Anyone have any horror stories about the ubiquitous oral bisphosphonates
(Boniva, Fosamax)causing osteonecrosis of the jaw as a result of perio
surg, implants, or extraction?

I have seen a (youtube) video extolling the benifits of "mini dental
implants".  What exactly are these and how does the procedure differ
from the traditional implant algorithm?  Does anyone know who does such
a procedure in the southern California area?

I get a cold sore on my lip a few times a year.
I spoke to a few different people and everyone gives me a different
treatment.
So I am confused which one to use.

A friend has a back molar that juts out at a sharp angle. She wants to put
braces just on the back 2 or 3 teeth and wants something that is removable
so she is able to clean easily.
Help appreciated.

Twenty eight years ago I damaged four front teeth in my lower jaw resulting
in four root canals and a six unit bridge.
About four years ago the roots were removed and now there's a lot of bone
loss.  I have the opprotunuty to participate in a study that'll replace the

Hello friends
  Hello friends, I am a youth with serious economic problems.
Regrettably in this part of the world where I live the wealth two or
three people they monopolize it. The rest of the town dies from hunger.

I have had several root canalled molars.  Most of them have broken down (
crowns were to expensive at that time), the root canalls were done about 8
years ago, now most of them are broken below gumline.  I think even the posts
of canal came out.  I made a appointment with a oral ...

My Mom is 79 years old. She needs work on her upper teeth. On the right
side, she has the #2 tooth and then some missing teeth till the front
teeth, so she needs a partial for that gap. And on the left side, after
the front teeth she has a 3-tooth bridge, underneath are teeth #11 ...

Not sure if this is the right group, but anyway.
I've bitten my lower lip and can't help biting the resulting swelling at
least once or twice a day.
That prevents it healing.

I have a partial denture and I need to use Fixodent or some other dental
stuff to keep it in place.
My problem is that after I remove for cleaning, there's residue on my
gums and palate that is so hard to remove.   Can anyone give me a hint

I have had the following three things on my lip area in the past.
1. Canker sore - usually on the inside of my lip, facing the gums (hit
it while brushing) or on my inner cheek (bit it while chewing).  Hurts
like crazy for 2 weeks then gets better

My mom has had dentures for awhile and she complains of an extremely dry
mouth while wearing them....so she doesn't wear them often.  Is it
possible that this is a problem due to what they are made of?
She said that her dentist told her that people usually have the opposite

Just wondering what product and/or procedure you use to clean all that
tempbond NE off of crown preps prior to tryin/cement of final restoration.
I've always used pumice/spoon/explorer but seems to take alot of TIME to get
it all off.  Tough to get that pumice interproximally if ...

how much is this worth and is it viable to extract the gold content out
of it?

I had a root canal on a tooth years ago, and a few months ago I
developed a sore spot below one of the teeth which made wearing a
partial excruciating.  I used Benzodent when I had to wear them and it
helped a little.