Dentistry

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2012-02-07 Oral Surgery - Hospital neglect?:

I cannot understand why the teeth/tooth was not removed. More importantly, if your dentist had so much trouble trying to fit the denture it was unlikely to have fit at the time of the extractions and was

2012-02-07 Oral Surgery - Hospital neglect?:

I am confused. We're several teeth supposed to be left in?  If a tooth is on the way of fitting the denture it isn't going in. If the surgeons notes indicate a tooth is to remain, regardless of the denture

2012-02-07 Oral Surgery - Hospital neglect?:

Jen - What you have endured is absolutely wrong.  If your dentist fabricated a denture, to prepare for all the teeth to be extracted, and left one in, then he is wrong and has done an inappropriate treatment

2012-02-07 Oral Surgery - hospital neglect?:

Dear Jen,    Your entire ordeal as you describe it sounds unusual.  I need to have x-rays and operative reports to come to any conclusions. It is possible for you to have an immediate denture which would

2012-02-06 Oral Surgery - Wisdom tooth pain:

Keith -  It is a little difficult for me to be sure, but the inflammation associated with the wisdom tooth most likely has spread and inflamed the mandibular nerve, located below the tooth.  This tooth