I'm having a periodontist place 6 implants in my lower jaw.
Once these have healed and been uncovered,he said he will refer
me back to my general dentist for the bar attachment and prosthetics.
Is it normal/routine for the general dentist to

Hi I am a new member to this group. Could anyone please tell me of any
effective whitening treatements. And probaly the least expensive as I
am only a student and cant afford to much. I am a bit self conscious
about my teeth because of there colour. When I talk to people I always

Are there any supervisory groups/committees at the ADA that act in a
manner similar to the ethics board of the AMA? How would one go about
finding a mailing address for an ethics board at the ADA?

Ok this is wierd...
Woke up one day earlier this week to find I had very mild tooth ache - not
really painful - more uncomfortable, a bit like I had some tinfoil on a
filling but nothing like that bad. I made mental note to see dentist but it

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A big battle is shaping up between California
doctors and dentists. Both of them want a piece of the lucrative
business of plastic surgery.
Carl Rischer

I am a recent transplant to South Florida. Does anyone know of a good
Periodontist, dentist or prosthodonist they could recommend re:
implants.
Thanks

I'd really be interested to know as long as you've been in practise for at
least 5 years, so no beardless boys just out of dental college need answer.
If you've been sued did you win or lose?
I'll assume Joel's been sued since I seem to have touched a nerve :o)

I went to my dentist after having a bad taste in my mouth for some
time, and after she x-rayed my teeth, she noticed that my tooth was
loose, and on the film there was a dark spot where infection had eaten
into my bone.  She was convinced my tooth had cracked (it already had a

I was wondering if anybody has ever exported all of the data from Softdent.
We are switching systems and I would like to export it all into a MS SQL
database.
Thanks in advance...

I have been browsing this newsgroup for the question I have about
crowns, but I am still a little disoriented. I have not found a case
that is similar to mine, so I thought may be I can get some help from
the dentists and patients contributing to this newsgroup.

I'm the one with incomplete and seriously worn dentition.
You might remember me from such subject lines such as:
 Implants, partials, Another case, and ...
 Who owns my mouth molds

Hi all, newbie here.
I did a search on this group but couldn't find anything that sounded
like what I have experienced on my last two visits to the dentist.
Last year I discovered that one of my fillings needed replacing so I

What is the proper method for brushing the gums? Apparently I am prone to
cavities at the gum line, and want to do a good job of brushing there. I use
the original Sonicare toothbrush with the standard brush head.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/wabc_041305_schoolbusax.html#
If you click on "images from this story" you can see where the schoolbus
rode up to my window.
Damn Ave. N!

Okay, today we went to the local Pediatric Dental specialist - she
claimed that our son has the need for several fillings and blamed it
squarely and with no hestitation on the fact that my wife is still
breastfeeding him (even overnight - he sleeps with her/us).