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| tooth extraction clot | 7/4/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: There is red (sorry to be gross) snotty looking goo hanging from my tooth extraction site which took ...
A: Teresa - It sounds like a blood clot that took a little time to form. My suggestion is to being ...
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| pertruding jawbone | 7/4/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: My mother had her teeth pulled in order to get dentures. The dentist noticed the lower gum is not ...
A: Lynette - If the dentist is knowledgeable and a skilled surgeon, your mother should be comfortable ...
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| Chances when splitting the mandible it cracks the wrong way | 7/4/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: A lot of people write on the Internet there experience with Maxillomandibular advancement surgery ...
A: Bill - I fully understand your apparent apprehension with the advancement surgery. Having had the ...
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| tenderness in gums | 7/3/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a tooth cut out 1 week ago today. I bled a goodbit after surgery and some afterward but ...
A: Paula - Of course not actually visualizing the situation makes it a little difficult for me to tell ...
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| wisdom teeth | 7/3/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Three weeks ago I had a impacted wisdom tooth (growing down) My oral surgeon said it was a very ...
A: Larry - Three weeks of pain is at the outer limit of time that you should still be in pain. I ...
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| ganglion cyst | 7/3/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: My husband has a mass as described right on the roof of his mouth just behind his top front teeth. ...
A: Donna - First of all, a general dentist should not treat this situation. You should make an ...
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| pain after wisdom tooth was removed | 6/29/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Ok my ? is my g/f had her wisdom tooth taken out on the top right side. well then her left bottom ...
A: Jimmy - It seems your girlfriend is suffering from a common sequel of having wisdom teeth removed. ...
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| labial frenectomy | 6/29/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: They performed a labial frenectomy on me 4 days ago and on my gums near my 2 front teeth i have a ...
A: Maria - It sounds like the bottom connection of the labial frenum may not have been cut very close ...
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| pain after Wisdom tooth extraction | 6/29/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I recently had a wisdom tooth removed. Only one. The other three are still in tact. As a child, i ...
A: Anthony - Of course without a direct exam it is a little difficult to definitely come up with the ...
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| root canal problem with lower wisdom tooth extraction next day and numbenss in chin and lip | 6/29/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: teig - it has been two and a half weeks since i started to have a root canal treatment on lower left ...
A: Elizabeth - There are a couple of possibilities of why the nerve that runs in the jaw bone under the ...
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| pain after wisdom tooth was removed | 6/28/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Ok my ? is my g/f had her wisdom tooth taken out on the top right side. well then her left bottom ...
A: Jimmy - The pain that your girlfriend has, does she have radiation of the pain to her ear? Does ...
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| Wisdom Teeth Removed | 6/28/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I got my wisdom teeth out this morning and my mom had to pull over on the way home because I had ...
A: Ruthanne- Swelling after the removal of wisdom teeth is very common. You are totally correct is ...
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| Third molar extraction mini residency | 6/27/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I need to have hands on and live surgeries. Can you let me know if there are any? I heard there some ...
A: Alex - There are so many courses given that help teach dentists the techniques of surgery to remove ...
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| Removal a large nerve bundle | 6/27/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Dr Joel S. Teig, Last year you were kind of enough to give your opinion on my wife. She is the one ...
A: Kelly - The result of removing a sensory nerve bundle can potentially cause an altered sensory ...
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| Infection/necrosis of jaw/extraction or root canal redo | 6/27/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I've had a root canal & crown on #30 for many yrs. Crown on #29 (also root canal) came off & general ...
A: Brenda - First of all, I really cannot tell you whether the work on #29 caused the problem with ...
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| Best Path Forward | 6/26/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: A couple of years ago my dentist examined the pockets between my teeth and gums. A few are very deep ...
A: Debbie - I sort of question why your dentist, when he first noticed the pockets, did not ...
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| facial pain in the upper jaw area | 6/26/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had Trifort jaw surgery 8 years ago. After the numbness wore off after 3 years I have had extreme ...
A: Jack - They could definitely get rid of the pain, but it will be traded off for permanent numbness ...
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| RT Maxillary pain | 6/25/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Symptoms first started with pain in the space between my back two molars which I could localize. ...
A: Debbie - I wish I could be more specific as to the cause, but the diffuse symptoms make the ...
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| Bone Loss- Extraction? | 6/25/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: , I went to the general dentist today for a six month check up- I was told that my molar which was ...
A: Christine - I think you should definitely get examined by a specialist first. My feeling is that a ...
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| Bone Loss- Extraction? | 6/25/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: , I went to the general dentist today for a six month check up- I was told that my molar which was ...
A: Christine - Let me tell you something that I tell all my patients, just because I believe in a ...
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| Lasting pain and discomfort after broken jaw | 6/24/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I fell on my chin 4 weeks ago and broke my jaw on the right side. The bone is in the joint and my ...
