I have just bought some 35% Carbamide Peroxide Whitening agent from
ebay. I was wondering if this is generally safe to use? I have read no
bad reports, after a quick web search, although I have read that people
with sensitive teeth may suffer some irritation.

Hi, about two weeks ago I had a pain on my lower at the back (double)
tooth on the left hand side - sorry not sure what tooth is called.
There is also a filling on this tooth. Anyway, pain went away, but
today when brushing teeth noticed a bump on the lower gum, at the base

I am a foreign trained dentist in California .
I have been practicing over two years.
I have found this:
http://www.ada.org/prof/prac/licensure/recognition.asp

I just got paid for coming up to the office to read a
couple of newsgroups.  I was sitting at my desk sipping
on my morning coffee when the main line at the office rang.
It was only 7:30 am, but I figured my wife had gotten out

This is a followup to a post I made some time back. My wife's old
dentist diagnosed her with five (5) crowns. Her new dentist says she
needs one (1) crown and two fillings. These reports we're based on the
same set of full mouth Xrays. Now I would expect some variation, after

I was at new dentist today and left positively AGHAST at what she
wanted to charge me. Can someone tell me if I'm just behind the times,
or if this sounds like a ripoff?
She checked my gums and determined that the pocket between the gum and

I'm becoming increasingly concerned that my parents are victims of
dental fraud and I would appreciate professional opinions on possible
recourse or what they should do at this point.
Among the many, many fishy things to go on (with their DMO dentist) are

Hi all. Been a while since I've posted serious stuff. This is perhaps
serious:
Lady about 40-ish, had an NTI placed last month or thereabouts. I had to
extend the DE anteriorly  a few mm because she protrudes like there's no

I broke off half of my front tooth when I was ten years old playing
basketball. I had it bonded and it lasted a very long time.
Also, I switched health insurance to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in
March, policy effective 3/17/05.

http://www.medpagetoday.com/tbindex.cfm?tbid=928
Possible connection between being TOO clean at early ages and disease.

I recently began seeing a new dentist.  My main reason for seeing him
is that one of my molars is bothering me. The pain was sporadic and
transitory in the past, but now the tooth is botherimg me almost
constantly.  I had already mentioned this problem to my former dentist

Well, I got that second opinion that several people on here
recommended...
I just got back from seeing Dr. X.  He's a dentist that several of my
neighbors use, and they really like him.  So I figured I'd give him a

I recently had an abscessed tooth removed and have noticed that a
persistent scalp condition I thought was some form of dermatitis has
improved. Is it possible the abscess was causing/aggravating my scalp
problem?

my oldest daughter is about to apply to dental school.  being from
Maine, there is no state school so she has to choose from a mix of
private schools.  any thoughts on schools not to be missed.
she will apply to one Canadien school also, Dalhousie in Nova Scotia

I'm a trumpet player and have been told I need an apioectomy to #13.
How long before I can play again without risk?