Back in early Spring my new dentist performed an anti-biotic treatment
for some deep pockets I have, especially from some old wisdom tee,th
extractions.  My question is, is it 'normal' to have such lingering jaw
pain after several months??  Some days the pain is almost unbearable

Are they the same thing? I'm having about 15 veneers on top and bottom,
and I just don't want them done, I want them designed for my mouth, and
smile. Are prosthodontists cosmetic dentists, or is that a specialty in
itself? I just don't want pretty teeth in themselves, I want them ...

I am an avid Listerine user.  Recently I ran out and decided to giv
Crest Pro Health rinse a chance.  The first few days I had n
complaints.  On the 3rd or 4th day, I noticed some stinging on m
tounge.  By the 5th day, there was a good amount of sting even after

Hi!  I need a professional opinion from you, if you would do me that
favor.
My daughter had all 4 wisdom teeth extracted on 9-11.  She was awake
during

Four days ago, I had five cavities filled (with composite), all on the
upper left hand side of my mouth.  Now, whenever I chew food I get a
sharp pain in my mouth where the fillings were placed.  Some of the
fillings that I had done were also replacing the silver fillings I had

Guys,
My dentist has had my right lower wisdom tooth on "watch" for some
time.  Last week a molar further forward was giving me a lot of pain,
reacting to hot drinks (badly) and soothing to cold ones.

What would be the best price one would have to pay for a porceline
crown and how much per tooth for a bridge. Thank you.

I am a 19 yr old college student and the back of my mouth on the left side is
hurting near where my wisdom tooth is supposed to be. It does not hurt on the
inside of near the roof my mouth just on the side by the cheek I was
wondering if this was an impacted wisdom tooth or what ...

Is there a way to alter the color without removal of the crown/bridge etc?
Is there some sort of veneer that can be applied?
Also, do the TV stars really have teeth as white as toilet porcelain or
does the camera made their teeth look whiter than they really are? People

I currently have permanent crowns on my two front teeth, and am using Colgate
Extra Whitening with Baking Soda and Peroxide. My question is, is this going
to whiten all of my other teeth and leave my crowns their original color(not
yellow, but certainly not white... off shade of ...

What is the substance that is heated red hot and used to fill the canal?
Is it metal or some kind of plastic? Thanks.

I just had a 7 tooth permenant bridge installed top front and I am bothered
because my relaxed tongue hits it on the left side only.
I am having a 5 tooth bridge installed on the bottom so should I wait until
it is installed before I ask my doctor to grind down the upper a bit? My

I got tired of arguing about amalgams with day care workers and such, so
I've been gone for awhile.  But I was hoping one of the dentists here could
provide me with an informed consent form for a patient who is refusing a
crown and buildup after a root canal.

Nimesulide is legal in my country.
My wife has a tooth problem & the doctor has
prescribed a capusle containing Nimesulide-100mg
& Serratiopeptidase-15mg to be taken just

Last year I had  the left back toothextracted as it gave me terrible
pain ,.It might have been fractured ,but nothing showed up in x-rays
and eventually, the tooth basically fell apart during root canal. My
dentist suggested  that I advise with a periodontist, about replacing ,