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Posted by:
solome,
7 months ago
Dear everyone,
I have been battling bad breath for several months now. The doctors cannot tell where the smell could be coming from. I have consulted a stomach specialist, a liver...
sorandi
(Dentist)
14 hours ago
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Posted by:
pismochevy,
3 days ago
Hello,
SO 5 DAYS AGO I HAD TO HAVE A TOOTH EXTRACTION OF MY NUMBER 18. IT ALL WENT SMOOTHLY. I HAD A BONE GRAFT DONE AND THEN THEY PUT A COLLEGEN MEMBRANE ON TOP(I THINK THATS...
Contident
(Dentist)
2 days ago
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Posted by:
RGoodof,
5 days ago
I have been diagnosed w/crack across a root of a molar. Ctzooth was an old (1970s?) root canal, re-treated in 209. Dentist says caused by grinding (I wonder if tied to 2009...
RGoodof
(Patient)
5 days ago
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Posted by:
Mbrandon67,
1 week ago
I had left lower wisdom tooth extracted last Friday, Exactly one week today. Everything had been going fine. Last stitch came out today. No pain from the beginning. Ate dinner and...
Serendipity14
(Patient)
7 days ago
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Posted by:
Omgcookies1000,
1 month ago
For the past few days my gums have been swollen, bloody,and been hurting. I used peroxide and salt water to clean it and it still hurts. What can I do to make it stop?
Serendipity14
(Patient)
7 days ago
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Posted by:
sweetpea80,
1 week ago
I'm 31, had my bottom 2 wisdom teeth extracted 7 days ago, and have noticed on one side by my 2nd and 1st molars, my gum is separating from my teeth! If I wanted to, I could slip...
Serendipity14
(Patient)
7 days ago
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Posted by:
gumgraft,
1 week ago
Long story short, I didn't brush as a kid and screwed up my mouth
I have 2 missing adult teeth and now I have receeding gums under the 3rd tooth. I have an appt for a gum graph on...
gumgraft
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
penndental,
1 week ago
My mother lost a tooth and the post came out with the crown so there was nothing to reattach it to. She is having a dental implant put in now and she was going to go to the...
penndental
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
penndental,
2 weeks ago
A few years ago my tongue accidentally got drilled a bit. Was it my fault or the dentists? I don't know. I'm the one that moved my tongue--though sometimes I feel like I can't...
penndental
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
alaska1,
1 week ago
I am 60 years old. My molars are full of fillings and cracking. If my molars cannot last another 20 years, does it make sense to get them pulled now. I have been told it is hard...
alaska1
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
P600nlb,
1 week ago
7 years ago I had a root canal on my upper right second molar. After several months pain developed in my sinus near the root of this procedure and the dentist extracted the tooth....
P600nlb
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
jms_coelese,
2 weeks ago
i had a wisdom tooth taken out about 6 days ago the pain is awfull even with pain killers.it felt like it was getting better yesterday as the pain felt alot more milder but today...
Henrius
(Dentist)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
akadirmd,
1 week ago
Wish to get advise if there up is a method to cut a tooth that grows longer than others. If yes how much and where can it be done ?
akadirmd
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
chascurrie,
1 week ago
I too have a cavity below the gumline on the rear molar. Said to either not be there or missed 9 months ago. There is evidence on an x-ray of an abscess. He says the tooth should...
newinblog2012
(Dentist)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
kaylahorvath2012,
2 weeks ago
Hi there, 1 week ago i had all 4 wisdom teeth removed and my mouth is healing just fine apart from it feels like there is bits of skin tissue in the way 24/7 and it is so anoying...
Henrius
(Dentist)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
emhof
,
1 year ago
Hello,
I have a very, very severe fear of dentists and, for a long time, have been looking for a dentist specializing in patients with such anxieties who can take care of me....
RichardRonnie
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
jessie.touart,
1 month ago
Hi! I've been experiencing pain after a root canal. I went back to my endodontist and he explained to me that the area around the tooth had a bacterial infection. He put me on...
RichardRonnie
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
beaver619,
1 month ago
I've had a deepy tooth decay for around 1 year. In the early stages of the decay there were the usual symptoms, Pus/Swollen Gums/etc. After a while. The symptoms subsided and my...
RichardRonnie
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
Kristy17,
3 weeks ago
Not sure what to do. For about 9 months 2nd from the back upper left molar has been cold/sweet sensitive. Mostly on the outside side near the gumline where the gum is a little...
hantsdentist
(Dentist)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
akadirmd,
1 week ago
Wish to get advise if there up is a method to cut a tooth that grows longer than others. If yes how much and where can it be done ?
akadirmd
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
sharron
,
1 year ago
Good evening,
I have a somewhat strange question: The problem is that I’m experiencing a pulling sensation in my entire upper row of teeth, the left incisor in particular! I f...
belsky
(Patient)
1 year ago
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Posted by:
emhof
,
1 year ago
Hello,
I have a very, very severe fear of dentists and, for a long time, have been looking for a dentist specializing in patients with such anxieties who can take care of me....