A: Nancy - I have to tell you that philosophically, when there is a fracture in the neck of the ...
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| MISSING FRONT TOOTH | 6/24/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I am having my UR1 removed tomorrow due to early age trauma sublaxation which was never picked up by ...
A: Louise - In a situation such as yours where the tooth is infected, there really is not much choice ...
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| Jaw operation. | 6/24/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a jaw op when I was 19 because my jaw was out of alignment. I had metal plates drilled into my ...
A: Inga - Of course, without an exam I cannot be totally accurate as to what can be done, but in ...
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| diabetic with severe teeth infection | 6/23/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I have some teeth that must be surgically removed due to the shape of the roots. I am a stay at home ...
A: Shanee - I wish there was a simple solution, but my suggestion might cause you a little problem ...
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| pain after wisdom tooth extraction | 6/23/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: My son had 4 Wisdom teeth removed approx 18 months ago & has had pain since. He has had 2 subsequent ...
A: Carolyn - I know it sounds like an inconvenience going to the Mayo Clinic, but especially in a ...
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| Punch biopsy/pain in tooth related directly to biopsy site | 6/22/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: In August 2007 i had a 6mm punch biopsy on the top of my mouth next to my UL5 tooth, part of the gum ...
A: Emily - There is a specific product developed and made by the Colgate company that the dentist and ...
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| Persistent bleeding from palette long after periodontal procedure | 6/22/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a graft of gingiva taken from my palette to repair a low gum line on my #24 and #25 teeth. The ...
A: Ken - It sounds to me that you are correct is thinking that the surgeon either nicked a blood ...
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| Jaw and cheek pain two weeks after wisdom teeth removed | 6/22/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had all four wisdom teeth removed two weeks ago. The surgeon stated that one had very deep roots, ...
A: Theresa - It sounds like you are enduring a fairly common postoperative complication after the ...
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| Jaw operation. | 6/22/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a jaw op when I was 19 because my jaw was out of alignment. I had metal plates drilled into my ...
A: Inga - Time is really not a factor. Most likely, your poorly aligned bones have created a ...
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| Wisdom Tooth Extraction | 6/22/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I am a 31 year old preganat woman and I had my widsom tooth and the neighboring tooth removed two ...
A: Jatasha - Of course, without directly examining you it is a little difficult to be 100% sure what is ...
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| problems in gum | 6/21/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: As part of treatment when having teeth removed the back of my lower teeth were cleaned or scraped to ...
A: Arthur - Of course I cannot be sure, but it sounds like the dentist may have created a pocket or ...
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| Lasting pain and discomfort after broken jaw | 6/21/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I fell on my chin 4 weeks ago and broke my jaw on the right side. The bone is in the joint and my ...
A: Nancy - First of all, let me know if the fracture of the jaw in the joint is separated at all or if ...
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| pregnant | 6/21/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: i have one very important question for me: can pregnant woman have braces? And to get orthognatic ...
A: Aiste - Orthodontics, yes, orthognathic surgery no. Orthodontics, which is usually necessary to ...
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| Surgery | 6/20/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I am 53 years old and have come to a strange and unwanted place, my wisdom tooth decided it want ...
A: Carl - Nerve damage is quite rare and the surgeon usually allows the body to try to heal itself for ...
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| Surgery | 6/19/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I am 53 years old and have come to a strange and unwanted place, my wisdom tooth decided it want ...
A: Carl - First of all, it is always possible, it is unlikely that an inflammation or infection from a ...
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| Root canal in upper right bridge 7 years after tooth extraction resulting in sinus gap connection | 6/19/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: the maxillofacial surgeon I visited told me that he can't see anything wrong with the sinus gap ...
A: Mary - My advice is quite simple, you need to get examined by a different set of doctors who were ...
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| Extraction of 4 Wisdom Teeth | 6/19/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: My husband is 44 and going to have four wisdom teeth pulled in a couple days. What should I have on ...
A: Fern - Supplements can help if you husband is afraid to chew. For the medication, you can always ...
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| Wisdom tooth extraction | 6/18/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I got all four of my wisdom teeth out two weeks ago. I developed dry sockets in the bottom two and ...
A: Nicole - Of course without actually examining you it is difficult to tell you what is actually ...
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| Post-extraction discharge | 6/18/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had my wisdom teeth removed a little over 3 weeks ago. I had stitches for the bottom extraction ...
A: Aaron - You are doing absolutely the right technique to help the area get better. I might increase ...
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| Extraction of 4 Wisdom Teeth | 6/17/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: My husband is 44 and going to have four wisdom teeth pulled in a couple days. What should I have on ...
A: Fern - You will need salt, because he will begin warm salt water rinses within 48 hours after the ...
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