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A 55-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alvaro Lazoanswered
Dentistry 26 years experience
Some discomfort: Is expected until the stiches are removed. If you got resolvable suture it would be around a week, .
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Toothache: If you are having a constant toothache you need be seeing as an emergency. Please call your dentist and let him/her know about your pain.
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A female asked:
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Yes: It should not be a problem, but let the os and all the othermedicalmembers know.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Several: Injury is the main cause of pain in tmj. Another cause is an ear infection.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Two ways: One would be with surgery and the other with an appliance all the depends on location and size.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Trench mouth: If it has green coloration , bad odor it could be anug. You need to visit your dentist for final diagnostic. In the mean time warm salt water rinses ... Read More
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A female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
No: If you can see the teeth coming trough i would agree with you. You can help her giving her something to bite . Tha help to expose the teeth making the... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Basically None: All jewelry has a portion that hung on the internal portion of your lip, this causes damage to either teeth or mucosa.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Depending: On his age. The use of a mouth piece could be beneficial.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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No: You should avoid the vasoconstrictors. Plain anesthetics would be recommended.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Visit your DR: There are to many possible causes, unless you have any other symptoms it would be hard to diagnose.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Hot tea: And the juice of two limes or lemons. Also, eating pineapple would help.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Will help: Just for a period of time. Usually the best way to help with tmd is the uses of mouthgards, muscle relaxants , nsad's and warm moist compresses.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Yes, some: Pain and swelling should be expected, but the necessary pain killers and anti-inflammatory drugs will be prescript
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Baby usually: Salivates more than usual , and try to bite on any objects.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
You can: Try hydrogen peroxide rinses. Try to keep it around the extracted tooth area. It should help for tonight. Please see your dentist for future treatmen... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Infection or Allergi: Usually red coloration accompanied with pain is a symptom of infection; it can also be some sort of allergic reaction to the metal on the piercing.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Yes: Another possibility is that a piece of bone was left loose in the socket after the extraction. Some health conditions predispose to a delay healing ... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Hygiene: You cam start eating hard food anytime. However exercise care and good hygiene3 around ext area.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Yes.: You can use sensodyne toothpaste as well.
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
No: Usually patients that are hard to numb is because their nerves run a little different than the ones on the majority of the people. When you are put u... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Visit your DR: There are to many possible causes, unless you have any other symptoms it would be hard to diagnose.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Allergy: It could he an allergic reaction. Have your child cheked by a pediatrician.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Recurrent mouth ulce: Do they heal and they reoccur? If the do more likely they are recurrent mounth ulcers.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
No: They will prevent some other problems and will help you chewing your food , but definitely the bone will keep deteriorating if teeth are absent.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Abscess: By now it should have resolved. However it is important to get the recomended treatment.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Avoid smoking: Take your medication as prescribed. Avoid smoking. Apply cold or ice first 24 hours after warm moist compresses. Avoif use of straws.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Tonsilitis: Hard to dx without doing an exam. It could be tonsillitis
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Candidasus: Even though you were never Dx wuth thrush mote that's what it was and it could be now. Everytime you are taking antibiotics fungal infection are likel... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Hot tea: And the juice of two limes or lemons. Eating pineapple or drinking pineapple juice is very helpfull.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Lack of space: Extraction of 3rd molars or wisdom teeth is indicated for diferent reasons: poor hygiene, bad position, cyst fromation, pain, swelling and to avoid ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Hot tea: And the juice of two limes or lemons. Eating pineapple or drinking pineapple juice is very helpfull.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Infection: As a tooth, or oral infection of the lower teeth.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Lysine: Yes cold sores can be spread or transmitted from person to person, direct contact (kissing) is one of the most common ways.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Hot tea: And the juice of two limes or lemons. Eating pineapple or drinking pineapple juice is very helpfull.
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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It could: If the oral surgery was done on the lower jaw. I agree that a ct scan will provide a accurate diagnosis.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Hot tea: And the juice of two limes or lemons. Also, eating pineapple would help.
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A member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Change: To a smaller tooth brush and avoid touching the very back part of your tongue.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alvaro Lazoanswered
Dentistry 26 years experience
A bone fracture: Heals in aprox 4 weeks, however complete healing process takes 2 years.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Magic swizel: Yes you csn . However this would only aliviate the discomfort. Were you prescripted an antibiotic as well?
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A 45-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Yes: Canker sores last about two weeks to heal. If your has not and remains pretty much the same size please have your dentist look at. Also antibiotivs d... Read More
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A 75-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Pilocarpine: Pilocarpine is used to increase sal8vary flow. Check with your dr. If you could a good candidate.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Profesional cleaning: It is really hard to remove the adhesive. The best way to remove it is with special sand discs and polishing instruments.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Otic antibiotic: Since you have a perf a local otic antibiotic as Cipro (ciprofloxacin) should work fine.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
It depends: Fluride is poisoning if swallowed. However small quantities should not cause any harm.
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Alvaro Lazoanswered
Dentistry 26 years experience
Visit your dentist: In the mean time, try to improve your oral hygiene, also warm salt water rinses with a litle hydrogen peroxide will help to some extend.
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
More likely: And the cause would be candida albicans.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Yes: There are some other light activated materials. Led and halogen are just some of them, and also and home bleaching.
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A 60-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
Crown seal: Unfortunately there is no way other than the use of the explorer around the areas that were sealed.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 26 years experience
burn: It has hard to t3ll you but if it seems superficial were you have not lost any skin you can cover it with milk of magnesium.
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Mar 23, 2015
Great doctor. Consistently gives thoughtful, insightful and expert advice.
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Lazo is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Lazo is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! My ENT was in LA, where I used to live. I'll look 4 another out here!
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This saved my life. Thank You! He just got in the ambulance! Thnx! Hope he is ok!!
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Thanks for your quick reply! Quick reply but not much info??
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