Dentistry

Recent Answers

2010-03-10 Dentistry - root canal removed:

Hi Lisa, I am not sure how to respond to this. I personally have never heard of needing to have a tooth removed due to Grave's disease. I don't think that was necessary. Removing an otherwise healthy

2010-03-10 Dentistry - Tooth extraction - is bone graft necessary immediately?:

Margaret - I do not like to place a bone graft in a traumatized tooth extraction site. The bone around the tooth is altered in its blood flow and the graft often has problems in healing. So have the

2010-03-09 Oral Surgery - Horrendous pain following wisdom teeth removal - no dry socket though:

Matt - Do you have a bad taste in your mouth? Do you have bad breath? If you have both, you do have a dry socket and need the sockets packed. The surgeon needs to do more than just give you medications

2010-03-09 Oral Surgery - Pregnant daughter w/4 wisdom teeth to be extracted:

Mom - There is no problem removing those teeth. Have here immediately stop the heating pad. That will allow the problem to only grow. What she can do to help reduce some of the inflammation is to begin

2010-03-09 Oral Surgery - lingual nerve damage:

Sylvia - Traumatized but not severed nerves can heal. Now that it is 4 months and you are still having sensations, although they are uncomfortable, there is still a chance that the nerve can heal. The