I went to the dentist after a long time and ended up with some
fillings..a couple fo root canals..etc..and am doing fine now..
However, my teeth seem to feel different a little loose if you may
especially around the root canalled teeth...

How 'easy' is it for a Dentist to remove and re-do a (permanently
cemented) crown that is extremely problematic?  (The crown feels MUCH
'bigger' than the teeth around it and has a very strange 'curve' to it -
the back of the tooth is a lot shorter than the front, and the biting

If you old composite filling only appears black lines and spots around
the edge,
but X-ray shows nothing wrong inside the tooth, will the dentist needs
to replace

Dumb question, I think...
But I remember when I had my tooth pulled they said it was important
to keep gauze against it to prevent "dry socket".
Today the dentist gave me gauze but I hardly used it, I just came home

I heard that he died recently but I cannot find any info. Does anyone have
information for me? So sad, such a young man. Please help, thank you.

I'm taking theophyline and singulair for allergies/asthma. Any reason
why I should not take these on the day of the surgery?
Are there any things one should generally not take (vitamins, meds)
before oral surgery?

I had the weirdest experience at the endodontist this morning and am
wondering if someone would comment/confirm what I suspect.  
Background: my only pre-existing medical condition is hypothyroidism
for which I take Synthroid daily.  The doc injected me once amd I did

I found this web site while searching about cosmetic surgeries.
Definitely check it out!  It is so cute and funny.  I gave a little
bit and hopefully you can a bit too.  I think this girl needs some
assistance. www.teethfundraiser.com

I am in my late 30's and had braces removed 10 years ago.  I faithfully
wore the retainer for years, then gradually allowed more time between
inserting it.  I have not worn it at all for maybe two months now, and
my teeth have moved noticeably.

I want to dentist clean the teeth. But unlike other dentists, I felt
this dentist polish
my teeth very hard. (Maybe it is called polish. The last step for
cleaning teeth with

I normally don't like the term family history but this time it is. I
have always had bad teeth
that never hold up after a root canal and a crown. They always end up
breaking off. The

Does anyone know if the dentist shave a portion of chewing surface of
upper
central front teeth, does he need to grind and smooth the surface? Or
just leave it