If you go to my profile and click on my web-page address in my bog, I
have a bunch of pics I took today in Ritzville, Wahington of really old
dental chairs, cabinets, and instruments. I rode my motorcycle out to
these "wheat-field towns" in eastern Washington state, from Hayden,

My son's dentist suggested my son get braces, and I am willing to provide for
him in that area, but the only hesitation I have is the thought of how
painful it is when they get tightened, and he plays the trombone.  In order
to play well, he must push the mouthpiece against his ...

OK I have searched everywhere and can't find an answer to this.
Is a sinus lift with bone graft, done to support on implant on a back
molar, reversible in any way?
If it 'failed' would the sinus membrane drop back down on its own?

I was wondering how often you should get checkups at the dentist. I
would like to be as frugal as possible while making sure that I don't
have to pay large dental bills in the future.
Thanks!

Hi, as you may recall I recently had 4 implants (#'s 18, 19, 20 and
29) on the bottom.
Now the plan is to get #'s 2 and 4 (possibly #3 as well, or just a
bridged crown there).

I had a bottom tooth (#18) removed and was told that there is a chance
of the upper neighboring tooth erupting.
Isn't the upper tooth held firmly in place by its roots? How can it
erupt when there are no physical forces

Like Shawn in the earlier thread, I too had a tooth - a long tooth, I
think it's called a canine - extracted five days ago, and I am having
quite a bit of trouble. The gum around the extraction site is very
swollen and sensitive, and it also feels as if there is still part of

Short version of my question:  When repairing a backmost molar,
is it REALLY essential to restore a broken distal cusp?  If so,
why?
Longer story:

Are tooth powders just as good for brushing as pastes?

I'm 36 hours out from an FMD, and not at all upset about the procedure.  My
brand new -to me-RDH was  fantastic and  I am totally amazed at how well it
went and how little I stressed.   I have GAD, so  I can go 'over the edge"
very easily.

What milling machines are you aware of that are in use in Dental Labs?
In particular machines that are independent of an integrated Dental CAD
offering are important to me.
The integrated companies include: 3M Lava, Cerasystems, Cynovad, Nobel

I am 52, wear a partial upper and have only the four incisors left in
my upper jaw after just having a cracked canine tooth removed. (My
lower teeth have quite old bridgework, but are OK.) Several dentists
had told me that if the canine comes out, I will have to have the

I need a tooth (molar with 2 roots) extracted by an oral surgeon.  I am
69 years old and I don't want to make repeated trips to the dentist.  I
was told that a dental implant cannot be inserted during the same
office visit after the bad tooth is removed.  Please explain why this

I did my root canal treatment today but anytime I bite on something it
hurts. I was not even scared when the densit used that syringe to numb
the area.

Anybody here receive a flier from DenMat that says Core Paste can be
used for posterior restorations?
Thanks,
Sue