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Subject	Date Asked	Expert
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sagittal Split Osteotomy	2/18/2005	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dental implants (prosthetic)	2/9/2005	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hi! I'm 33 years old & i've...	2/9/2005	Howard Finnk, D.D.S., P.A., CEO
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
37	2/8/2005	Joel S. Teig, DMD, Diplomate ABOMS, retired
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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Gary Backlund, DMD, MSD

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I am an Endodontist ( root canal specialist ) and can answer questions about root canals and their treatment. I cannot diagnose or treat online, but can answer general questions. I have been a specialist for 25 years and am Past President of the Washington State Association of Endodontists.

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25 years practicing as a specialist

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American Association of Endodonists, Past President Washington State Association of Endodontists.

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