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Posted by:
yicks88,
5 months ago
Hello,
Eight years ago, I had a root canal done and a crown placed on tooth #13. Lately, I started to feel pulsating pain in this tooth. I am thinking that there might be an...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
bluebox,
5 months ago
Hi,
Last night, I noticed a piece of skin on the back of the gums. I could flip it with my tongue. I also noticed a piece of tooth (wisdom tooth) growing out of the gums. Should I...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
switch78,
5 months ago
Hello,
I need help, please! My Tooth #10 was crowned ten years ago. Two weeks ago, it had broken off for the fourth time since it was put on. I went to the dentist to have it...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
solig999,
5 months ago
Hello,
About two years ago, the dentist pulled my two badly decayed teeth and had a bridge installed. Since then, I had been in pain and discomfort. After a year of trying to solve...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
dhane34,
5 months ago
Hello,
When I got my braces on, I got a temporary cap on one tooth to make it the same in size as the other teeth. When my braces where removed, I had a root canal done on the...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
Angie30,
5 months ago
Hello! I recently went to the dentist for a cleaning and found out an amalgam filling in one of my upper molars has left 3 cracks in my tooth. The dentist recommended an...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
sienal,
5 months ago
Dear Doctor,
About a year ago, I had a fixed bridge installed. Two days ago, it has chipped and cracked while I was eating. It’s very noticeable. Can I have it redone at a d...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
ishfjo,
5 months ago
A few years ago, I chipped a very small piece of one of my bottom front teeth. I did not have it checked because it didn’t hurt and the chip was very small. Lately, I noticed a d...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
mojones,
5 months ago
Hello,
My crown cracked when I happened to bite on something hard. The metal is exposed now. Should I get it repaired or is it okay to leave it like that? Thank you in advance for...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
adusev,
5 months ago
I had a molar extracted on the upper left side yesterday. It was on tooth #3. Now, I can feel an air passage between my mouth and sinus. Is this common and will it heal on its own?...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
miryca,
5 months ago
Dear everyone,
My tooth #3 has been pressure sensitive for the past few months. My regular dentist said the tooth needed a root canal and had referred me to an endodontist. The...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
floral88,
5 months ago
Hello!
I have a cavity on one of my molars at the bottom right side. Since I am pregnant, the dentist had temporary filled the tooth. After a few days, I developed an abscess and...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
haharz,
5 months ago
Hello everyone,
I have a baby tooth, which is smaller than my permanent teeth. The difference in size and shape is noticeable when I smile. I can’t smile with confidence b...
haharz
(Patient)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
confusedlass,
5 months ago
I had a grueling 4 hour dental surgery of my impacted tooth. I have two impactions both in lower left and right, in the right, I can see a small white part of the tooth while on...
confusedlass
(Patient)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
guester,
5 months ago
Hello,
My wisdom teeth have not erupted completely. They were partly covered by my gums. Recently, the bottom left wisdom tooth started to hurt. Now, the gum around it is severely...
RobertMalone1
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
madedate,
5 months ago
Five days ago, I had a molar extraction at the bottom right side of my mouth. I observed that food particles are stuck in the hole. What can I do to avoid this? The hole is quite...
RobertMalone1
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
ansian,
5 months ago
Hello,
Two days ago, I had a filling redone on one of my bottom molars on the left side of my mouth. Since then, I always get a tin foil sensation when the filling comes in...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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850
Posted by:
r_trevor,
5 months ago
Last week, I went to the dentist for toothache in my top left first molar. She said the tooth needed a root canal but I can’t afford it now so she put a temporary filling on it. I...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
oemiraz,
5 months ago
Hello,
I am currently on braces to pull my tooth down, which have not come in. However, for almost four months of having the braces on, the tooth is still partly emerged. I still...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months ago
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Posted by:
Altalia,
5 months ago
My daughter’s front tooth was broken down the gum line two days ago. She does not complain of any pain. The tooth is not wiggly or anything. Should the tooth be removed now or w...
Henrius
(Dentist)
5 months 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
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