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Dentistry
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72 Answers
41 Agrees
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A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Bacteria.: Oral malodor is usually caused by bacteria on our teeth and under the gum line. It could also be caused by gastric intestinal disorders, liver diseas... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
See your Doctor: Chlamdydia can be tested. Penicillin maybe recommended if you are still in pain from an STD.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
See your doctor: See your doctor. Wash and cleanse your skin daily with a soft face towel and soap to remove the excess oil, deep skin cells and to unclog any oil por... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Following an exam: following a clinical exam and treatment plan; most likely after your dentist takes an impression of your mouth in two weeks.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
No: If, your boyfriend prematurely ejaculated clear or white milky pre-semenal fluid into your vagina; you can become pregnant. His semen in your body w... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
See your dentist: You need to have the problem taken care of immediately. The abscess contains harmful bacteria and pathogens which can cause problems in the blood sys... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
See your Dr.: See your Internal Medicine Doctor and get tested for possible adhesions of your stomach to your intestines which would cause blockage.
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
See your doctor.: You may have a Chamydia infection from your partner.
Your doctor will prescribe an medication to stop the rash.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Call your doctor: The doctor needs to know what is happening. The antibiotics may need to be stopped because it is causing other problems.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Yes: You need to conrol your onset and outbreaks with oral medication. The medication is very expensive if you do not have medical/drug insurance coverage... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Faculty Practice: Call your local Dental School and ask for the
Faculty Practice or AGED program.
The cost might br air and reasonable by the Prosthodontic and Period... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
A comprehensive exam: A Comprehensive exam followed by an exray will detect if, there is a need to replace a filling. Silver fillings overtime develop margins which Fail a... Read More
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A 47-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Make an apt with Dr.: Make an apt with the Cardiologist. They will scan the pacemaker and see if, there are any episodes where they can adjust the settings and/or adjust th... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
No; Dry Socket: It maybe healing granulomatous tissue following a difficult tooth extraction.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
NO! : You are administered a little anesthesia. The tooth should not be sensitive when the crown is being cemented.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Time to see your Gyn: It is time to see your Gynecologist for a check-up and exam.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Ask Dr. Susan Boyle: Ask Dr. Susan Boyle; who recommends a product called Waterworks to help clean your vagina. It safely removes irrigants and odor and has helped thousa... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Soft tissue ulcer.: A cold sore depending on how severe the lesions on the mucosal soft tissue lasts 7-10 days. An application of Abreva helps lessen the symptoms to 3-4... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Neurium skin care: Wash your face with Dead Sea Salt Soap and apply a Neurium Night Cream and Neurium Firm Toner. Try the skin products for two weeks and evaluate how y... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Watch and evaluate.: Watch and evaluate after dental checkup appt.
An xray will determine which tooth is erupting in the prepalatal area of the mouth. It is not dangerous... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
It helps.: Drinking fresh lime juice of lemon with water helps to aid in digestion after a meal to stimulate the hormones which iniate the breakdown of the food... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Hopefully you did not damage your skin severely as a 2nd Burn. It will scar as it heals if there is broken skin or blister. Apply amolient which has ... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
See your dentist
: See your dentist to evaluate your occlusion or bite. Which may need some adjustment.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Yes. It is safe.
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
The Dr. would remove the cracked and weaken areas of the tooth and restore the tooth with a bonded crown build-up core.
The Dr. would then prep the to... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
None: Most dental retainers are fabricated from acrylic with stainless steel wires.
Removable dental partial dentures are fabricated from cobalt chrome and... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Yes: Yes; the Concentration of 35% is strong and you will need to follow the instructions given by your dentist. You will probably wear your bleaching tra... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
It depends: It depends on the case, bone quality and location. If, there isn't enough bone height in the posterior area; often a sinus lift is recommended and a ... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
No : No it is a broad spectrum antibiotic effective against most gram positive bacteria in the head and neck area of the body. It will reduce and kill the... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Make a dental appt.: The condition is called pericornitis; it is an inflammation of the gums when a tooth that is breaking through the gums into the mouth occurs. A littl... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Brush & floss daily: Rinse your mouth with essential oil of peppermint and cloves. It does not contain alcohol so it does not dry the oral tissues and irritate the gums.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Follow: Follow daily oral hygiene of brushing twice daily and flossing once a day. Rinse your mouth procare.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Very successful: Dental Implants are very successful in replacing a missing tooth or teeth with a 95% success rate. They function almost like your natural teeth in im... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Ignore: Get an evaluation done by a Dentist or referral to an Orthodontist. They can determine treatment.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Facial Cellulitis.: Facal Cellulitis or swelling of the face and pain in the wisdom tooth area are indicators.
Not all wisdom teeth will become inflamed and make the fac... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Health snacks.: String cheese, celergy sticks and baby carrots.
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
It is not normal: Chewing gum may stimulate the release of blood sugars which may cause the Insulin receptor sites to signal to the brain that I am not hungry.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
See your Gyne/OB.: See your Gyne/OB for a follow-up exam. Your period is 5 days late and needs to be evaluated.
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Yes: Yes; it is safe to drink coffee. The extraction site should have started healing 7-10 days following the surgery provided that no complications occur... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
NPO if IV Sedation.: IT is best not to eat a heavy meal or drink alcohol prior to wisdom tooth surgery; A light meal is preferred. Some patients will become nauseated wit... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
See your dentist: see your dentist. You may have had an aphthous ulcer which is very similiar and not a cold sore. It appears on soft muscosal tissue and lasts for 3-... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Yes: You will probably need to wear a removable appliance which will train your tongue thrusting habit to relax the tongue and have to close your teeth tog... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
No oral sex: No oral sex is recommended. The 2 ulcers in your mouth may contain the Herpes Simplex virus and can be spread to the genital areas and other areas of... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Gestational Diabetes: Gestational Diabetes is common in pregnancy. It may go away following your pregnancy. Consult with your Ob/Gyn periodically for weight gain and any ... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
It depends how small: It depends how small and the pain tolerance of the patient. I fill many children's teeth and adults teeth cosmetically without injections. Class IV ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Check with your Gyn.: It is best to check with your OB/GYN Dr. since for clearance. You are in your 2nd Trimester of Pregnancy and regular dental prophylaxis and simple res... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Inform the Dr.: Inform the dentist and see if, they can prescribe you another pain medication that does not interfere with any of your current health condition or med... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Melantonin: You are having an increase in Melanin production which causes pigmentation of the of the gingival mucosal tissues.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Salt water rinses: You are experiencing a chemical burn from the whitening gel from an ill fitting bleaching tray. Salt water rinses for the next 3 days will help or an... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Donovan Younganswered
Dentistry 31 years experience
Stop lemonade.: Stop drinking lemonade since the citric acid in the lemonade is acidic and will cause erosion of your enamel and dentin tooth layers. Best to just dr... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Young is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Young is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your quick reply made me feel good! Thanks for the information. I'm going to the Dentist Monday.
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Thank you I sure did. They took xrays and. A script for nystantin oral rinse for 14days 4times a day. Ty
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you! I appreciate the thorough response.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Graduated 1992MD
Awards
Top Dentist, First Place, Hawaii - Fall
2014
Thought Leader, Third Place, Hawaii - Fall
2014
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