I have a question.  I had all four wisdom teeth extracted about 2
weeks ago.  Everything seemed to be fine, not much pain or anything
like that.  I just had a bunch of canker sores.  A couple days ago I
noticed some bone or something coming through the side of my gum where

If I dropped out of dental school after 3 years, got straight As in all
my procedures/labs .. fillings (e.g. Class 2s) fissure sealants, etc.
etc. did IDBs really well.. but dropped out ..basically cos hated
learning all the boring stuff and paperwork.. and uni was getting too

Anyone have any info/ideas/speculations regarding heavy use (2 liters /day)
of said soft drink? Can the acid potentially cause caries in an otherwise
sugar-free diet? As an aside, what do you think about the caffeine content
vis ?  vis coffee in similar amounts?

   I'm a 49 year old semi-vegetarian (so I will eat meat when I have
the craving to) who is seriously considering braces.
   There are diet books on everything such as low carbohydrate, low
glycemic index, etc, etc. These food count books are dedicated to

I went in for my second root canal treatment yesterday and the denstist
took out my nevre is he supposed to clean out the plup or take out the
nevre when he did this section that was supposed to be filled started
to bleed. He said that I have to come back and he has to fill it again ...

Simply close your mouth and act like you are chewing gum. Chew like
this for a minute or so at a time.
To do the exercise right make sure your molars on both sides move apart
a little, and then touch lightly again. Also notice that your lips are

I had to have a right canine tooth pulled last week. There was no tooth
structure left so the oral surgeon had to cut it out. He wanted to give
me HYRDOCODONE for pain but my past experience wth this drug is it
makes you sleepy and dizzy and does nothing to numb pain. Anyways, my

My wife had her wisdom teeth surgically removed.
The dental surgeon put non-dissolvable sutures - the
reason he gave was that the dissolvable ones may
cause stomach problems - is this a real concern?

I went to a dentist who determined I should get a crown on one of my molars.
His office manager then came in to tell me the various options and their
prices.  She seemed to really want to steer me away from a
Porcelain-Fused-to-Metal crown (PFM) and instead toward

Hi, I just found your group, sorry if this is a bit long need to
explain.
On 4/21/05 Oral Surgeon pulled out all my top teeth, then I went
directly to my dentist office for her to put in the Immediate Denture.

I am going to need upper and lower dentures, am on Soc. Sec
disibility, and Soc. Sec. does not contribute to dental work.
A local dentist quoted me $2400 which I can not afford.  How
do I go about finding a low cost provider of qualtiy dentures?

This is pretty embarrasing to me that's why I am afraid to go get it checked
out.  Mostly everyone on my father's side does not have a great teeth.
Sarcastically saying, I was blessed with not so great teeth, which also does
include parts of my fault for not taking care of them as ...

Here's my situation.  I'm 53, sole caregiver to semi-invalid mother. I
am disabled and receive social security and medicare benefits; not
qualified for medicaid.
I have been dentist-phobic but I now get anti-anxiety meds that help;

I have headaches caused from an incorrect bite. My dental plan does not
cover braces. Is there any way to get my dental insurance OR health
insurance to pay for this due to the headaches. It is also VERY
difficult to floss due to the crowding... This could lead to gum

Having pressure sensitive under a crown on a molar.
My dentist wants me to see a specialist as he think its
"conclosing osetitis?
what the heck is that? Cant find any info on it.