Why can't I just swoosh toothpaste around in my mouth for a minute, in
lieu of buying ACT mouth wash?  Am I not mistaken in thinking
toothpaste has a lot higher concentration of fluoride....?

My 13 year old son took a baseball to the mouth.  Two teeth (9, 10),

I'm a college student in N.Y.C. with no dental insurance and horrible
health insurance that will not be of any use in this scenario.
I have tried lots of thing to reduce my nighttime Bruxism and
resulting TMJ problems (i.e. meditation, exercise, lying on my back

www.keyneimage.co.uk\DemoVideo4.wmv
Only 9.7mb - runs about 90 seconds Needs Windoze Media Player 9 or 10
Its been reduced in size by 2/3 but its still well worth a look.
You can play  'Spot The Amalgam' (its the Big Mountains Jan) and the broken

A wisdom tooth would not get numb enough using prilocaine (citanest),
so was not extracted. Is lignocaine stronger? Is there much chance of
lignocaine succeeding where prilocaine failed? Or is a general now the
only option?

Wearing thin
Sr Steve's posts for today 4:10 P.M.
LOL ! ! ! !
What discussion?

There is a book called "How to survive orthognathic surgery". It
covers all the aspects of the surgery. I think most of your questions
will be answered in the book. Here is the link to the website of the
book. You can browse the "table of content" of the book.

Today's Threads
Post at sci.med.dentistry and if you are so inclined, here is another
place where your questions, comments, suggestions, and dental
expertise (or non-expert opinions may be welcome).

[cross-posted to alt.braces]
My 9YO daughter had a palate expander put in last Wednesday. She
immediately felt nauseated. She vomited that evening and on each of
the next two days. She hasn't vomited since Friday, but she wakes up

Howdy again and thanks for the info. I know that DrS uses it and
Adenosine must have had it in his mouth, if Chad is his dentist. I'd
like to know if this thing can be used comfortably in a non anesthetized
situation. Any other observations appreciated.

I had  my upper left forward molar extracted nine weeks ago. After four lots
of antibiotics which failed to encourage a blood clot, I am left with a hole
in my gum (about 3mm by 2mm) resulting in an exposed jaw. This is causing
some pain which I moderate with paracetamol and codeine ...

http://www.toxicteeth.net/MinnKipsSummary.pdf.

http://tinyurl.com/5cty3
The toxicology of mercury.
Clarkson TW.
Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester School of

my dentist recommended me to get an oral irrigator to replace the floss.
I did some searches on the Internet and I found contrasting opinions
about the oral irrigator efficiency, some people even say that it is
harmful.

Well, for all my life I've used a regular, manual toothbrush.  I've tried all
kinds of brush patterns in the manual style.  Then I tried an Oral B electric
toothbrush with a round head that just wiggles away as I run it over my teeth.
I used that kind of brush for about a year.