All hail to the Group.
This is (for the moment, at least) a philosophical question:
I have many edlderly patients in this rinky-dink little practice that I
bought (summer 2001) who are missing teeth, and those posterior teeth

I noticed that there was reply form you to my request on links for
root canal but I didn't get a  chance to read (or save them) and now I
can't find the thraed.  I wonder whethert he thread was removed.
Can you give me again?

 To the posters here: thanks for the advice!  I had my root canal a
little less than a week ago.  Aside from the minor discomfort one
always feels when injecting novacaine, it didn't hurt a bit.  (Well,
okay, a *bit*.  But she stopped each time I mentioned it (and I

I asked for high noble metal for my bridge. There is a thin band or
strip of very shiny metal all along the back upper rim by the gum line
from end to end which looks to be precious -- but IS IT OK that the
rest of the metal (such as inside where the teeth are) be

I don't know what's been happening with my mouth.  For a while I
constantly had a metallic taste in my mouth. I stopped using Sensodyne
toothpaste and the taste subsided. However, now and then I still have
feel like I have excess saliva and a strange taste (just not as

Someone wrote,
We have quite a few patients who are referred to us by local
chiropractors and other "holistic" practitioners in the area, so we've
seen quite a few of these reports over the years.  Interestingly, the

I have a problem, and I would be happy if someone could help me giving
me some advice.
I was told that I had a strong smell of garlic in my breath, but
though I love garlic I do not eat it so often. In fact, I have not

Anyway she came back with a 30 page printout from Clifford Consulting
and Research of Colorado Springs. It was the Clifford Materials
Reactivity Testing Report. She had a blood drawn at a lab and sent to
this company. They did some kind of test and gave a report to her

On March 22, 2004 at 7:26:54 AM 'kleinfelder' posted AT DENTAL
TOWN....
[QUESTIONS posed by Scott Perkins
and replies by Karl Leinfelder .....]

Subj: Biocompatibility Testing
From: Tanya Wilson
To: MarieFlow@aol.com
Just as a side note, I really think it is important that the

I am a Dental Hygiene student and I need to find out how radiographic
processing chemicals are disposed of. I have done searches on Google
and MSN.com but it's very difficult to find information. Can anyone
give me any advice?

I recently had deep cleaning last October.  Since then, I have done more
thorough brushing, flossing, water irrigation, and mouthrinse.  Recently in
March, I have noticed a significant amount of blood the past few days
whenever I brush my teeth (when I spit out, I see a lot of ...

My 6 year old daughter has had her two baby molars extracted on her upper left
side due to an abscess. Her 6 year permanent molar erupted a few months ago, it
now fully through the gum.
I asked the dentist about fitting a space maintainer, but he was against the

Sunday Telegraph
The 'worst dentist in US' faces jail for shoddy work
(Filed: 28/03/2004)
Former patients of the "worst dentist in the US" have told a court of

Can you guys/girls provide links to detail procedure for root canal
and onlay and things of that nature..
I want to become familiar with terms and know what the process, etc.
I know that there are some thraed where this info is present but