Dr. James Wallace
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Washington, DC
49 years experience male
Locations
Office
Midlothian, VA
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SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Languages spoken
English
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21 Answers
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. James Wallaceanswered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Yes : Tmj is a complex problem which is often muscular in nature. Chewing gum is a muscular.Activity which can initiate or exacerbate muscle spasm. Therefor... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Fungus: Common thrush is an overgrowth of a normal oral fungus called candida albicans. It usually results from an imbalance of oral organisms secondary to a... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Not Likely. : Thrush thrives in a warm moist environment in an immunocpromised patient or a patient on antibiotics. It is generally asymptomatic and not painful. It... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Not healthy patients: One of the most common causes of thrush is chronic antibiotic usage. It can occur with a single course of antibiotics but not usually. It also occurs... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Yes: Common snoring is annoying but not usually dangerous. However loud snoring can be a sign of a more serious condition called obstructive sleep apnea sy... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Do you snore? : Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (osas) is more than just loud snoring. It is a sleep disorder that often leaves patients tired and without energy dur... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Minimum of 12 years: Oral & maxillofacial surgery is a specialty of dentistry. After 4 years of college you must complete 4 years of dental school . After dental school yo... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Not predictably. : Painful ulcers are best treated with a topical medication to numb the pain. For single ulcers try orabase b or xylactin b. They are available otc. For... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Don't swallow bones.: Bones are not easily digestible, but the real risk of swallowing fish bones is that they may pierce the esophagus and become stuck. It is the small b... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Unproven-suggested: Several large studies on cvd suggest that there is an association between cvd and poverty. The variables in the studies were not controlled and there... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Before an Emergency!: It is best to see a dentist before a child has an emergent problem. The main purpose of early visits is prevention and it is helpful for a child to be... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Several days: Chewing gum is excreted from your bowels like any other food. Depending on your rate of excretion that could be 1 to 3 days. Chewing gum is not dige... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. James Wallaceanswered
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Don't swallow bones.: Bones are not easily digestible, but the real risk of swallowing fish bones is that they may pierce the esophagus and become stuck. It is the small b... Read More
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A 21-year-old member asked:
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Absolutely. : Taking antibiotics is the single most common cause of oral thrush. Once you stop the antibiotics the thrush should disappear. If it doesn't then have ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Not likely!: If you car is parked in a well ventilated area (not in a garage) and your exhaust system is working properly, then you are not going to be exposed to ... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Yes!: Revision surgery to improve a cleft lip nasal deformity can be done at any age. I recommend going to a major university with a cleft lip and palate s... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Allergy or infection: Sudden swelling without pain is likely an allergic response. If pain is present then infection is possible. In the absence of trauma and pain, an unco... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Check your pulse. : A heart arrhythmia is an irregular series of heart beats. It is not a fast or slow rate but an irregular rate. The most common arrhythmia is a prematu... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Sorry too vague. : There are too many possibilities for left sided chest/abdominal pain to suitably answer this question in the space available and without a clinical e... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Yes!: There are several benign arrythmias which do not directly cause death. These include premature atrial contractions, isolated premature ventricular con... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 49 years experience
Trouble swallowing. : A lump or mass in the oropharnyx is difficult to see. Usually the earliest sign is trouble swallowing. Pain or bleeding is a "late" sign and usually m... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Wallace is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Wallace is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
Graduated 1974MD
Medical/Graduate school
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, VA
Graduated 1974MD
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