Dentistry

Recent Answers

2013-05-21 Dentistry - Tooth Decay:

Dear Chloe,    This is a question I cannot answer without seeing you, your tooth, and the X-ray of your tooth.  Like your old dentist, I sometimes recommend we wait and watch what may be decay.  Sometimes

2013-05-21 Oral Surgery - Wisdom Tooth Issue:

Matthew - You are correct to be concerned.  A tooth such as you describe which needs a root canal treatment to keep it, will wind up costing you more than the root canal.  Some type of restoration of the

2013-05-20 Dentistry - Filing Down Upper Bicuspid & cap?:

Hi,    I am sorry to hear about this predicament.  You can have the tooth crowned. However, I am not sure if this will totally rectify the problem. You still may bite into the bottom lip. If the entire

2013-05-20 Dentistry - Bridge:

Dear Janie, many thanks for your question.    Unfortunately, you are not the first patient I have encountered this situation with and it remains one one the most puzzling and somewhat annoying predicaments

2013-05-18 Oral Surgery - TMJ - Burning sensation:

Christine -  I need to be honest with you and let you know that I am not familiar with any of the listed doctors in your area, but they have been written up for their TMJ evaluations and treatment.