This is Gail and my grandson wrote me of his problem.  He lives in Nevada.
Hopefully I can help him out.
The e-mail in part:   He had a cavity filled on a molar (I think six year
bottom molar) in October.   In Nov. he went back because he had been feeling

A year and a half ago I got a crown for tooth #8.
Two weeks ago the crown fell out and my new dentist told me the stump
had decayed so bad that the only option was a root canal and post for
the new crown.

My daughter was found mesiodens when she took a routine dental x-ray .
The dentist told us to see an oral surgeon if the 2 upper front teeth
don't erupt by 7. Now my daughter is 6.5yr. She lost one of her upper
front tooth 2 week sago and the other one is very loose. I haven't see

Please tell me what you think about this.  Below is what my son's dentist
charged us and the resulting fees and insurance payments.  Am I crazy or am I
being charged twice for the $50 deductible?
Dentist charged $205 for a filling in my son's front tooth.  The ins. co.

Been meaning to get you this information about
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I underwent scaling and root planing earlier this week. I had no
problems until yesterday around noon when I started bleeding from the
gums uncontrollably. I kept thinking it would be better and it never
did so I ended up staying up all night with a constant drip of blood

Dear colleagues
Time is running ... almost three years ago I have posted this ... and
I would like to
encourage you to accept my reminder ;-)

I have a root canal done on this tooth and I also have a post in one
of the roots of the same tooth, but the root was not filled
compleately due to blockage and this post filled the half of the root.
My dentist prepared to do a crown and shaved down the toth...then he

I am trying to make a decision about my front teeth whether I want to
have an implant or a bridge and i am more leaning toward the implant.
I did a little bit of websearch. Cost for dental implant was quite
different. some offer ~$1000 per teeth and some offer >$3000. I am

I have severe tetracycline stains (level 4) and am considering getting
porcelain veneers on my mandibular 8 teeth (I currently have 8
porcelain veneers on my maxillary teeth).
I am wondering if dental professionals in this group would be kind

I have severe muscle tightness, and spasm problems.  On my back, up to
my neck, and into my jaws.  Have been to doctors and specialists, and
received muscle relaxers.  Only seemed to exacerbate the problem, so I
quit.

This past Sunday while watching 60 Minutes on CBS,  I couldn't help
but focus on Hillary Clinton's # 9 central incisor.
Now to be fair,  I wasn't sure what I was seeing or if others were
seeing the same thing.  The reason is that the TV set I was viewing

I had some extreme sensitivity to cold on #14, and the dentist removed the old
filling and replaced it with  a sedative filing with clove oil(?)  to see if it
would calm down.   Since it didn't after a week, the dentist says I need a root
canal job followed by a crown. That is just ...

to all the wonderful and helpful dentists and regulars on here. Thank
you for your kindness and taking the time to reply with wisdom and
caring. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! xo

I had my cleaning about a week ago and the hygienist did not mention
anything out of the ordinary, no bleeding, no deep pockets, no cavities,
just one spot where the enamel was worn down. I had mentioned the sore teeth
problem to her and she repeated the problem to the dentist, ...