I wonder about what happened to me the other day when seeing a new
dentist.  He said he wanted to rework my partial.  He took the
partial, removed some of the interior, mixed up an acrylic paste, put
it in the partial, and then put it in my mouth.  He left it there for

FOR ALL OF YOU CLAIMING THE SUPERIORITY of US/CANADIAN schools to any other
dental schools , did you know that in this country students score lower than
other countries
http://www.nysun.com/foreign/us-students-lag-behind-other-nations-in-science/67500/

Hi, my healing cap has come off a couple of times (lower left 2nd
molar) in the last few months and now it's happened again. I won't be
able to get in to see my dentist for 2 weeks this time.
I've gone ahead and cleaned out the inside of the post and I've

I'm a 64 male who recently went for a dental check up. I was told that I I'm
overbrushing and have exposed teeth at the gum line that need a coating put
onto eight
teeth.

I distinctly remember that when I was a child (before puberty), circa
1960, my dentist *never* gave me Novocaine or any sort of anesthetic
prior to starting the drilling.  Instead, I just grabbed the arms of the
dental chair and hung on for dear life.  When the drill would hit a

I'm assuming that this theory has been discredited as far as teeth are
concerned, but can anyone point me to some sensible research that covers
this issue?
TIA

I am going to be retiring to Mexico.
I can no longer afford to live in USA on my pension.
Can anyone give me any tips advice on what I should
look for when I visit a dentist's office in such a

    I had not heard these reports--sounds like a "wag the dog" situation.
Just in case you get a query:
http://www.schmidtandclark.com/Dentures/
Steve

I think maybe I made a big mistake. I went to one of these
chain dental clinics, advertising alot on a special. I now
have a temporary where they are going to put a crown.
BUT, the original tooth had very little space between it

I had an x-ray of my teeth about 5 years ago and it appeared that i
didn't have wisdom teeth that were going to erupt.
I am now 26 and have developed a pointy bit under the gum at the back
of my mouth where my wisdom tooth would be.

Three weeks ago, a new patient came into my office.  She presented
with 4 dental implants on the lower jaw.  2 placed behind each lower
canine.  She was complaining of constant pain on both sides of her
lower jaw.  All 4 implants were firm.  However, the most posterior on

About 6 years ago, I had a root canal done on a crowned lower molar. Shortly
afterwards I got lots of pain and x-rays showed a cyst under the tooth.   I
had a apicectomy that seemed to do the trick.
Two months ago the crown came off and I had a new one fitted,  Last week I

Implant with infection healed
I feel the need to post this simply because I think the community can
benefit from this.
I live in Hawaii. Perhaps one and half years ago from this posting I

This morning I visited my regular dental practice
and was told that they no longer fit
porcelain-on-base-metal crowns. All of the ones I
have are of porcelain on base metal and most of

I have a tooth that hurts when biting down on say a toothpick. Eating
foods doesn't really hurt. It's not sensitive to hot/cold/sweet. I am
also trying to get over some TMJ issues such as cutting out caffeine,
better sleep and until recently my whole jaw ached. Also, if I massage