Dr. Thomas Wollschlager
Dentistry
Saint George, GA
28 years experience
Locations
Total Care Dental
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SpecialtiesDoctors 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.
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
Languages spoken
English
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Yes: Xylitol inhibits tooth decay, the chewing of the gum increases saliva flow ( saliva buffers the mouth and reduces decay). Also the mechanical action o... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Clear bubble: This is caused by an obsructed salivary gland , usually poping the "bubble" will remedy the situation.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Invisalign: In short yes, invisalign has made great improvements over the last several years. I have used invisalign for the past seven years and obtain results ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Tongue thrust: Many times this condition is caused by being tongue tied( the frenulum anchors the tongue to tightly to the floor of the mouth). The tongue can not re... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Rubber dam: Many dentists use rubber dams, they prevent the accidental swollowing of files or medications (bleach) used in root canal treatment.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Tooth decay: Tooth decay requiers three things, a tooth, sugar and bacteria. An individuals rate of decay depends on sugar intake and the prevalence of strep mutan... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Bottle mouth: This is a real(and devastating) condition.It is caused by sugars in the liquid(milk, formula, juice) .When a child is put to bed with a bottle the tee... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Whiplash/Tmd: Most likely you do not have a "hemorrhage" headache is a common symptom of soft tissue injury such as whiplash which can also cause TMJ issues.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Type of migraine : Cluster headache are considered vascular in nature, unlike classic migraine they tend to last for several days. Cluster headaches usually last 30 min ... Read More
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A female asked:
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See a dentist: 7 out of 10 headaches are directly related to tmd. Find a dentist who has advanced training in this area.
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Floride carier: This should be done under direction of your dentist.This is very effective for certain conditions and is safe.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Hairy tongue: This is caused by yeast/fungus on the tongue.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Hairy toungue: This condition is caused by a fungal/yeast infection, it is treated with an antifungal rinse . As a side note your gum disease can greatly affect your... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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Decalcification: Depending on the severity calcium phosphate(mi paste) can reverse white colored decalcification.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Prevention: Chewing sugar free gum is very efective(esp. Gum with xylitol)reduction of sugar, softdrinks etc also helps.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Invisalign: Invisalign can effectively treat most malocclutions, the main limitations would be true skeletal malocclutions which are relatively rare.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Tooth whitening: Carbamide peroxide is very effective for whitening teeth.At 22% it can burn the gum tissue, a custom made bleaching tray will keep the solution off th... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Migraine headache: Visual disturbances are common with classic migraine headaches.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Symptoms: Headaches are a common symptom lack of nicotine causes causes physiologic changes that can cause this as well as increased mucus secretion.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Tongue thrust: Tongue thrust are usually the result of being tongue tied. This can be solved with a simple frenectomy, if done with a laser there is no beeding or po... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Wollschlager is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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