is damage to the mandibular dentary nerve. The ...

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Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired

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I am a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon and I am available to answer questions related to tooth extractions, implant insertion, facial recontruction, facial and oral tumor removal, TMJ dysfunction and various successful treatments, including surgery if all else fails, and occlusal discrepancy requiring orthognathic or jaw surgery.

Experience

Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon practicine for over 20 years. Assistant Clincal Professor and State University School of Dentistry.

Organizations
American Dental Association, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Education/Credentials
BA -University of Connecticut DMD - University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Awards and Honors
National Honor Society (OKU), Philadelphia County Dental Society, Mosby Book Award, Oral Surgery Honors, Summa Cum Laude

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