One of my front teeth feel a little different, not really sensitive to
anything, and I noticed a slight chip at the cap of my teeth.  Are they
becoming brittle.  They look fine and Xrays from recent dentist checkup
didnt show anything.  Is the tooth dying.  How would I know if this ...

Howdy... Surgical question;; 68yr old lady:
Have a LR canine that is solid and a LL lateral (also solid) to remove.
There is a LR 1PM, but it is normal.
Past experience with these types of teeth have resulted in flap

The last study club meeting got started by Steve and Myself getting together
in Michigan. Well ... we are doing it again this coming long weekend.
Any one else care to join us?

 Two friends were playing golf when one pulled out a cigar.
 He didn't have a lighter, so he asked his friend if he had one. "I
sure
 do," he replied while he reached into his golf bag and pulled out a 12

How difficult would it be for someone to *fake* symptoms of "TMD" and/
"TMJD"?
(Not to be confused with a doctor falsifying findings for a different
kind of secondary gain.)

The insides of my cheeks are swollen, red, inflamed, maybe infected, I don't
know.
On both sides of my face, where the wisdom teeth are. I still have 3 of my
wisdom teeth.

Hi.  I'm wondering what I'm in for.  I have a broken wisdom tooth in
the upper jaw that needs to be removed next week.  I am a 34 year old
male.  The dentist says it will be tough to get at it, that it's grown
in backwards and that my jaw is very thick.  I'm wondering if anyone

Building a database of patients with conditions diagnosed as "TMJ",
"TMD", "TMJD", etc. who consulted attorneys would yeild an interesting
bunch of data, IMHO.
What comes to mind immediately would be this:

My wife had a root canal in a molar eight days ago by an endodontist
recommended by our dentist.  The root canal was due to a resorption
issue.  No know cause for this.
She has not been in severe pain but has complained that the tooth feels

I have an 80 year old friend who has been swishing plain hydrogen
peroxide once a day for a number or years and her teeth are pearly
white.   Is this a valid whitening agent?   Is is harmful to the
teeth?   Any comments would be appreciated.

The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics had an
interesting article in the current issue regarding evidence based rationale
for occlusal adjustments and its' relationship to TMJ related disorders.  It
was basically a review of the literature but gave no real ...

About 5 days I was eating somthing and i had a striking pain in my
tooth, I thought it would go away but it is still there. I went to the
dentist they said the nerve is dead in the tooth and either i take out
the tooth or cut out the nerve. They gave me some antibotics for the

Discussions about fluoride and also ......
Someone wrote,
Thank God I don't have to deal with those people all the time. But
everyone has hit it on the head with the sterotypes and they are

Because of the privatized/pro-competition nature of health care in the
United States, the medical profession has taken a devious turn in the
last half of the 20th century leading up to the present.
Basically put, to stay in business, doctors, dentists, and every type

I am a chronic nailbiter.  I also bite the skin on my knuckles, and
have large callouses on two knuckles on my left hand.  I've tried a
lot of things to break this habit, and I've finally found something
that works...  toothpicks.  I chew on toothpicks all the time now, and