A reference site
animated-teeth dot com
http://animated-teeth.com/
Explanations and animations about these dental topics and procedures

http://www.is.wayne.edu/mnissani/bruxnet/advice.htm
Bruxism (Teeth Clenching or Grinding)
Advice, Links, Resources
Clickable Table of Contents:  1. Educate Yourself  2.  Consult a Specialist

I know a person who had six surface type fillings about two years ago.
Within about six months three had fallen off and were replaced. There were
two repeats of this in the following year, one with a second dentist, and
not all the same three teeth were involved. Less than two years ...

help!  i need vertical dimension in order to gain a proper bite. am 54.
problem is...12 old existing crowns and some lost tooth structure due
to reflux.  to date: 3 prosodontists, one bailed out for full mouth,
the other insists on orthodontics first and the other i didn't feel

Since a reply to my previous CROWNS posting said he desired more
information in order to provide a more conprehensive answer, I'll just
say this: I've never heard of every tooth in a mouth being crowned. My
teeth are not in very good condition - besides discoloration, most of

The Art of Dentistry: http://flapsblog.com/?p=135
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I just found out that this material was used on a root canal in my
upper jaw 5 years ago.  Since that time I developed osteomyelitis in
that same area and sinus problems.  I do not have that tooth anymore.
I have lost a good part of my upper jaw.

Newbie here - just want to pass along some info - someone in the family
thought he had a TMJ condition - woke up every morning with jaw in pain
- bought a Tempurpedic pillow - yeah - expensive at about 150 dollars,
but never had another episode with jaw pain. So, maybe it's just ...

I need to call and schedule my appointment to have
5 extraction and 6 implants placed but I keep getting
cold feet everytime I start to call. How complicated is
the implant procedure??

even if you do brush 3 times a day on a consistent basis can you still
indulge in the cola and sweet stuff....without doing much damage ?

Teeth 18-20 are missing thanks to having a bridge removed.  It was a 4 unit
bridge anchored to 17 and 20 but 20 went bad and had to be extracted. (i
assume 20 is the one closest to the front).
So now I have a space of 3.. #17 has a partitioned bridge.

Triclosan Study Not Relevant To Toothpaste
Recent news reports, interpreting a new study on chlorine disinfection
in water treatment plants, have also called into question the safety of
some household products that contain triclosan, including toothpaste.

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What, specifically, is meant by the term "splinting?" (in the dental
sense)

I got a crown over my back molar two weeks ago and a large piece
chipped off when chewing something not hard at all.  A couple of
questions, how hard is it to remove and replace a crown, and is the
dentist who did the work responsible for making it good at their cost?