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Composite restoration without isolation. Hi! I'm a third year dental student and I'd like to ask a few questions! Just the other day, one of my patients wanted me to restore her left central incisor and it was a Class III & Class V (palatal) cavity. The only sound structure remaining were the incisal tip and all of the buccal enamel after all the carious ... 30 Nov 2005 09:26
How does one find a good dentist? (yes, this one again!) I know this has been asked a million times, and I've read a few of the answers, but I'm still confused. For example, it seems almost ALL Dentists accept "dental insurance" these days, and yet it seems, from what I read here, that any dentist who accepts dental insurance is likely to be a con artist. What do I do... 23 Nov 2005 13:27
Pain after root canal treatment. I had a root canal performed on my upper right canine tooth 3 days ago, following 3 months of severe pain in that and the surrounding teeth. The sensitivity to hot and cold and the pain when biting down has disappeared, however I still have a severe nagging pain in the area of the tooth. It also is painful when the... 21 Nov 2005 16:46
partial upper denture v.s. CUD HI. I was just interested in some opinions onthe tretment options for a couple of cases: Case #1. Female patient in her late 40s presents with 2 centrals and one canine. She is intereted in enhancing the esthetics of the centrals with veneers and getting a new partial. She is also allergic to metals and wants ... 22 Nov 2005 16:41
Questions about newly placed composite fillings I have some concerns about the quality of work of some recent composite fillings. My dentist replaced most of the old amalgam fillings in one quadrant of my mouth. All the fillings feel significantly rougher than the old amalgams and the tooth enamel, and one feels higher than it used to - like the occusal surfa... 26 Nov 2005 01:53
Crown Lengthening - Healing Five days ago I had crown lengthening on the very back lower molar (#32, I think). The dentist who performed the procedure said some things that according to what I've read, seem iffy: 1) That the dressing would come off like a band-aid, not to worry. She didn't say when. Shouldn't it be on for two weeks? 2) T... 19 Nov 2005 23:17
Invisalgin, jaw popping Hello everyone, Please help. I got invisalign orthodontics yesterday to correct a diastema (gap) between my front teeth. Other than the gap, my teeth are straight. I need 8 aligners on the bottom, and 9 on the top. When I took the aligners out tonight to eat, my jaw was popping on the right, no pain, just popped... 17 Nov 2005 18:00
sinus lift complications About 4 months ago I had a lateral sinus lift. One month after the procedure I had an infection. Going back to the periodontist, he said that it was an infection in the flap which hadn't completely healed. Also I had told him that while blowing a baloon that air was escaping to my nose, and that mucous had bone fra... 22 Nov 2005 13:01
Overcoming Invisalign sharp edge painful tongue using chewing gum Is there an accepted way to overcome Align Technology Invisalign sharp edges? The dentist didn't tell me my tongue would be ripped to shreds. I'm sure calluses will form over the course of a year, but, these new Invisalign plastic inserts sure are sharp! For my five thousand dollars paid to the dentist and to ... 8 Dec 2005 07:42 |