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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| Facial swelling | 5/31/2007 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| Palatal Expansion | 5/30/2007 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
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 ...
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| Dry Socket | 5/30/2007 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| Non-painful abscess | 5/29/2007 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| Wisdom tooth extraction | 5/29/2007 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| Recurrent swelling after wisdom teeth extraction | 5/28/2007 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| Nerve Problems Follow Sugery | 5/27/2007 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| Jaw pain after root canal | 5/27/2007 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
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 ...
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| Wisdom teeth extraction | 5/27/2007 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
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 ...
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| Nerve Problems Follow Sugery | 5/27/2007 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
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 ...
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| 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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