Hello sir good morning,
                    my sister is having dental plaques, she is 20 yrs
old. the tooth are lower right 6,7 and lower left 7. these 3 tooth are
very much damaged. so after taking x-ray photographs, doct. said that

I have had someone say that chewable calcium can significantly
increase dental plaque. Any truth to this (beyond the sugars, etc,
that may be found in such supplements)?
Thank you

I had my left rearmost upper molar extracted yesterday.  The dentist was
forced to use sutures, which shocked me.  He said they were dissolving
stitches.
How long will it take before these stitches dissolve?

Had a large filling replaced on an upper molar last year and now it is
hurting like the dickens.  Nothing shows up on the x-ray and no obvious
infection.
Is there any way to tell if a tooth is cracked without doing root canal? Or

Children don't get periodontal disease unless they have a genetic
condition or a systemic disease.
I don't consider gingivitis as a disease.
David DiBenedetto, DMD

I know that Boyd says about this developing in less than 5% of cases.
Wondering what is the frequency of this happening to the pros on this
newsgroup?
John

Would it be advisable for a Tmd patient diagnosed with major
depression, to take an SSRI drug that has been known to cause
clenching? I have prescribed Celexa and I do not want to aggravate my

Periodontal disease is really a disease of aging.   Children don't get
periodontal disease.   Young animals don't get periodontal disease.
The progression of periodontal disease in animals is determined by
their life expectancy.

Im sure everybody is completely sick of my ordeal, but I was wondering
what should somebody like me do at this point, when the NTI hasnt
brought anything resembling relief or "resolution of symptoms"? Maybe
pretend that im not a patient of Dr.Boyd. I would value any helpful

Abfraction occurs in teeth.  Cats get it (FORL), and it is seen in
prehistoric teeth.   In June I visited the ROM in Toronto and saw it
in many prehistoric teeth.  Interesting exhibit!!!  Really shows the
value of having canine teeth  and how the canine teeth protect the

Clenching is not the same as grinding.
Group function and balancing side function can cause grinding, but I
have no answers for preventing clenching.

I am 64 yrs old and relocated to New Mexico from California. My first
visit to a dentist here resulted in the dentist refusing to do any
dental work until I resolved my periodontal issues. I had some
cleaning and scaling from the periodontist, but he said I would not be

I think the vaccine for gingivitis for animals is worthless.
David DiBenedetto, DMD
Will this vaccine prevent dogs from losing their teeth?   No.

I thought it might be worthwhile to repost this old and very lengthy
post of mine for reasons that may or may not seem obvious, given the
posts of someone else who is posting to smd with notices that he has "a
book" to share.  I can't act as though I have not also hoped that ...

About an hour ago I was walking outside and out of the blue, tooth #8
got a sharp, piercing type of pain. I felt a similar pain last week in
tooth #10 but not quite as bad. I do get these pains over the years
but tonight it hurts more than usual and not steady, just zings. When