cracked a molar (#30) in july on a stone. root canal in early august.
decreased pain thereafter but it never really went away. temp crown
placed mid august. continued to have sensitivity to pressure
(flossing, chewing, etc.). not sensitive to cold or heat. was told to

If gum tissue recedes on the interior portion of a tooth, does the
outer/visible portion necessarily follow as one unit?

I went for a cleaning, and was told I needed a filing on the outside of my
back lower molar, near the gum line.  When I got home from the cleaning, I
discovered that tooth had became very sensitive to cold.  After the filling,
the sensitivity did not go away.  After about a month ...

5    Summary and conclusions
The past five years’ research has yielded further evidence that amalgam can
give rise to side-effects in a sensitive portion of the population. Thus:
Research in molecular biology has elucidated mechanisms that may underlie the

In 47 chloralkali workers with mercury exposure corresponding to 5.9 nmol/mmol
creatinine, an increase in autoantibodies against myeloperoxidase and
proteinase 3 was observed. This increase was correlated with the mercury
concentration in urine (Ellingsen et al. 2000a).

I am thinking about getting braces because my lower teeth are crowding
and now one is starting to be crowded (i.e., the two next to it are
moving over the front of it).
I saw an orthodontist. I thought at first I should just get bottom

I've been to two orthodontists:
Orthodontist #1 says:
You can't have porcelain brackets on the bottom.
You need spacers.

Has any dentist in here ever heard of seizures being brought on by local
anesthetics?
A dentist told me today that some of the anesthetic circulates throughout
the body, even the brain, and if there is some underlying condition that

I had a bridge fitted by my dentist and it's whiter than the rest of my teeth.  
He suggested having veneers fitted to the other teeth to make them the same colour,
but I thought that would be a bad idea because I grind and fidget with my teeth alot.
What's involved in making the ...

I finally got over loosing my wisdom tooth.
It was a conspiracy I tell you!
M.D

Has anyone here ever heard of something called "pivocain" or "pibocain"???
If so, is there a web page with info? Nothing turns up on Google (except for
my old post). Thanks.

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Fossy Jaw was the disease that rotted away teeth and jaw bone. The
phosphorous and carelessness were mostly the cause of many factory
fires.
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I had my upper teeth extracted and was fitted with denture about 9
months ago.
At that time I was told I needed to go back within 6-9 months to
reline the denture when jaw bone and gum shrink after extraction.