I have recently noticed a small, almost perfectly round, slightly
raised, yellow-white "pimple-like" bump inside my cheek. It may be 2
mm (0.1") at most in diameter, and the edge around it is reddish. It's
painless and it's been there for about a month. It hasn't grown or

My dentist told me to wear the trays while I slept.  I tried that last
night, but got uncomfortable and was worried about tearing them out in the
middle of the night.
I now plan on wearing them while I'm awake.  Can anyone tell me how many

A crown only four months old came loose, fell out, and was
inadvertanly destroyed. I am presently wearing the old temp.
How will the tooth be prepared for a new crown? I assmume no new
drilling is  needed since it was prepared only four months ago, and I

Group:
I had an impacted wisdom tooth (#17) extracted in February.  The recovery
has been (other than initially) trouble free and painless.  However, I've
noticed today that it seems that the gums ar not joined and there appears to

Does it really matter on the kind of toothpaste that I use, or will the
once-a-month bleaching touch-up that my dentist recommended be enough?
Also, I'm getting a front crown put in to match my whiter teeth, so I have
to maintain the surrounding teeth to match it.

My wife has had several dental implant and bone graft on her upper
left side 2 years ago.  Recently she has experienced pain which has
been increasing in strengh up to a point when it was sometimes sharp
and going up toward here sinuses.  This was 5 days following a

I have a bicuspid tooth that seems to be chronically sick but doesn't
die.  I.E., it still has sensations in it.  But every month or 2, I
get recurring hard pressure-pain at the root of this tooth.  This
dissipates within a few days, but leaves me with a queasy feeling

I understand (correct me if I'm wrong) there is a danger a procelain
crown with hi-grade metal containing some gold can explode in the kiln
when more porcelain is added to the crown and it is refired -

Shall I repost?
What newsgroups can I access to have faster responses, please?
Thanks, Williams

Jackpot! Just did some more searching around and I came up with this
article. The abstract addresses perceptions in the dental community,
and I guess that's all I was asking for. So GPs recommend termination
at 35% loss?? Damn. I'm sure I'm past that now, given my history

This is my first posting here, and it may be a bit lengthy, so I've
done my best to make it an easy read. Thank you for your time.
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MY HISTORY

How many times can a crown be reshaped -- ground down in some areas,
added to in others and refired - safely?  If sent back to the lab too
many times - can it explode?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,119236,00.html
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W_B
Take out the G'RBAGE

I occasionally (all right, always! no really, only occasionally) watch the
makeover shows on TV. It seems like when they "makeover" someone's teeth, the
restorations always look too big (sometimes way too big) for that person's
face.

I am a 47 Canadian male living in Korea. A language barrier with my
dentist brings me to this forum for help.
Three weeks ago I had an throbbing ache in my upper back right molar
(I think its a molar) accompanied by headaches, especially in my right