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General Dentist with interest in hospital basis dentistry under general anesthesia for children
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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.
Dentistry
Dentistry - Cosmetic
Dentistry - Pediatric
Dentistry - Prosthodontics
Licenses
United States: California
Doctor Q&A
248 Answers
488 Agrees
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bruce Popeanswered
Dentistry 47 years experience
20% carbamide peroxi: 20% carbamide peroxide best , quickest, results are in a dental office.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Why?: You could take Doxycycline after a tooth is pulled but it is not the first choice as it does not cover the usual suspected bacteria to infect such a w... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Ranula or mucocle: Are the most common cause. The difference is mainly size, the ranula being larger (looks like the belly of a frog? Hence the name). What they are are ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Chewed lip: She is probably confusing the chewed, traumatized, swollen lip with numbness. Children often chew their lower lip the first time they have local anest... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Too many: Bleeding gums are a symptom of many things besides poor oral hygiene or a tooth infection. Two other common reason for someone your age are erupting w... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Soda: Those bubbles are from acid. The acid dissolves the enamel.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Yes, but: Usually, ulcers are the most sore the first 3 or 4 days. They can last for as long as two weeks. HOWEVER a sore that doesn't hurt and is not healing, ... Read More
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A 60-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Kind of: I like a night guard that has a hard top(surface that faces the opposite teeth) and a softer material that rest on teeth that support the nightguard. ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Definitive Treatment: You need definitive treatment. In the mean time try recommended dosage of both tylenol (acetaminophen) and ibuprofen at the same time. Also do not exp... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Maybe: Maybe but why? A super erupted tooth happens when there is no opposing tooth for a long period. Once it is no longer level with adjacent teeth food im... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Unknown: Unknown because control studies are not done with many of the local anesthetics, antibiotics and other meds used in root canal therapy in the first t... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Be postive: I believe you create your own destiny. Your mind is a powerful thing. If you think positive and believe it is all going to to great ..It will be.
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A 69-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
No: No as both Ibuprofen and enantyum are both nsaids. However tylenol(acetaminophen) should be ok.
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A 62-year-old male asked:
Dr. Bruce Popeanswered
Dentistry 47 years experience
Yes: If the root canal was done less than six weeks ago it may still be healing, however if a root is cracked the tooth is hopeless. A cracked or split roo... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Confused: Near as i can make out from your question, grinding your front teeth will not cause a posterior cross bite. Suspect you misunderstood an overload of d... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Gold: Gold is short answer. There are more durable metal alloys but they are also more difficult to fit and are too hard on the opposing teeth. Tooth color... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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It is complicated: The mouth is an ecosystem with multiple organisms in balance with our immune system, each other, the foods we eat, and more. More than one bacteria ha... Read More
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A 52-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Yes: Yes. Nothing to really add. Enjoy the day.
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Grow Stronger: What doesn't kill us makes us stronger. You are also in a different place than you were 9yrs ago as a teenager. I think you will find it is not the b... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Yes: Yes root canal treatment usually hurts without local anesthesia. In some special cases, such as tooth without pulp tissue and without puss, a root ca... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Fungus: An over growth of candice. A normal member of the oral flora. Once the antibiotics are discontinued your oral flora should return to a normal balance.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Antibiotics?: Did you take antibiotics the month s before the wisdom tooth extraction?
Some antibiotics can interfere with contraception medications.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Return: After 4 days on antibiotics you should have seen relief if the bacteria were susceptible to the rx. Time to return to the dentist, reevaluate cause an... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
No: With local anesthetic no. Without , usually not more than the injection of local anesthetic. Usually a very quick superficial gum trimming. Most of th... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Yes: The speed at which it happens, and the degree of pain throughout the process varies greatly. Can be soon or take years.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Some: You don't say how old you are. That would make a difference. Any tooth coming in will go through a period of local swelling and inflammation. Wisdom t... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Really?: Sometimes we get what we are looking for. How long ago was the tooth extracted? An hour of gauze with light pressure isn't enough to determine a probl... Read More
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A 54-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Not going to happen: The root of tooth #11 lies under the floor of the nose and not in the sinus cavity. You should be numb with local anesthetic so you will feel pressure... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Have "buck" teeth?: If your teeth are lined up over the arch or ridge of bone yet there is a distance from the front of your lower teeth to the back of your upper teeth y... Read More
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A member asked:
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Whar is new?: Did you change toothpaste or mouthwash? Change in diet? Lots of nuts or citrus, or tomatoes a vitamin deficiency?
