Dentistry

Abfraction and dental researchers
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 other teeth in the jaws. I don't know w... 7 Sep 2008 00:28

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Drilling Without Anesthetic (And With Pain)
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 nerve, I would flinch but remain... 9 Sep 2008 14:54

clenching vs grinding
Clenching is not the same as grinding. Group function and balancing side function can cause grinding, but I have no answers for preventing clenching. ... 6 Sep 2008 23:27

NTI causing anterior open bite
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 ... 8 Sep 2008 21:29

Periodontal Disease
On Sep 4, 1:22 pm, New Mexico Tom <nmto...(a)aol.com> wrote: 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 h... 6 Sep 2008 23:27

TMJ surgery case in Spokane
Joint surgery caused problems instead of solving them? Who would have thought?? http://www.tri-cityherald.com/1154/story/294342.html A little commentary on the same case from the "Dr. Bicuspid" site: Kallestad, 29, a former cheerleader and tennis player who had dreams of becoming a lawyer, is now unable to... 5 Sep 2008 12:41

Piercing Pain in Front Upper Tooth
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 I press my right sinus area next to m... 3 Sep 2008 20:37

How much can a bridge cost?
Hi there. I just have a tooth pulled (bottom. 3rd one from the rear) and now I have a gap. What can I do to fix as I do not want to have a gap. I heard that I can get an implant which cost many 1000s of $ or a bridge where the front and back teeth get a crown attached to a fake tooth in the middle. I need this to l... 3 Sep 2008 21:38

Dental work in a 'Gray Area'.
On Sep 3, 8:35 am, "john d hamilton" <blues...(a)mail.invalid> wrote: "John & Ninetta" <jsul...(a)sentex.net> wrote in messagenews:a9adnVIyQ7VueCDVnZ2dnUVZ_qHinZ2d(a)sentex.net... "Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <bornfeldm...(a)dentaltwins.com> wrote in message news:9Uevk.328$jE1.9(a)trnddc03... john d ... 8 Sep 2008 10:10