For some reason I got it into my head that the use of lasers in dentistry
has pretty well ended the need for a drill or at least reduced its need.
So whenever I ask my dentist about the use of lasers (mainly as a way to
reduce anxiety) he scoffs and says that lasers are used ...

I scheduled an appointment with the dentist today because last night I
popped out one of my fillings sometime during the night.
This particular filling I've dislodged once before, I'm averaging about 3
years per refill.  Its a composite, at the gumline, on the front surface of

Could anesthesia or oral surgery cause Bell's Palsy?...

Hello group, does anyone know more or less about the cost of dental
implants in New jersey or PA? I have a choice of either a bridge
(about 2800 from which I pay half) or an implant (3000 from which I
have to pay the whole amount)

I once tried to whiten my teeth with a custom made plastic thing that
fit over my teeth, which held gel that I wore at night. After I
increased the dosage of the gel it hurt like hell so I quit using it.
Meanwhile a friend of mine just had his whitened using some new laser

I was wondering, is it generally better or worse to hydrate before a dental
appointment?  Obviously over hydrating isn't a good thing - unless the
dentist has catheter for you to use, but when having your teeth worked on,
would hydrating decrease the pain felt and or lessen ...

My dentist put the crown on one of my first molar, and his also
suggested to replace the silver fillings the the second molar, where
there are fillings on the top and surface connected with first molar.
Will this need to drill away more tooth to remove the old filling and

Is chlorhexdine .012mg good for sore gums after having a bridge installed?
BTW,  is .012mg is just over 1/10 of a mg, correct? TIA

I had an apicoectomy done on a failed root canal in June,
2006. It was done on the 2nd molar from the back, bottom
left. Starting about November, I noticed swelling (a
fistula) at this molar's gum. At my request, my endodontist

My destist struck my two front upper teeth with an instrument today
while I was getting cavities filled. A metal instrument that he was
using crashed against my teeth with a decent amount of force. It
occurred when he was removing the "clasp" (I call it this - it what

My question may be too funny. But I wonder if shaping your teeth with
nail sandpaper works. I have a friend who think his canines too sharp
smooths them using a nail file very often. Will it really work?

Hi, youtube has lots of results for "flossing" and "dental health",
but they're most of them "look at me flossing my cat's teeth" or "the
government are killing children with fluoridation" stuff rather than
anything useful. Anyone here know of useful online dental health

One week from today on January 14th, it will be fifteen (15) years since
my mutilated TMJs were replaced with prosthetic joints.
Even though the original catastrophe occurred 24 years ago this March, I
prefer to celebrate the years as before Techmedica (TMJ Concepts) and

Does any one know a good news group where derntists can exchange views with
each other, without the whole site becomming a patient "Agony Aunt" type
affair?

I broke my arm about 6 years ago and had to get 2 plates and 10 screws
for about the past year i have felt this bump where the screw felt
like it wasnt all the in and more recently another screw has developed
the same signs but there is two visible red dots from the screw heads