RichardRonnie
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
sylvia
,
1 year ago
Hello,
If I had not come to my wits’ end, I wouldn’t turn to you with the following detailed long story. But maybe you have some advice for me?
A total of 17 (!) phy...
belsky
(Patient)
1 year ago
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Posted by:
talisha
,
1 year ago
Hello,
I found your video, “Effusion of the Jaw Joint,” via a different thread and now I have the following question:
Among other things, the video addresses the cor...
belsky
(Patient)
1 year ago
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Posted by:
tanabe,
1 year ago
Hello,
It’s me again, unfortunately!
As you already know, I have a root canal treated anterior tooth in the upper jaw. My problem is that yesterday, (according to the new p...
belsky
(Patient)
1 year ago
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Posted by:
vikings12,
4 months ago
My wife had a gum graft for one of her front top two teeth. She said it was a pedical graft.
She was in surgery for 5 hours and had around 20 stitches. She went in today, 10...
Henrius
(Dentist)
4 months ago
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Posted by:
armour,
1 year ago
For about 8 years, I did not visit a dentist. I had a severe phobia. Then one of my teeth became extremely painful that I had no choice but to go to the dentist. This had been...
Silvia
(Patient)
1 month ago
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Posted by:
jojo1987,
6 months ago
Dear all,
I am 17 years old and have a problem with my wisdom tooth in the upper left side. It's coming in sideways. It became infected as well. My mom and dad can’t afford the s...
Serendipity14
(Patient)
1 month ago
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Posted by:
dphob1,
5 months ago
I had my final crown placed on an implant at #19 about 10 weeks ago. All was going well until I developed some tenderness/pinching especially when using a water pik to clean, then...
dphob1
(Patient)
4 months ago
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Posted by:
fesenbekeden
,
1 year ago
Hi!
About three to four weeks ago, I had a tooth extracted. After that, I experienced slight pains for about one to two weeks. The wound was not been sewn up. A few days ago, I...
belsky
(Patient)
1 year ago
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Posted by:
boroughs
,
1 year ago
Hello!
Unfortunately, my nos. 12, 22, and 23 teeth have been affected by initial caries about 1/3 away from the gums. Since this really bothers me, I’m searching for an a...
belsky
(Patient)
1 year ago
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Posted by:
casey
,
1 year ago
Hello,
Since I am unable to arrange an appointment in your dental practice (for cost reasons; your practice is too far away from me), I would like to ask your advice via the...
belsky
(Patient)
1 year ago
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Posted by:
johnny30,
1 year ago
Heres a simple question thats been bugging me for quite a while now, I never really had the opportunity to ask it!
When is the best time to brush your teeth?
Is it before you eat...
penndental
(Patient)
4 weeks ago
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Posted by:
bcd903,
6 months ago
Hello everyone!
I chipped my left upper incisor and my dentist put a temporary crown on about 5 days ago. The tooth was chipped in half and the dentist attempted to bond it twice...
Ragnar
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
london101,
5 months ago
I am looking for some advice from others that may have had to have dentures at such a young age... At 34 I find it very difficult to make this decision however; I am in such pain...
Steven
(Patient)
1 month ago
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Posted by:
ilse sulek
,
1 year ago
Hello, it’s me again.
So I’ve done the cold test in the meantime, and I don’t feel anything. I only have feeling in the lower teeth. Is this a bad sign?
I often feel like ...
RichardRonnie
(Patient)
3 weeks ago
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Posted by:
meers
,
1 year ago
Hello.
I have the following problem:
Ten months ago, my dentist placed an all-ceramic crown over the next-to-last upper molar (on the right side).
I voiced my concerns...
belsky
(Patient)
1 year ago
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Posted by:
theruler,
8 months ago
I've got cracking noise whenever I yawn or chew. I also have ringing in the ear but not too often. For the past few weeks, I kept having lightheadedness whenever I wake up. Could...
Serendipity14
(Patient)
1 month ago
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Posted by:
tinisha
,
1 year ago
Hi,
First of all, thank you very much for your great service.
My question: I have small white spots on all of the visible teeth in my upper jaw. They are hardly noticeable on...
axispoint
(Patient)
1 year ago
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Posted by:
amal
,
1 year ago
I talked with the lab. Supposedly, the final firing coating was done. Well, I have an appointment at the dentist for the 24th. Then we’ll see.
belsky
(Patient)
1 year ago
7
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