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| Biopsy...awaiting results | 11/21/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: I mentioned a small sore on my upper right palate, near my teeth (not visible to me) to my dentist ...
A: In either case (low versus high) resection of the tumor is the first step. If it is suspected ...
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| surgery | 11/20/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: i had a laforte 1 as well as sagital split osteotomy/ and genioplasty aprox 1 year ago. i wish now ...
A: Ideally maxillary expansion is done before the Le Fort. Some will do a two-piece Le Fort (LFI) where ...
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| wisdom teeth and sinuses | 11/19/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: I am 26 years old and had my two top and bottom right wisdom teeth extracted last Thursday. The ...
A: These are commonly encountered post-operative issues. You aren't alone! 1. Packing dry sockets: ...
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| Tooth #3 extraction resulting in hole in sinus cavity | 11/19/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: I had a tooth pulled a few weeks ago. It was tooth #3. The root was in my sinus cavity but I did ...
A: It will be hard to give you a very specific answer not having seen you, your CT scan or your ...
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| Pain After 7 days | 11/18/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: i had my bottom wisdom teeth removed last monday the right side is doing fine just some discomfort ...
A: At 7 days it is normal to have a little bit of swelling and minimal discomfort. This is especially ...
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| Mouth condition for dentures | 11/18/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: My father in law, 58, at least a pack day smoker, drinks 10/12 beers a day, oral meth user for 40 ...
A: Cynthia, Absolutely. There are many options. He would need a workup - oral exam, radiographs, ...
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| pain after wisdom teeth extraction during which the langual nerve was damaged | 11/17/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: My name is Leah, I am 18 years old. This year in May, I have had my wisdom teeth (All four of them) ...
A: I don't know of any military surgeons. You may want to contact one of the academic medical centers ...
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| pain after wisdom teeth extraction during which the langual nerve was damaged | 11/17/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: My name is Leah, I am 18 years old. This year in May, I have had my wisdom teeth (All four of them) ...
A: Leah, Your situation is very difficult and my deepest sympathy is with you. Damage to the lingual ...
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| Wisdom Teeth removal | 11/16/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: I just have one question to ask. Well I removed three of my wisdom teeth about three weeks ago. Two ...
A: Dalton, It should heal. Gently rinse the area with warm salt water after meals to irrigate the ...
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| smoker/dry sockets | 11/16/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: Basically I want to know the best way to avoid a dry socket with being a smoker :) I know that not ...
A: Tara, Dry sockets are exquisitely painful. They are best avoided because there is no great ...
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| Question about joint replacement | 11/15/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: I have had 2 TMJ surgeries - the most recent 12 years ago. I have been having increasing constant ...
A: Caren, I am not familiar with who provides TMJ care in Utah. It is difficult for me to give ...
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| DRY SOCKET MOLAR | 11/15/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: Last Friday i got my wisdom teeth taken out. One of them happened to get a dry socket so ...
A: Dry sockets usually happen 3-5 days after the surgery. And, it wouldn't be too have one after the ...
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| Stitches came out 2 days after wisdom teeth being pulled | 11/14/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: On Tuesday, November 11 at 9:30 I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed. By Thursday night 2 of my ...
A: Megan - Although it is not desired, the early loss of sutures does sometimes occur. If there is no ...
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| Labial Frenectomy | 11/14/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I have an 8 yr. old daughter who has always had a gap between her two front teeth. Her dentist ...
A: Michele - There are absolutely no complications involved in the removal of the labial frenum as long ...
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| Fillings | 11/14/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: In my day I have had a lot of fillings done. Is there any positive side to having a lot of fillings ...
A: James, 1. It is not better to have fillings in your teeth rather than natural tooth structure. ...
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| oral extraction | 11/13/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: On Monday, 11-10-08, I had all of my upper teeth extracted and on the left back side of one of the ...
A: Regina - If a hole into the sinus was produced from the extractions and if the doctor did not ...
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| Recovery after removal of OKC in lower jaw. | 11/13/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: i had surgery last week to remove a odontogenic keratocyst(OKC) in my mandible. The cyst was fairly ...
A: Karl - Of course not being able to examine you or view an xray of the area, it is a little tough for ...
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| painful wisdom teeth | 11/13/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I am 22 years old and have been battleing my wisdom teeth for years now. Recently I went to the ...
A: Laura - I wish there was something I could suggest that would stop the pain, but ingrained ...
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| Labial Frenectomy | 11/13/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I have an 8 yr. old daughter who has always had a gap between her two front teeth. Her dentist ...
A: Michele - A labial frenum can often produce the spacing between the front teeth that you describe. ...
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| tooth extraction | 11/13/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had a tooth pulled today and am in quite a bit of pain tonight. i'm taking 600mg of advil and ...
