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Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS

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I am a board certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon and I am available to answer questions related to tooth extractions, implant insertion, facial recontruction, facial and oral tumor removal, TMJ dysfunction and various successful treatments, including surgery if all else fails, and occlusal discrepancy requiring orthognathic or jaw surgery.

Experience in the area

Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon practicine for over 20 years. Assistant Clincal Professor and State University School of Dentistry.

Organizations

American Dental Association, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Education/Credentials

BA
DMD

Awards and Honors

National Honor Society (OKU), Philadelphia County Dental Society, Mosby Book Award, Oral Surgery Honors, Summa Cum Laude

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a profession that is a bridge between medicine and dentistry. It frequently addresses foundations for many diseases that strike humans. Oral manifestations and reactions are often one of the first signs of a medical disease.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is a profession that is a bridge between medicine and dentistry. It frequently addresses foundations for many diseases that strike humans. Oral manifestations and reactions are often one of the first signs of a medical disease.

Average Ratings

  • Knowledgeability 9.94
  • Clarity of Response 9.91
  • Timeliness 9.96
  • Politeness 10.0
  • Number of Questions (in Past 24 Hours) 5
  • Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour Period) 5
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 4627
  • Volunteer Since 2005-10-17
  • Prestige Points 59714

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Recent Answers from Joel S. Teig, DMD, FABOMS

2009-11-20 Face/Jaw Pain after filling:

Melissa - It is a little difficult for me to tell you if it is normal or not. Sometimes dentists apply pressure to adjacent teeth during the filling and that might be the cause. I don't know if you have

2009-11-20 TMJ and teeth grinding:

Chloe - I wish I could tell you that there is a simple cure for tooth grinding. The original philosophy of the cause was due to an irregularity of the bite and the subconcious attempt to level the bite

2009-11-20 narrow mouth:

Kate - It is a little difficult for me to tell you what the actual reason for the lack of tooth exposure in smiling, without examining you. That lack of exposure is rarely due to a frenectomy surgery

2009-11-19 Intermittent and Growing Pain in Left Bottom Molar:

Scott - You should definitely not have a crown made until the cause of the pain is corrected. It sounds like you have an infection from that root canal tooth. That needs to be corrected before any crown

2009-11-19 failure of dental implants & bone graft:

Susan - With your medical condition and the failure of the implants and continuing problems, I think the failure of the implants most likely show that the healing of the implants does not completely occur

 

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