Dentistry

which BA under amalgams?
Hi all, I recently bought a bottle of g-bond, but as I'm not doing many composites it's mostly wasted. I've begun thinking of using it to seal my amalgam preps before placement of the "dreaded mercury stuff". It's been months since I last used dycal or another liner or base, cause I stopped believing in them (it... 12 Dec 2005 14:45

Is dizziness related to rotten tooth?
Hi, I am waiting for a rotten tooth (2nd molar, upper jaw) to be looked at in the next few days but I'm noticing a bit of dizziness from time to time. Is it possible this is related to the tooth? Many thanks for any advice. ... 8 Dec 2005 20:30

Question re crown being made
I went in to be drilled and impressions made for a crown last week, with my Delta PMI dentist .. I go back on the 20th for the crown to be fitted. Meanwhile, yesterday, my USC implant crown dentist saw me and the prof looked at my mouth and the temp crown and commented that I should tell the dentist making the ... 10 Dec 2005 18:59

Who is responsible for payment?
Should the dentist pay? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi there, I had four porcelain veneers fitted at the front of my mouth 12 months ago. I went to the same dentist today for a check up and they tell me there is too much excess cement in between the veneers m... 13 Dec 2005 10:05

Complications post-extraction, need advice
I went to a general dentist for extraction of a first upper molar on my right side. I now think she was very inexperienced at extractions and that she and her staff lied about this and she mainly does cosmetic dentistry, this is because I have had a few other uneventful extractions in the past by oral surgeons and ... 12 Dec 2005 14:45

DENTAL SOFTWARES, CLINIC MANAGEMENT,ETC.
Hello! I'm a freshly passed Dentist & planning to open a clinic of my own shortly in Pune-Maharashtra state, India. Can anybody please give me tips on variuos aspects of a private clinic including its management, products, free softwares (to start with), any used dental units, etc. Regards Pankaj ... 7 Dec 2005 17:42

UPDATE Re: Should I get the root canal before the crown?
Well, here's the latest: I hope the assistant at the dentist knows what she was talking about, she seemed very confident that I did not need a root canal, at least not according to the symptoms as I described them. She said they put a very think acrylic coating over the tooth (temp. crown) and that it would be v... 7 Dec 2005 08:45

A Great Deal!!!
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A few MonoDont questions
Howdy all. Sorry if I'm ignoring some threads, but I'll be back soon. For now, I finally got the MonoDont parts and I'm going to make a denture tooth version to go into the upper right canine spot. I looked at the PowerPoint step by step that the DAL people sent along, but already there are problems: 1) How do y... 8 Dec 2005 08:44

Question re: gum surgery laser vs scalpel
Can somebody help me please? My dentist wants to perform this type of surgery in order to fill a cavity below the gumline. He would not use a laser for this (he says he prefers the scalpel, but I am not sure, maybe he does not have the instrument -he has a fairly small practice, so cost may be an issue). Bu... 6 Dec 2005 14:35