Recent Questions
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Breath problem
My breath smells bad. I brush every morning and night. I mouthwash and floss every morning and night as well. Occasionally I use a water pick. I have braces, but my breath stunk before I got braces. I have no cavities please help?
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Orthodontics and surgery
Took my twelve year old daughter to the ortho in 2011 and was told my daughter would need jaw surgery in a few years and to meet w a surgeon. He explained that although she was a pretty girl there was only so much he could do to fix her profile...
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5 yr old bleeding gums, Is this normal?
Hi,
My daughter is five years old and her last visit to the dentist was about 3-4 months ago. They took a panorex and stated that her teeth were a little cramped (her baby teeth are perfect, which I know isn\'t good) and that she may need to have...
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when is a denture the problem
My husband got a full upper denture 3 weeks ago. He had 8 teeth pulled. He could not eat without pain until 3 days ago. However, he still cannot bite anything. His upper denture overhangs his lower front teeth in front enough that you can stick a...
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Removing Molar - Invisalign - Overcrowding
I have had a root canal and a crown put on one of my back bottom molars years ago. Now my dentist is saying i\'ll have to go to a specialist to see if they can save it as it has gone bad.
He said I could also just go to the oral surgeon and just have...
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White lumps / hard notts behind front bottom teeth
Hi, I have white lumps / hard notts behind front bottom teeth, can you please tell me what is happenings.
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Overbite Jaw Hurting
hello my daughter has an overbite she is 13 years old and she needs to wait till may 18,13 and she says her jaw is hurting really bad do you think she needs to get braces for it .
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Face Swelling
My face on one side swells, along with my upper eye lid and and upper lip on 5 different occasions. I have been to my alergist and i'm not having any problems on that end. Also I 've had problems shallowing while everything else is going on. My boss...
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Large Hard Knot Under Jaw
Help! I went to the dentist with an abscessed tooth 2 weeks ago. I have been on antibiotics now for 14 days. I have surgery scheduled to extract the tooth causing the problem; create a bridge; crown 4 teeth; and fill 2 cavities; however, this procedure...
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Black stuff
I have braces, and im new to them and i woke up this morning and saw that i have some kind of black outline or some kind of black stuff all around my brackets… and i cant take it off..i tried to see if it would come off by using tooth picks. and i...
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My 8 year has peg teeth and no permanents growing
My dentist told me my 8 year old daughter has a growth chart he has never seen before and he has been in practice for 40 years. I took her in because her right lateral incisor fell out 6 months ago and is growing in very slowly. You have only been able...
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What is the process of the under bite ?
I have an underbite and i want to know what is the whole process of getting the surgery and what do i have to go through like the expenses and ex-rays ? and if i have to wear braces before the surgery?"
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Just lost bottom retainer i've had in for 20+ years
Last night my bottom retainer (small metal one that was placed behind my bottom five front teeth) came out. Today as I'm flossing between those teeth, I'm pulling out hard white substance-- i don't think it is part of my tooth-- could this be plaque??...
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Can I get my tongue pierced if I have braces?
Hi ive had braces for like 5 months now, was wondering if i could get my tongue pierced. Would it bother my braces
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Loose teeth in the morning
Every morning my front top teeth seem loose, and I can push them with my tongue. Are they weak due to me smoking? I did have 3 teeth removed on the left top and 2 on the upper right.I have a partial, but I've never worn it. Is that why my teeth are...
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Screws bonded to bone!
Ok well I knocked my front teeth along time ago and they took bone out of my jaw to build up the front of my mouth so I could get implants which I never did so a year ago I had the rest of my top test removed and got a denture plate well the screws...
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Tooth abscess and root canal re-treatment
I had a root canal done on tooth #29 about ten years ago after an injury to the tooth. All seemed well until I noticed a swelling under this tooth a few weeks ago that hurt when pressed. I called the dentist and was told I had an abscess. She...
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Proper Dental Procedures
At the age of 61 I went to the dentist for a simple procedure. I needed fillings on two LOWER teeth (#20 and #28) due to receding gums. Dr. John Jordan described his procedure as follows:
I did a bilateral mental nerve block. I started on the left...
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Metal-Spacers aching
I got my \'metal\' spacers a few years ago.Since Saturday it has been really painful.Another baby tooth is growing under it.I cant really even chew or swallow well.I dont know what I should do?
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Crown lengthening
I need to know if my #11 tooth that had a root canal 3 years ago now I\'m being told I will need crown lengthening for a crown a permanent one .. Can you tell me if crown lengthening is going to guarantee a better result than just a regular permanent...
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Lost Bridge Options?
I lost my bridge yesterday from lower back: molar/false tooth/pre-molar. Recementation is not an option as the pre-molar is mostly gone. Are there any other options, other than a new bridge or a partial? Possible to cement the molar, then use...
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Braces and Lollipops
Can I eat lollipops with braces on?
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FAKE TOOTH
here i want my molar tooth extracted and i want to get the area replace with a fake tooth how much would it cost? i live in alaska, anchorage
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Haven't Worn Retainer In A Year
I haven't worn my retainer in about a year and my teeth have started to move. I have tried putting my retainer back in and I can eventually get them back on, but it hurts really bad to keep them in there for more then a day. I was curious that if i...
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Chipped tooth
So I'm 21 yrs old and I bearly got braces for an overbite but my 2 top front teeth looked chipped the thing is I never chipped them they stop growing fully my left front tooth looks chipped it's longer from one corner, and my right front tooth almost...
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