In Australia, Dentists make substantially more than doctors if we
compare apples with apples. EG, a dentist will earn more than a General
Practitioner (I believe called a "family physician" in the USA).
Similarly, a dental specialist such an orthodontist will earn more than

I want to buy an electric toothrbrush. I've never owned one before but
I've shortlisted it to two models:
Philips e9800 Sonicare Elite and Oral B Triumph Professional Care 9500
DLX

My dentist sent me to a specialist to do my root canal.  I waited
several weeks and returned to my dentist to have the post installed. I
told my dentist I had pain and he took an xray but said he could not
see anything wrong. He said I might be sore for a few months from the

Cosmética Dental Burga considera que ha llegado el momento de ser esa
pieza que falta en las vidas de muchas jóvenes de escasos recursos que
no pueden acceder a tratamientos cosméticos como medio para impulsar
su desarrollo. Deseamos ponernos al servicio de la comunidad y por ello

I need help!
I had a tooth extracted about 2 weeks ago, and it's healing well
according to my dentist.  However, i have a small amount of food that
is stuck in the hole that i can't get out.

FAQs Posted from Align Technology (Invisalign's) Website. Important
Information for Doctors and Orthoclear Patients.
Q. I contacted OrthoClear's call center to inquire how to proceed with
my OrthoClear cases, and was told that my cases would be transferred to

Hi.  Last April, as I was taking a bite out of an apple, I felt a sharp
pain of the left side of my jaw, accompanied with a terrible crunching
sound.  X-rays showed that I had dislocated it and that it was due to
osteoarthritis.  My family doctor sent me to an oral maxillofacial

I just went to a dentist to have my amalgam filling replaced by
composite and he filled in between the teeth as well, so now i have 2,
and 3 teeth filled together, so I cannot floss between - is this
healthy? Is this normal practice? Can this be fixed?

Just wanted to put a positive post about my root canal experience, in
case anyone - like me - came to this site for reassurance that's it's
not so bad. While my dentist could do the procedure, I decided to see
an endodontist, and he was outstanding.  They said my appointment would

I am 39 and am considering braces. However, at the age of 20 I had a
root canal and metal posts and crowns placed in my upper 4 front teeth.
Is there any chance of destabilizing the posts by getting braces put on
them and moving the posts that are attached to the upper portion of ...

This is wife's experience.
Day 1 - Had one lower wisdom tooth surgically extracted
The doc said "no problems in the surgery", took 20 minutes
under local anesthesia

My two upper front teeth have always been in perfect position until
this year alone. I can't tell which tooth shifted but one tooth is out
a bit and one tooth is in a bit. It's not crooked or anything. It just
shifted forward or backwards. I can feel it with my tongue or when I

Here's the issue:
Right lower tooth second to back with newer porchelain crown (~6
months).
Severe tooth ache:  Eating, biting, and pressing on it with finger

My dentist says that bruxism can cause the whole face to shorten.
Frightening stuff, as he said it makes it look older and less
attractive!!
Is this true? And would your "everyday" moderate bruxism case lead to

I switched dentists to one closer to home recently.  I had a filling go
bad and he recommended getting an overlay instead of just replacing the
metal filling.  The problem is that I have never felt comfortable with
chewing on that side and, recently, ran my fingernail along the top ...