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Dentistry
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Possibly: White fungus in your mouth indicates something is going on, but it doesnt have to be cancer. Most often a number of other diseases can cause this suc... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
No : No aspartame is an artificial sugar substitute. Because of this it is actually better for your teeth as the bacteria that cause cavities use sugar as... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Do 3rd and 4th year: In the us in most states, you must redo 3 and 4th year of dental school. There are a few states like california that allow you to practice after pass... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
No : Penicillin is the gold standard in dentistry because it is very effective for dental infections. Im not sure where you got potassium from but that is... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Several choices: There are several different anesthetics the dentist can use based on different criteria such as length of time needed to be numb, health problems, and... Read More
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A 18-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
No: No that is not unusual, you have a major nerve called the inferior alveolar nerve that runs from the midline of your chin up to your ear where it meet... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Yes: Yes, it is very important to tell your dentist of all your habits including smoking, tobacco, alcohol use, etc. It is also important to tell them of a... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Yes: Yes that is why a general cleaning is recommended every 6 months as you cannot get under the gums where plaque can accumulate which causes the bone lo... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Steps: Numb tooth, isolate with rubber dam, remove infected tooth structure/decay, use files to clean out nerve, fill with gutta percha (orange filling mater... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Several things: It can be a tooth infection causing pus to build up and swelling. It can also be a sinus infection (this sounds more likely in your case), which caus... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Varies: Typically there are 3 costs involved. The dentist, oral surgeon or periodontist placing the implant which can cost anywhere from $1500-2200, the abut... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Yes : Yes bleaching trays are safe. There is no adverse effects of bleaching as long as you dont overdo it. The tooth enamel does weaken slightly while bl... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Maybe: This is a complicated answer, it really depends on if the bonding is breaking or discoloring, or you are not happy with the aesthetics (looks). If yo... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Anything under bone: An impacted tooth is any tooth that has its crown (the top part that you see) under bone. If it is partially impacted than only part of it is under b... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Core and crown: Depending on how badly the molar is busted, it can either be fixed by a filling which can be metal (amalgam) or composite (white), or it may need a co... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
No: If you already have a "cap" or crown (what a cap is called in the dental profession) than the tooth should already be shaved down to accommodate that ... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
No: No, they are two different strains of the same virus, getting one does not mean you are immune to the other, and getting one does not mean you have th... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Within 45 mins: A protein shake is the most beneficial to your muscles for rebuilding and recovery within the first 30-45 mins of you working out. If you dont have a... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Yes: Yes coffee can be one contributing factor to teeth staining as well as a number of other foods and drinks such as red wine, tomato/spaghetti sauce, et... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
No way: Unfortunately there is no other way without asking them. But over 80% of the human population has oral herpes- most get it from their parents or frie... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Yes: Yes dental students are overseen by licensed dentists and are checked after every step. It is typically cheaper also, but you do give up a.Lot of time... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Variety of reasons: Most often it it because they can't erupt properly, many times they erupt partially causing food to get stuck under your gums, where they have not eru... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
OTC pain meds: If the pain is due to your teeth being moved then short term otc pain meds such as Motrin can help. But unfortunately with braces pain is something y... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Depends: This can either signal a tooth infection- you have one nerves from your teeth that run to your ear, and swelling due to the infection can be causing t... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Tylenol, (acetaminophen) teeth rings: Unfortunately teething hurts. Teething rings are the best- they are water filled rings you freeze and they bite on them, and the ice/cold helps sooth... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Stop the infection: A root canal is performed because there is bacteria in the root of the tooth. When the root canal is performed some of that bacteria can enter the bl... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Yes: Yes they can as they hold open the space that the teeth would like to shift into.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Several things: Vasovagal syncope is a response where people panic and it causes the flight or fight response. Unfortunately your brain is not ready for it and only ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Depends: This totally depends on a case by case basis as well as if anything else needs to be fixed. Typically not just an overbite needs to be fixed but thin... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Yes: Magic mouthwash has several different formulations which are made up at your pharmacy. I would ask either your dentist or pharmacist, but with most o... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
No: Dentists dont really look at what school you went to as there really is no rankings for hygiene school. They look at your grades, classes you took, b... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Dental Infections: While pen vk is not used very often in medicine anymore, it is used in dentistry all the time because it is one of the most effective antibiotics for ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
No such thing: There is no such thing. This is a b.S. Term made up by people as a marketing ploy to attract a certain niche of patients. They may say things like t... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Yes: Yes you can, there are no contraindications to consuming alcohol while undergoing orthodontics.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Possibly: Some er's have an dentist or oral surgeon on call. Typically if not, they will give you a short term fix which includes antibiotics to take care of a... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
1 hour: It really depends on if they are impacted or not. Typically it takes around 1 hour when you include anesthesia.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Depends on anesth: The only limit to the number of cavities that can be filled it how long the patient can be there and open their mouth, as well as the amount of anesth... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Common problem: This is a common problem in children. Unfortunately there is no common consensus about why this happens or solutions. The current thinking is that i... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Maybe: Sedation is different for everyone, some people get sedated just fine on triazolam while some people need a combo of medications. Unfortunately there... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Possibly: It is possible, are they new silver fillings or old? If they are old it could be cavities, or it could be simply they are breaking down and need to b... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Whitening at dentist: Whitening at the dentist is the best option. The dentist can tailor your whitening trays or in office bleaching to block out areas that might be sens... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Possibly: It really depends on how intensive the surgery is, if they have to removed bone etc. It also depends on your pain tolerance. Typically if it is a "s... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
No certain reason: Unfortunately there hasnt been a sure reason found for why ulcers occur. Some of the reasons that contribute are increased stress, insufficient sleep... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Yes : Yes you should not have any contraindications to operating a motor vehicle after getting an implant placed as long as you did not take any type of sed... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
NO: This may have been the case in the past (like in the '60's), but is no longer the case. Cocaine is sometimes used in the operating rooms for various ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Depends: There are about 10-15 different anesthetics that dentists can use based on a number of factors. The all have different duration's of action. It is a... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jay Kansalanswered
Dentistry 16 years experience
Filling or crown: Depending on how badly and deeply the tooth is cracked it can be fixed with a composite (white) filling or it may need a crown. If it is only cosmeti... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Yes: Yes that is one of the things invisalign can fix as invisalign are clear braces. Of course every situation is different and it depends on how crowded... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Force on the teeth: When you get braces there is a metal wire that causes force on your teeth to move them in the correct position. This causes very minute amounts of bo... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 16 years experience
Slightly: It is common to have a toothache if drinking something very cold for a sec. If the pain lingers for a few seconds that is not common and may signal s... Read More
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Graduated 2007MD
Medical/Graduate school
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Graduated 2007MD
Awards
Limoli Practice Management Award, Limoli & Associates
HealthTap Founding Doctor
Affiliations
Academy of General Dentistry
Georgia Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
American Dental Association
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