I have had some reminerlization between teeth and they are slightly
stained. I have been using GC Tooth Mouse to help in remineralization.
What can I expect if I want to have my teeth whitened with say the
brite smile procedure? Would trays be better?

I visited my dentist the other day because I have an abscess above a
crowned tooth - upper right-hand side,fourth tooth from rear. The
abscess isn't giving me enormous trouble at the moment, but obviously I
would like it dealt with.

I've seen undercover research in Reader's Digest and from an
un-broadcasted Prime Time Live episode from 1997 that, statistically,
most dentists are greedy, if not greedy liars. This is my personal
experience as well.

I'm flying out the country to get dental treatment. I have a
malocculsion of my teeth. I have a bite that grinds the upper and
lower teeth together. So obviously I want to fix this. I might need
tooth extraction on my lower jaw but I want to know how long the

I heard Dean Edell on the radio mention something about 5% of the
tooth decays when placed in a jar of soda.
How does this translate to real life? Our teeth are not continually
immersed in soda.

I have some problems with my teeth and not sure how to proceed -
First Issue - I have 2 teeth need to be extracted as they cannot be saved
without root therapy - I don't want to risk infections so I am reconciled
to

My son started teething early and had his 1st tooth by 4 1/2 months.
Now at 6 1/2 months he's got four teeth with 2 more on the way.
Anyways, at least 2 of his teeth look yellowed.  He's exclusively
breasfed, has never had a bottle and is not on any iron.  He's barely

Haven't the past few months been pretty nice on SMD?
New dentists posting, very little argumentative behavior,
not much spam, open sharing of ideas, and patients asking
and getting decent advice.

i'm 22 and have no dental insurance, i really need help with this can
anyone help me or give me some suggestions on how to get something i
can afford. I'm also a college student and of course im always broke

Just curious, what's the real difference between an amalgam filling
and a composite one?  Is it a matter of quality or appearance?  Just
visited my new dentist for a full exam and 2 X-rays.  He gave me an
estimate of the work I need done, and he lists 3 amalgam fillings and

Today I noticed that 2 of my top front teeth have turned brown--the pattern
is striped. My daughter said she noticed this a few days ago. This is quite
recent. I have bleached my teeth in the past with good results, and one of
the 2 teeth that turned had a long ago (13+ years) ...

About 5 years ago I had a huge tori removed from the roof of my mouth and
from the upper side. The other day I was sucking on a mouth mint and noticed
the roof of my mouth was getting irritated. When I ran my tongue over the
sore spot I was horrified to discover that the once ...