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| Tooth Decay/Peridontal Disease | 2/21/2005 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I have heard conflicting info on both coffee and black tea and their effects on teeth. I drink both ...
A: Both coffee and tea have been shown to have modest decay-preventive qualities; the former the ...
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| Tooth Decay/Peridontal Disease | 2/21/2005 | Debbie |
Q: I have heard conflicting info on both coffee and black tea and their effects on teeth. I drink both ...
A: I have never heard that coffee or tea has a bad effect on teeth - it is the sugar that people put in ...
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| chipped tooth | 2/21/2005 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: I have recently had part of my tooth chip off and can't get into the dentist right away. There was ...
A: There are over the counter products that will help some, both to put on the tooth and to take for ...
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| decay/porcelian | 2/21/2005 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: If decay has begun to develop under a porcelian crown...what is usually the cause? Crown is appx ten ...
A: Decay begins on a tooth with a crown for the same reasons it does on an uncrowned tooth-- it is the ...
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| Root Canal | 2/21/2005 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: I am 62 years of age. After taking antibotics(that dentist recomended) for several days with swollen ...
A: Wow...sounds like you have a problem going here. No wonder you ask such good questions. Let me try ...
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| alternatives to root canal treatment | 2/20/2005 | Frederick R. Liewehr DDS, MS, FICD |
Q: I have a problem with one of my teeth, its sensitive to cold things and on biting.There is no pain. ...
A: I am sorry that you read that article on the Web. It just goes to show one of the difficulties with ...
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| alternatives to root canal treatment | 2/20/2005 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: I have a sensitive teeth. There is no pain involved its just sensitive to cold things and on biting. ...
A: WOW...sounds like you're having a problem and ALSO got some bad news about needing a crown and root ...
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| root | 2/19/2005 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: yesterday my dentist killed my root due to a problem i have had for the past week. i now seem to ...
A: Hughes, It is possible that there is still some vital pulp tissue in your tooth, but it is not ...
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| after deep filling | 2/18/2005 | Steven C. Scherr, D.D.S. |
Q: My Dentist told me my back tooth was a possible root canal yet she just gave it a filling. The ...
A: Candy, Certainly, the improvement is a good sign. It is too soon to tell for sure. There is a ...
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| Apicoectomy charge | 2/18/2005 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: A number of years ago I had a root canal which continued to be painful so my endodontist performed ...
A: Actually the answer to your question varies with the endodontist. In most cases, I would say that an ...
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| Dental phobia | 2/18/2005 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: Please help me, i have a really bad phobia of anything dentist related. I have tried going on ...
A: The term "phobia" tends to be bandied about excessively, but a true phobia goes beyond the average ...
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| Dental phobia | 2/18/2005 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: Please help me, i have a really bad phobia of anything dentist related. I have tried going on ...
A: Jenny, This one is an easy one. There are dentists who take a lot of extensive post-graduate ...
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| Severe phobia | 2/18/2005 | Debbie |
Q: Please help me, i have a really bad phobia of anything dentist related. I have tried going on ...
A: You can have IV sedation - but you will need to talk to a dentist about it - just can't pop into the ...
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| Absence of Baby Teeth - 2nd incissors | 2/18/2005 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: My son is 3.25 years old and does not have his upper secondary incissors even though there is plenty ...
A: Craig, Unless your son has obvious global health problems, I would be inclined to discount the ...
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| Sagittal Split Osteotomy | 2/18/2005 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I've just come from an orthodontic consultation inwhich the possibility of this procedure was ...
A: Mike - Mike I have performed hundreds of sagittal split osteotomies and the more informed you become ...
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| root canal | 2/17/2005 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: ho much is the price for the root canal
A: What should have a simple answer really doesn't. There are many factors that go into the price of a ...
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| Amalgam Fillings | 2/16/2005 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I am a forty-year-old male who is due to have some filling work done in a couple of weeks. Two of ...
A: All currently approved dental restorative materials have a wide margin of safety when used ...
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| Amalgam Fillings | 2/16/2005 | Debbie |
Q: I am a forty-year-old male who is due to have some filling work done in a couple of weeks. Two of ...
A: This is a very controversal issue. I have amalgam fillings in my teeth and would not have them ...
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| White Streak on toddler tooth | 2/16/2005 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: I asked you a question about a month ago regarding a yellowish-orange build-up on my 19 month old's ...
A: Without seeing the tooth it's going to be a blind guess, but the one thing that comes to mind is ...
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| sensitivity to cold | 2/16/2005 | Frederick R. Liewehr DDS, MS, FICD |
Q: I have a cap on my front top tooth and ever since my last cleaning it is very sensitive to cold ...
A: Sensitivity to cold is not uncommon following tooth cleaning, whether or not you have a crown on ...
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| chances of saving a tooth in these situations? | 2/15/2005 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I really appreciate your thorough consideration, I'm sure many have likely encountered these ...
