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Dentistry
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Usually not: When a filling does not set properly, is overshaped or undershaped parts of it can flake off. Make sure that the bite is right and if any sensitivity ... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Trauma or decay: If you are talking about the buccal wall of the alveolus [bone] it was either the trauma of the extraction or the periodontal germs that "ate" up the ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
SEE AN MD: Recurring sores are not normal. Follow up with a physician to assess the cause of the sores.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Probably NOTHING: Make sure that there is no water in your ear. Stand on one foot and hop up and down with the ear involved towards the floor.
Do not try to q tip the ... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
SEE A DENTIST: It sounds as if you have a blocked salivary gland. This is not life threatening but it is a "pain in the butt" type of symptom. It is simply solved by... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Yes: It is essentially the same product but in a different concentration. Home bleach is 2%. The sodium hypochlorite used for root canal procedures is 5-10... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
It depends: Frankly, braces are used to move teeth and crowns are used to restore damaged or decayed teeth. Only a dental professional can diagnose you issue and/... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
NO!!: The one thing that the root canal does is alleviate sensitivity to cold. The cause of the "cold sensitivity" is probably not the tooth your think it i... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Muscles: The attachments of the tongue muscle [and the tongue is essentially one large muscle covered with sensory tissue] is in the back of the throat and in ... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
NO: Two weeks in a health patient, the area should have healed. Have it re-evaluated by your dentist.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
You will be fine: Properly done root canal therapy is no more traumatic than a filling. Proper technique, anesthesia make it a painless experience. Best of luck.
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Minimum two weeks: The recovery from a palatal procedure varies. You will have a sore throat for 7-10 days and the discomfort may last 2-3 weeks. Often you may be referr... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
YES: But the "attachement of the braces" to the tooth is different. Instead of bonded brackets, the braces are attached with "bands" which are metal "circl... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
NO: This should be evaluated by the dentist immediately.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Bacteria: The reason for a root canal procedure is that the root canal is surgery on the inside of a tooth. If a physician operated on your belly you would expe... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Sign of infection: If there is jaw pain there is swelling and inflammation which are the bodies signs of infection.
Let your dentist know, and antibiotics are probably... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Habit: It is a habit no different than cracking you knuckles.
Assuming you have healthy teeth and gums there is little to worry about.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
SEE A DOCTOR: The whitish tongue is nothing but painless red bumps in the throat can be a problem. They should be evaluated by a physician.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Infection: If a tooth still hurts after three months of having a completed root canal there can only be three reasons:
a- infection
b- poor done root canal
c-... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
With: Unfortunately, the listerine without the alcohol base is not a very effective anti plaque or anti bad breath weapon.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Rarely: An old retainer, assuming it fits and is clean will not mess up teeth. If it goes on easily and fits, and is clean, it can not do any more harm than a... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
NOSE ISSUES: When it gets humid or there is a change in humidity the sinus gets full and teeth can start to hurt especially upper teeth.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
It should not bve: Three weeks? If the root canal therapy was completed and the tooth restored it should not be bleeding. Have it evaluated immediately.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
4-6 hours: It will take 4-6 hours for the body to get a loading dose of antibiotics to help the swelling which is a sign of infection.
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A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Probably YES: If there is enough tooth left for the tooth to be successfully restored, the answer is a qualified yes.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
No: A sore jaw and earache are signs of infection and if the root canal was completed it seems like there is infectious activity still going on. Notify yo... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Attachment: The gum is also attached to the tooth and no matter how careful the clinician is, some gum tissue may come out with the extracted tooth.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Unknown: Can be a number of reasons, so you did not give enough information.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
YES!: Absolutely. Properly done, a temporary should be treated like a "regular" tooth.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
By the 3rd day: Usually after two or three days, there will be enough resolution of pain and swelling that the patient can start eating "normally" again.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
YES: A well made bite plate will help those crowns last even longer.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Sign of healing: When swelling does down it means that the area is less inflamed which is a sign of healing. The infection may not be completely gone, but it is on its... Read More
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A 52-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Within normal limits: The cold sensitivity is probably the roots of the adjacent teeth to the extraction site. It will resolve.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
OLD WIVES TALE: Many years ago when one of the components of root canal cements was silver root treated teeth typically turned black. This is no longer the case.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Yes if healthy: There is no clinical reason not to take out an infected tooth from a healthy person. Assuming there are no systemic problems, heart disease, immunolog... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Professional fee: If a person has open heart surgery for clogged arteries and then dies, does the estate pay for the surgery yes. The flap surgery was an attempt to sav... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Full crown: The remainder of the tooth is cut down to a specific geometric shape and a crown is placed. This protects the rest of the tooth and lets the dentist p... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
yes: Take a carrot and put it into the freezer. Give to the child while he is teething.
Second: using a q tip take a sweet liquor such as southern comfor... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
NO: In the past listerine with its high alcohol content was used in treatment of lice. This is no longer appropriate.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Relax: First, if you had a clean ct scan, there is no cancer. It sound much more like a post nasal drip than anything else, especially when you describe your... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Usually NOT: Usually not, it is a separate procedure and hence a separate fee.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Usually NOT: Many patients will have sensitivity to pressure, and not pain, and this sensitivity will scare them. Modern dental anesthetics remove the pain sensati... Read More
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Ill fitting crown: If the itching is at the gum line is is not an issue with the root canal therapy. It sound like the margin[where the tooth meets the crown] is overbul... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Dry socket: A bad taste after a wisdom tooth extraction is usually indicative of a "dry socket"
have it evaluated by your dentist.
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
MAYBE: A number of things can cause sensitivity to air from a cavity to gum recession. It should be evaluated by a dental professional.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
NO: Common sense prevails here. You just had a surgical procedure. Eat light and healthy and help your body heal.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
NO: They are the most modern type of dental restoration available, and they should have no hazardous materials in them.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Size discrepancies: When teeth come in "wrong" [fancy doctor word, ectopic eruption], it is usually because there was no room for them. Human teeth will take the path of ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
Various reasons: Rarely due to illness, usually due to trauma and/or types of foods [spicy] that are being eaten.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Krantzanswered
Dentistry 11 years experience
NO: Swelling is the body's reaction to infection. If two weeks post operatively there is swelling, then there is a residual infection.
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