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Could be: Several things, many normal. Not enough info to really be helpful. But a common finding I have made when I have similar findings from my patients is n... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Yes: Yes. In fact you must be more diligent with your oral hygiene.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
During Orthodontic?: The most common time an unerupted tooth is dragged into the dental arch is an impacted cuspid or "eye tooth". There was a time when a gold chain was f... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Oil of cloves: Go to the dental section of a pharmacy and look for a temporay filling material that among its ingredients is ":oil of cloves" or eugenol. If you can... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Yes: Both can be practiced by a general dentist. Endodontics is a recognized specialty within dentistry. Implants is not a recognized specialty and is taug... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Fixed retainer: Retainers after braces can be fixed or removable or a combination. Typically they are worn for two years after braces but it is not unusual to have to... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Yes : Yes, there will be some reattachment after the teeth have been cleaned. Measurements are usually made before and some months after to see both the amo... Read More
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
2nd opinion: Five weeks on the same antibiotic? It is not working and needs to be changed. Maybe antibiotics will not be able to give enough relief for the use of ... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
No. Yes: No, hydrogen peroxide will not soften and get rid of plaque and tartar. Yes, it will whiten your teeth but is not the best t choice. Also it will kill... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Here are 4 : Broken filling - could be a simple fix but don't wait
cracked tooth - not good but also not so likely at your age
bruised ligament around tooth from... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Bad idea: If the other person has previous been exposed to the same virus then they should be immune, however sores are an active out break of a viral infection... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Need dentist: Antibiotics will not cure a tooth abscess. The best you can hope for is some temporary relief. Get to a dentist for a cure.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Not likely: A single lesion for first herpes exposure is unlikely. I commonly have patients come in about white dots. Something got them to look in their mouth an... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Call: You should be better, not worse. Call your dentist. I have seen this happen when the patient has multiple teeth that could be causing the pain. The pa... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Unlikely: If you are healthy, your own normal oral flora will protect you. In an otherwise healthy individual, the most common cause of an overgrowth of candidi... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Nothing maybe: It is common for children to grind their teeth and it can be quite loud. Unlike adults, children are growing rapidly with loose teeth. Grinding helps ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Panic: You have already panic. There is a danger of infection but infections take time - a lot of time. For now clean the wound as best you can. I prefer an ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Antibiotics: Antibiotics are a temporary measure, not a cure. Bacteria react differently to different antibiotics. Repeated use without definitive treatment, is as... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
Yes: Not sure what is meant by "two mild loss" and where but I am assuming it is a gum or periodontal problem. In a mild case a dental hygienist will do a ... Read More
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A female asked:
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Dentistry 47 years experience
ENT: From your description, I now suspect the origin of your pain is not your tooth. These things can be very difficult to isolate. Dentist and ENT physici... Read More
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Mar 20, 2015
Hi Doc:
Good advice!!
I've added your to my network and recommended you.
I would appreciate a return of the favor.
I'm on OMFS in Sacramento, CA
Thanks.
Louis Gallia MD, DMD, FACS
Jun 30, 2014
Very helpful and responsive. I recommend highly.
Jun 27, 2013
Nice Job! Continued caring and informative
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This made me feel good. Thanks! I started process with a Neuro-Dentist . The initial mouthpiece has changed my life, from migraine frequency, ear aches, neck pain, & misery! Share!
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Thank you but she she still has her upper lip really swollen its now been 13 hours since treatment is there like an antibiotic can give her?
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Not wisdom teeth just regular teeth pulled and I have not had my period for March not taking birth control. I have had tubes cut,tied,burned
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Creighton University School of Dentistry, NE
Graduated 1976MD
Awards
Top Dentist, First Place, Sacramento, CA - Winter
2013
Top Doctor, First Place, Sacramento Region - Summer
2014
Top Dentist, First Place, Sacramento Region - Summer
2014
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