I've just posted a question about my medication, which causes me to
have a dry mouth during the night.
One thing I forgot to say: I always brush thoroughly first thing in
the morning, before I eat anything (though I usually have a cup of

I've recently noticed that if I run my fingernail over the sides of my
lower molars, they feel smooth like porcelain, but if I do this over
some of my upper molars, they feel like chalk. I can even hear a
'whispy' noise, through bone conduction, when I do it.

I am looking for toothbrush with bristles running 360 degrees around the
head, similar to the PROGums gum brush at link
http://www.dentist.net/ionictoothbrushpics.asp#1, but for brushing teeth. I
haven't been able to find such a toothbrush commercially available; would

I am considering implants because I am missing right upper molars.  Since
they have been missing for over 10  years, I do not have enough bone to get
a regular implant possibly - This is what a dentist told me about a year
ago.

I am going on vacation for 3 weeks soon and my dentist office says
they have the in-office Zoom teeth whitening procedure available for
$700.00. They say my teeth should get very white. Does the Zoom
procedure really work? It is worth $700.00 to get my teeth white for