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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?
A...
Serendipity14
(Patient)
7 days 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 ?
You must move it orthodontically. If you merely...
akadirmd
(Patient)
1 week ago
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Posted by:
akadirmd,
1 week ago
Dear Mr Kim thank you for the advise. I was thinking of not removing it as it can still be used. By the way how much it cost and can any dentist do the orthodontic ?
I don't know...
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. This...
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:
Michael795,
1 month ago
While working overseas, I had two implants inserted with crowns on teeth 8 and 9. One of the implants became loose and also the crown cracked so that implant was removed. My...
Henrius
(Dentist)
2 weeks ago
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Posted by:
Michael795,
1 month ago
The implant in my case was without any crown for ten months, since that was the only opportunity I had to travel. The thing was that he pulled the existing real tooth, added the...
Henrius
(Dentist)
2 weeks ago
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Posted by:
ToriaG,
3 weeks ago
For about a month, I've been having a pain on only one part of my gums. The part in between two teeth hurts really bad, but that's the only area. It's really sensitive so I tried...
Serendipity14
(Patient)
3 weeks ago
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Posted by:
rajukb,
2 months ago
HI,
i has a root canal surgery one week back, yesterday the crowning of the tooth was done. but the new crown is slightly pressing on the adjacent tooth, due to which i'm feeling...
RichardRonnie
(Patient)
3 weeks ago
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Posted by:
cmmillner,
2 months ago
I just had two teeth (side by side) that had cavities, fixed. Two days after this, several pulses of severe pain from this area. Now, pain now and then. Cannot determine what tooth...
RichardRonnie
(Patient)
3 weeks ago
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Posted by:
dennisgratton,
4 weeks ago
Is there anyone that does minor bridge repair or is a glue I can buy not the temp stuff at Rite Aid. The bridge is only two years old. It is removable with a plate at the roof of...
dennisgratton
(Patient)
3 weeks ago
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Posted by:
rockwill,
1 month ago
Hi,
For 40 years I have lived with sinus infections that never go away. I have tried everything, and no one can tell me the cause. Is it possible for dental fillings to cause other...
invisalignwalnutcreek
(Dentist)
3 weeks ago
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Posted by:
rockwill,
1 month ago
Hi! I want to know more about it. Please tell me that how to Know If The Pain Is Coming From a Tooth or Your Sinuses. Thanks!
It is a hard diganosis to make. First, you should...
invisalignwalnutcreek
(Dentist)
3 weeks ago
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Posted by:
Brian03,
1 month ago
i had a root canal fail in January on tooth #19 and went in and had it redone on jan 24th. the crown that was on the tooth broke so i had to have a new one made for that tooth The...
invisalignwalnutcreek
(Dentist)
3 weeks 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. This...
RichardRonnie
(Patient)
1 week 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:
vikings12,
4 months ago
Even sillier question
"If not, why is dentistry treated differently from its big brother medicine?"
Maybe because dentistry operates for the most part, like a cash business and...
Henrius
(Dentist)
4 months ago
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Posted by:
vikings12,
4 months ago
I read the OP several times. The guy was speculating (really did not know) why a graft failed, and thinking his wife deserved a chunk of change for the pain after it failed. Bad...
Henrius
(Dentist)
4 months ago
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Posted by:
vikings12,
4 months ago
While you seem to have an allergy to lawyers, I don't think anybody is going to argue with you about things occasionally going wrong in dentistry.
I WISH IT WERE SO, THAT PATIENTS...
Henrius
(Dentist)
4 months ago
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Posted by:
vikings12,
4 months ago
Kim,
If you read the OP and my other post multiple times you would clearly see that it was the other doctors at the practice who admitted the Operating doctor made a mistake. He...
Henrius
(Dentist)
4 months 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:
jojo1987,
6 months ago
$200.00 is a considerable sum for many people even in the US today. As a students I am penniless Dr. Henry.
Maybe you have a skill that you can offer the dentist in trade. Cut...
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:
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:
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:
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:
london101,
5 months ago
It is true. The majority of patients get used to dentures and can function with them reasonably well. A small number, about 5-7%, can NEVER adapt to dentures. Life for these people...
Steven
(Patient)
1 month ago
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Posted by:
london101,
5 months ago
Please read what the denture wearer wrote under the post "gagging and vomitting."
Steven
(Patient)
1 month ago
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1035
Posted by:
london101,
5 months ago
IF there is uncontrolled periodontal disease, it is better to lose teeth early than late. A person who lets gum disease ravage the maxilla and mandible for years will have less...
Steven
(Patient)
1 month ago
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1035
Posted by:
ngipin34,
1 year ago
My wisdom tooth started to come out 4 days ago. I experienced pain
ghnane
(Student)
6 months ago
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Posted by:
graham19201,
2 months ago
I have fillings in my teeth that I had done when I was in my teens. They are the silver fillings, When should they be changed or do they last for life?
If any dentist suggest you...
wondersmiles
(Dentist)
2 months ago
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Posted by:
graham19201,
2 months ago
Hello I was thinking the same thing surely they dont last for life. I have fillings myself. So I had a look around on the net I did find some articles about it which was very...
wondersmiles
(Dentist)
2 months ago
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482
Posted by:
Lindaglz1,
2 months ago
okay so my tooth started chipping like a year or so..and never went to get it pulled out. I don't have insurance. :( so the root was left inside. i started noticing my gums were...
Henrius
(Dentist)
2 months ago
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Posted by:
Lindaglz1,
2 months ago
thank you.. will they go back to normal later?? im about to be 21 yrs by the way :/
Your gums will never be back the way they were before. You made a mistake extracting a...
Henrius
(Dentist)
2 months ago
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