Once in a while I am reminded of things I heard growing up.
One that seems appropriate at the moment:
It is fruitless to argue with a fence post.
Dartos

(Taken from Blue Shield of California glossary)
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders. Disorders with any of the
following characteristics:
Pain in the musculature associated with the TMJ

Let me know when you are done playing with
that ball of yarn.
Until then WTMKF.
--

Happy Christmas for all of you, for your families, friends, pets...
Proka

Dumb question but can an Oral B toothbrush go a long
ways to increasing my dental health?
Just wondering what practices and what equipment is
worth having to PREVENT dental problems?

[FAQ about Jan Drew's advertizing for quackery] 20031116
FAQ about Jan Drew's advertizing for quackery
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Updated, November, 16th., 2003

in this and other news-groups a person who calls himself Jan Drew
Poor poor Timmy.

In another currently "active" thread, there is a pathetic attempt to get
a flamewar going.  It's so cold over there that you could ice skate --
flamewars need heat and most people reach for their flame retardant
clothing.  I just put on my third coat and I'm still shivering.

All the partial dentures I see for the upper mouth look like 1959
Lincolns. My problem with them is the big upper thing that hits the
roof of my mouth like this one:
http://www.scrimpshire.com/images/Valplastpartial.jpg

So here it is 2 weeks after my tooth was drilled out in preparation
for the crown, and although my tooth is still at times sensitive to
hot and cold, it has not given me any unprovoked pain.
I go in for the permanent crown on Tuesday the 20th and I plan to ask

My Molar (the last tooth next to removed wisdom) was through a gum
lengthening and route canal and fianlly capped 5 years ago. Now the cap
is popping off and my dentist says there is some bone loss uner the
tooth. When the cap is off and the tooth is exposed, there lies what

Last week or so my dentist finished replacing my silver fillings with
the new stuff, the stuff that looks like teeth, with work on the top
left, third from the back.
Since the next day that tooth has been hurting when I bite down on

I have a tooth extracted not a wisdom tooth but not sure what that
tooth would be called in a medical area. It has been 4 days today. I
have a white film covering the extraction site and a little bit of
purple brusing. I have no swelling. Is this an infection? I spent all

i recently broke an old crown on a molar, and am in the process of
getting it fixed
i liked and trusted my old dentist but because of  insurance reasons i
had to get a new dentist

Hello Flossaholics and non-belivers,
It is I the flossmaster with a fun tidbit of information that may
entice you into flossing more often...it worked for me.
Harmful bacteria can build up in between teeth in as little as 8 hours