How does a dentist know whether an impacted wisdom tooth
is infected or not? Is there way a patient can figure this out
by himself.
Is the pain caused by the impaction or the infection?

8 months ago, I had to have part of the jawbone between molars #30 & 31
removed because of infection caused by a deep filling in molar #30.
Periodontist also did a crown lengthening procedure at same time,
cutting the gum line down.   I had a crown prep done 2 months later by

My wife went to the dentist. As she understood it - or explained it to
me - the dentist was just adding some cement to a loose crown or
something like that. I guess she must have misunderstood.
So I get this bill for $243 that says "Resin composite-3s, posterior".

I have a question. I had a gum that was swollen, red and bleeding over
a crown last year. I went to the dentist and he did a surgery on me, to
take out the infected gum. After the surgery, the gum looked better for
a little bit and then got worse. The dentist said that I might be

I have a cracked filling on a lower back molar. The original filling
was done 15+ years ago, and has been repaired at least 3 times since
then.  I have significant issues with grinding which is the main cause
of this.

I had my wisdom teeth removed exactly one week ago today, as of today i still
have a god amount of swelling on the right side of my face, there is also a
fair amount of pain and stifness that goes into my ear and up toward my
temple. because of lack of dental insurance they were ...

I recently had crowns replaced.  My dentist did a terrible job (colour,
shape..).  He agreed to replace them for me at no cost.  However, I
have lost all confidence in him as I do not find I was treated well
during this process.  He was very short with me throughout and did not

I have new bridges front top and bottom and I would like to lighten the
teeth next to the bridges. I have never tried a whitening "kit" found in
stores and have no idea which one to purchase. Which type works the fastest
with the least hassle etc? TIA.

Alguinen conoce un buen grupo odontológico en español ?
O sino, estarían interesados en crear uno ?

Hi!  I would really appreciate your input...
I have all porcelain crowns on my two front teeth. This summer, I had a
root canal on one of them, and decided to replace both crowns (they
were over 10 years old, and the other was cracked. The dentist replaced