A: Rona - It is too early for a dry socket to form. Most likely there was just trauma to the ...
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| Teeth | 11/13/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: Have you seen the movie "Teeth"? Is that possible? I think I know someone with that problem. P.S. ...
A: Hola mi amigo! Me preguntaba que el dentista esté cerca de es - si buscan mejor que yo, que debe ser ...
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| exposed bone or tooth | 11/13/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: I thought I had a cold sore on the inside part of my gum and after looking again it is exposed bone ...
A: Larry, It is unclear to me where the lesion is exactly. If you are not having any swelling, ...
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| Jaw Bone Exposed after Tooth Extraction | 11/12/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: I had my upper 1st molar pulled 3 weeks ago today. After 5 days it seemed to be healing fine, so he ...
A: Jason, it is impossible for me to give you specific advice given that I don't know your background, ...
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| Tooth extraction | 11/12/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: I had a tooth surgically extracted yesterday (tooth #13). It broke at the gum line and was ...
A: Sue, this is probably due to the space where the tooth was; your tongue is no filling that space. ...
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| anaerobic bacteria | 11/12/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: My husband had a root canal in Feb. He has not been the same since. He had immediate symptoms of ...
A: Donna - I really don't know who could help you. I'm not sure where you got the idea of mercury ...
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| Tooth #14 | 11/12/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I have bad pain when anything touches molar #14, my Dr, says the root has calcified and needs to ...
A: Joe - If the canal is truly calcified, most dentists have a difficult time properly do a root canal ...
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| unexplained tooth loss | 11/12/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I have been loosing an average of a tooth per year for the past four years. I have been to various ...
A: Morgan - You should not be losing the teeth. There is something that you are doing or not doing ...
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| oral surgery | 11/12/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I recently had a tooth pulled and my questions are: how long will it be before the hole is ...
A: Sara - A tooth socket can take as long as 2-3 weeks to fully heal. If food or debris gets caught in ...
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| Tooth #14 | 11/11/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I have bad pain when anything touches molar #14, my Dr, says the root has calcified and needs to ...
A: Joe - The bridge is definitely a functional alternative, but, in general, it is usually best to try ...
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| Numbness on lip after Mohs surgery | 11/11/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Dr. This past June I had Mohs surgery on my lower lip due to a squamos cell. The surgery was ...
A: Jill - Any surgery of the lower lip is always fraught with a potential for injury of the ...
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| deviation of jaw after surgery | 11/11/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I"m 20 years old and I had a jaw surgery(upper&lower/both) about 3 month ago. my lower jaw was ...
A: Hasti - Waiting until next month is no good. You need to be evaluated before the bone completely ...
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| Wisdom teeth extraction and facial effect | 11/11/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: Will removing all 4 wisdom teeth make the face appear sunken in and older ? The two lower wisdom ...
A: Wisdom tooth extraction will not alter the appearance of your face. There is a lot of bone ...
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| splinters/jawbone | 11/11/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I had my upper and lower wisdom teeth extracted (LEFT SIDE) on 9/5/08. The top came out easy but the ...
A: Mark - Of course not viewing the actual surgery, I cannot say how much tissue and bone destruction ...
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| implant | 11/10/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: I recently had my #19 tooth extracted and have decided to get an implant. The doctor who removed ...
A: Helen, I am not too experienced in implant prices but $1850 doesn't sound too bad. I have seen ...
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| Swollen Lower right cheek 6 mo. after implants | 11/10/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: Dr. Teig, I had triple implant surgery approx. 6 months ago. The surgery was on my upper right ...
A: Dan - It is a little difficult for me to say without examining it. If you could tell me if the ...
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| multiple tooth extraction | 11/10/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: can i get a name of book or site that explain with more details about the multiple extraction and ...
A: Baydaa - I wish I could give you a simple explanation, but every case is different and the reasons ...
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| chaning the position of the new bite | 11/10/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: I was a class 3 underbite and I had corrective surgery on my upper and lower jaws about 4 month ...
A: Sara - Of course without viewing you situation, it is tough for me to tell you what is going on, ...
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| post dental implant | 11/10/2008 | Ryan Smart |
Q: 3 weeks ago i had 3 dental implants done.The history for my dentist is that he is in a learning ...
A: Just to be clear: I understand that the purulent (pus) drainage that you are having is on the left ...
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| BONE GRAFTING | 11/10/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: About six months ago I had a lower molar pulled. I just found out that bone did not come in much at ...
A: Dennis - My question of you is, what is planned for the that area. Have they suggested an implant? ...
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| TMJ replacement | 11/10/2008 | Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS |
Q: If condyles absorb or disappear why does the whole joint need to be replaced? Why can't just the ...
A: Jul - I don't personally know of a quality surgeon in Ohio, although there are some very excellent ...
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