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| Need narrative facts on bone graft to convince Insurance company.. | 04 Dec 2006 21:38 GMT | 1 |
Can anyone kindly tell me, in a nutshell the proper verbage and medical reasons for having a bone graft on a bottom (last) back molar? I pay so much for dental insurance and they have refused me. I am having the tooth extracted today and want to do the bone graft as soon as
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| Contemplating Cosmetic Dentistry | 04 Dec 2006 07:58 GMT | 2 |
I am looking for stories from people as well as any professional advice that people have on this topic. I am 38 years old, male, caucasian. I have a somewhat narrow smile. Lots of amalgam fillings, a couple of
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| Do dentists buy gold off patients? | 04 Dec 2006 07:41 GMT | 4 |
I have a bunch of gold that was extracted from black sand. Lots of mercury involved. Will i get a better deal than going to refiner? I live in vancouver, canada.
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| Crown replacement/teeth whitening | 03 Dec 2006 23:32 GMT | 1 |
I am just planning some dental treatment and wondered if anyone had any comments/similar work done. I need a crown replaced and would also like my teeth whitened. I have been advised (after research with several local dentist practices) that
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| Open minded only, no flames. | 03 Dec 2006 20:20 GMT | 2 |
OK Folks; I have not been to a dentist in a very long time, and don't need to go. There is a certain phenomenon happening with my teeth. To discover the proof I will need the help of some sort of medical practitioner. More
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| my dentist wants to put a crown on my front tooth | 03 Dec 2006 17:07 GMT | 7 |
I broke one of my front teeth (# 09) when I was 11. It was restored with bonding which is about 50% of the tooth. Now I am 27 years old and had to replaced the bonding several times to make my tooth look ok. It still looks ok now but you can see that this tooth doesn't look
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| How much temperature a nerve can take before dying ? | 02 Dec 2006 15:13 GMT | 4 |
How much temperature a nerve can take before dying ? When drilling machines rotate at 100,000rpm how much friction increases a tooth temperature ?
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| "Sleep Dentistry"/Oral Sedation | 02 Dec 2006 12:14 GMT | 9 |
Can someone tell me what drugs and doses are being used for what is being advertised in so many radio ads as some sort of new breakthrough in modern dentistry?
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| microjets coming from recently broken tooth | 02 Dec 2006 02:59 GMT | 6 |
I am wondering what this occurrance is when there are these jetlike bubbles of clear liquid discharging from a recently broken tooth since I won't be able to have it looked at for a few days? Any help is amazingly appreciated.
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| occlusion ? | 02 Dec 2006 02:47 GMT | 2 |
I dont expect any definite answers here but I'd be curious if any one has any ideas whats causing my top left molar to be obstructed so i cant get my finger round. The bottom jaw seems to be twisted up and towards the right and away from the side that has the obstruction .
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| My 7 year old daughter has a loose incisor which has already changed to her adult tooth | 02 Dec 2006 02:37 GMT | 2 |
She just told us and it's Friday night so she won't be able to see her pediatric dentist until Monday. How bad is this? She has had no injury to her teeth. This tooth seems to be a tiny bit loose. Thanks
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| Generalized horizontal bone loss | 02 Dec 2006 02:15 GMT | 3 |
Just wondering if there are any dentists out there that have seen patients with generalized horizontal bone loss with no gum disease. My dentist is at a loss as to how to proceed. If there is no gum disease or large pockets, could it be a systemic disease? Surfing the web,
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| Abscess and Redone Root Canal, Pain | 01 Dec 2006 18:22 GMT | 3 |
My friend started having mild pain last week and put off going to the dentist. On Sunday it started to bother him so he went and was sent right afterwards to an endodontist. Tooth #15 had abscessed and the endodontist removed the crown, gutta percha and 2 posts, cleaned and put
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| Numb Tongue | 01 Dec 2006 15:54 GMT | 9 |
I went to the dentist to have a filling inserted... when the dentist put the needle in on the right lower side of my mouth, I felt a very strong 'tingle' or electric jolt in my tongue (and I let the dentist know about it at the time) as though he had hit the nerve. The
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| Advanced Payment Question | 01 Dec 2006 14:33 GMT | 19 |
I have a question about standard practice for payment. I've been going to a dentist for over 15 years, and have never failed to show up for an appointment, and I pay for services before I leave his office. I have dental insurance that pays 80% for most work. Recently, my dentist
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