My Periodontist has told me that my disease has progressed to where I
need to have pocket reductions (flap procedure) enhanced with bone
material to help anchor my teeth.  He says I need to have it done in my
entire mouth if I want to avoid future tooth loss.  I will also need to

I've tried using a mouth-guard at night, but it didn't seem
to be helping much.  And i've also been using a soft-bristle
brush, and taking care not to brush too hard for the past
couple of years, and that didn't seem to make things better.

This is of some interest.  I found a 2006 article online at
   http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-152936882.html
which gave support to a much earlier report in a science journal
stating that dental scientists, exploring reasons for low measures of

Hmmm.  I didn't realize today's date until just now.  This is the 25th
anniversary of the day that ended my life as I knew it and started the
rest of "my life" as I have come to know.
If anyone wants to wish me a Happy Anniversary, it would be welcomed.  I

I go to a periodontist every 3 months for a cleaning. The hygienist does
the cleaning and the periodontist checks afterwards. My gums were pretty
good with no large pockets.
My teeth are usually a bit sensitive afterwards but around tooth 26

If anyone lives here, maybe you could help me with this. I called
around, looked at the web and phone book and it's a shame that in a city
like NY, if you have a toothache at night after 8 or 9, all you can get
is a prescription but no actual treatment.

I was on this board a while ago.  I have a recurring blister on the
inside of my lower lip.  The blister seems to contain a clear fluid.
It forms and breaks all within 24 hours or less.  Then it seems to go
away completely.  A few weeks to a month later I get the same thing in

Hey everyone,
I am an endodontist in need of my peers' opinion.  Over the past 2
weeks, I have been noticing a foul, disgusting, abscess-like taste in my
mouth.  I at first noted it when I would eat (like a bad after taste);

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