Hello, I looked for help on this topic before I wrote.  I hope I am not
bothering you with my question.
I just got back from my local dentist and I have had the worst luck.
I went in to have a tooth extracted.  It was in very bad shape and I

does  anyone has a knoledge / statistics of
surgeries    to final closure of a  tiny nasal  fistula  , which is a
residue of previous cleft ,  bone graft ( failure one  )  , nasal right
floor reconstruction , removal of bad  tissue   (nasal floor).

I do not smoke any more and would like to know if the bleach
treatments can permanently remove the stains. I am caucasion and my
teeth are very porous. I have had my teeth clean and they look ok
except the smoke stain seems to be below the surface. Would the laser

I am looking for advice, I called my oral surgeons office with
questions, but they seemed to blow me off and not offer any
information. I had my bottom wisdom teeth and one tooth next to a
wisdom tooth removed last friday. For all intents and purposes I think

I have been told I need Root Planing and Scaling. I had this done 2 years ago
and paid $550.00
After that I had been getting my teeth cleaned every 3 months. I had to
cancel my last cleaning and tried to reschedule 2 months after that. They

Here copy of my latest blog entry on my MSN Space. You will also find
there 20 links to websites about Periodontitis including a lot of infos
about Periscopy. here the link:  http://spaces.msn.com/stevehaite
The Tooth Truth

I'm the kind of person that when a problem comes up in life, I really
try to learn about it and understand what's going on. I get frustrated
when things become 'gray' and don't really seem to make sense.
I have 5 teeth that have been filled in my life, three of which were in

http://www.healthsentinel.com/news.php?event=news_print_list_item&id=1440
Dr. Limeback, "GUEST VIEW: The evidence that fluoride is harmful is
overwhelming", Standard Times, May 14, 2006,
Link: http://www.southcoasttoday.com/daily/05-06/05-14-06/02opinion.htm

My teeth, the ones left anyway, are in very good shape with the exception
of one upper wisdom tooth and the adjoining molar. They both have mild
periodontal disease. If memory serves the numbers mentioned were 3 to 5
mm. The hygienist said my plaque control above the gum line was ...

In a couple of days I am due to have my four top front teeth prepared
for crowns. My dentist (in London) pointed out on my last visit that,
unusually, in my case the two teeth right at the front are the same
lenth as the other two at each side rather than, as is normal

Any on use it?
is it OK?

I got a plastic see thru retainer after braces were removed.
Is this the same thing as an invisalign?
Even though I wear this, my teeth still shifted somewhat (I feel "collision"
in my bite that was not present earlier)

10 days ago i went to a dentist for a problem with my wisdom tooth,
givin me pain periodically to all the arc.
It is evident taht the 8th moved the occlusion and was also giving me
some problems and had to be removed.

I did see the message from April relating to a similar topic --- the
SNR was a little low, however! :)
I'm guessing if there was a s.m.d. faq, this would be in there.  I
didn't see one....

I had a couple fillings about 3 - 4 months ago. The next day, my tongue
was still numb and everything tasted exceptionally salty. Now, tastes
seem to be fine -- that or I'm just used to the different taste. My
tongue still feels numb though. It's not completely numb to the point