I had my #15 extracted today. It was very badly broken, with very little
tooth left past the gumline, but the oral surgeon was able to extract it
with forceps and no cutting of the gum and what was left of the tooth
was extracted in one piece. I was billed for an ADA code D7210, ...

Is there a plate used for dental implants after sinus lift and
bone graft ?...  What does the plate do?... What's it purpose?...

So my wife has been diagnosed with Peridontal disease before and had
scaling performed to correct it and today when she goes to the dentist
she's given a regular cleaning and I'm told that it's more expensive
because the dentist has to charge it as it were a non-preventative

First post to this group.
I have an old gold crown (can't remember when it was installed) in
position 19. I have had almost constant sensitivity, especially to
sweets, for about 8 months. 6 months ago, my dentist sent me to an

I understand that crowns made of composite material are available now.
I'm wondering what the professionals who post here think of the quality
of these crowns compared to porcelain and PFM crowns.
What advantages are there?

I wonder whether anyone out there has any comment on this one for me:
The crown in question has replaced the vast majority of my upper left
eye tooth. It was put in position around 10 years ago, but this weekend
it got loose and finally fell out. The dentist I saw today has scraped

About a month ago, my dentist put a temporary crown on one of my teeth
using temporary cement.  He told me it might come off, and to call him
if it did.  Three weeks later, it came off while I was eating ice
cream, so the next day I saw him to get the permanent crown put in.