I just had three mercury fillings removed a month ago and replaced with
white fillings.  Two of those fillings have now developed cracks.  One
is right down the middle.  I am a 36 year old male and have had one
other crack in the past.  Do you think my dentist should be responsible

Can someone give me advice. I had a root canal done in an upper molar
recently, in which there was an infection in the nerve. A gum boil had formed,
from which I  was squeezing pus, and the gum was very sore and tender around
this spot. After the root canal, the infection was still ...

My regular dentist says I need a crown on a farthest back upper molar. He
gave an estimate of about $500 for what he called porcelain over a noble
metal. A dentist I went to for a second opinion says he feels a gold crown
would be what he'd recommend, estimate of approx. $700.

This is from a recent opinion article presented in the British Dental
Journal, talking in general how many patients is the optimal
performance for a dentist to see. I have isolated the following text:
"Focusing on the optimal day for the dentist, is the optimal day about

working?

Hello dentists,
As both a future dental student and a current patient of Invisalign,
I'm curious about something. My dentist let me spend a lot of time
looking at the 3D model of my teeth moving (the "clincheck") and I

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I've reposted this as a new topic. Don't bothere responding, as I'm
blowing this insane assylum momentarily.... smokers the lot.
Hi gang. ISP (sympatico) is all f'ed up... They phoned me last week and
asked if I wanted to upgrade to BellNet. I said "Why not..." so,

 I've read the dentists post periodically regarding "clenchers."
 Is there a generally recognized reason why people start to clench
their teeth all the time (i.e. stress, caffiene, etc.)?
 I noticed I've begun to do it lately and have ground a filling out of

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there were NO large land animals -- not to mention man --
on earth during the time that anthracite was being formed,

I realize this might be hard or impossible to diagnose without seeing
it, but I live in a very remote area and it's hard for me to get to a
dentist, so any guesses are appreciated.  I brush twice daily and floss
(perhaps not as often as I should), but I've developed white areas at

From my morning newspaper:
Medical Milestones
This week in 1498 the toothbrush was invented in China.
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My wife apparently needs one. One of her molars on the bottom suddenly lost
a big portion on the top & there's a hole now. She said it appeared
spontaneous, though I've never heard of that happening.
Anyway, I wasn't with her at her appointment where upon physical inspection

Very quick breifing..
Tooth extraction December 2004 because of abcess underneath. I was also told
I needed a filling in the tooth in front 'coz it had a hole. Although I was
unable to have treatment at the time.

In my experience, a bleaching agent tends to weaken whatever it bleaches.
Isn't this true for all these teeth whitening products?