A: None of the questions you pose can be reliably answered without a thorough assessment of the ...
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| crown | 2/12/2005 | Steven C. Scherr, D.D.S. |
Q: I am a 39 yr old female. I got 2 crowns put on two of my bottom teeth. They were baby teeth that I ...
A: Danielle, Root canal therapy is the removal of the nerve from a tooth. However, the tooth is by no ...
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| Root Canal | 2/12/2005 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: I had a root canal done last year in May on my back tooth. Ever since I had it done, I am not able ...
A: WOW... sounds like you are really going through it! I don't blame you for being frustrated. However, ...
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| crown | 2/11/2005 | Steven C. Scherr, D.D.S. |
Q: I am a 39 yr old female. I got 2 crowns put on two of my bottom teeth. They were baby teeth that I ...
A: Danielle, You are very courteous. It is always best to be honest about what you are feeling. Your ...
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| Teeth Science Project | 2/11/2005 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: I am a 3rd grader.My mom helped me type this email so that you can understand what questions i need ...
A: Victoria, Wow...what great questions. Let me see what i can do to help you out. First off, all of ...
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| Enamel Scratched During Removal of Braces | 2/10/2005 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: My orthodontist scratched the surface of my teeth when removing the cement during the braces ...
A: There are several different ways for the orthodontist to remove the bonding material from the teeth ...
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| Dental implants (prosthetic) | 2/9/2005 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: A year ago I went thru the surgery and implants on my lower jaw,which came out fine.I then went to a ...
A: Ron - You are absolutely correct that the ill-fitting denture should be thrown away and start from ...
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| teeth science project | 2/9/2005 | Stephen J. Moss |
Q: I am doing a project on tooth enamel and acids in the food we eat. so, first of all i don't know how ...
A: your approach to teaching young people is very similar to an approach used in a teachers manual for ...
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| intermitent tooth sensitivity | 2/9/2005 | Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD |
Q: Backlund, I had a very large filling on one of my back molars and noticed intermitent sensitivity ...
A: WOW...sounds like you have a problem that, unfortunately, is not too uncommon. From what you ...
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| Cost of childrens dental treatments | 2/9/2005 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: My 5 and 6 yr. old have had their first trip to the dentist and my six year old was diagnosed with ...
A: Mary, My first reaction to your question would be to get a second opinion. I would want a second ...
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| Hi! I'm 33 years old & i've... | 2/9/2005 | Howard Finnk, D.D.S. |
Q: I'm 33 years old & i've been having problem with my yellow teeth eversince i was in my teen years. ...
A: Yes. Just ask your dentist about tooth whitening. There are now many different methods. I'm sure ...
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| Periodontal disease | 2/9/2005 | Debbie |
Q: I was told that my two bottom teeth grew slightly at an angle. And this is going to give me ...
A: I am assuming that the 2 teeth are wisdom teeth. You would be better off just getting them out - to ...
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| Breeze Oxygen Drops | 2/9/2005 | Dr Geoffrey Speiser |
Q: Speiser, I came across your web site Breezecare, when searching for a nasal spray to help with my ...
A: Tea tree Oil is included in quite a few nasal preparations. But the nasal drops alone would not be ...
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| Zoom whitening on root canal tooth | 2/9/2005 | Dr. Jeffrey L. Wissot |
Q: I just recently saw my dentist about getting the Zoom Whitening procedure done on my teeth, which he ...
A: Your dentist is correct. RCT teeth respond better to "internal bleaching" than external methods. I ...
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| swollen gum after root canal | 2/9/2005 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: My 4 year old daughter had a baby root canal (right molar) 3 weeks ago. Just today, i noticed her ...
A: Jessica, I am assuming the swelling is next to the tooth that just had the baby root canal done on ...
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| General anesthesia | 2/9/2005 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: Bornfeld, I have only had one surgery before, to remove an ovarian cyst. I was under general ...
A: The nature of general anesthesia used in surgery involving the abdominal cavity is qualitatively ...
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| Orthodontics | 2/8/2005 | Dr. Randolph Myerson |
Q: I'm considering going into orthodontics. I would like to know how long in takes in grad school to be ...
A: Following completion of a college degree one must graduate from a dental school which is a four-year ...
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| 37 | 2/8/2005 | Jeff Dalin DDS |
Q: I have a PFM crown on my 37, which was placed approximately 3 years ago, after having a root canal ...
A: Carmen, First off, I do not know what a 37 is. This must be a different type of numbering system ...
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| 37 | 2/8/2005 | Mark Bornfeld DDS |
Q: I have a PFM crown on my 37, which was placed approximately 3 years ago, after having a root canal ...
A: Without being able to examine you personally, any answer I give would necessarily be pure ...
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| 37 | 2/8/2005 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I have a PFM crown on my 37, which was placed approximately 3 years ago, after having a root canal ...
A: Carmen - I am not sure what you mean by "37". There are only 32 teeth. As far as your problem, ...
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