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I love being a dentist. My family is my life, and any way that I can share stories of them with you I will find a way. Flyfishing is a hobby and volleyball is my favorite sport. I would golf more, but consider myself a has-been.
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Dentistry
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A 38-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Passing time: The stomach acid won't do too a heap of damage if you wanted to sift for treasure assuming the tooth holds sentimental or religious value. Otherwise f... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
General or Perio: To get to the heart of your cleaning question, your dental gum history has more to do with your cleaning as compared to the fact you have an implant. ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Nocturnal: Your friend is not abnormal. Many things happen while we are asleep and to those awake around us it might seem strange. The joy is first of all you a... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Gum or tooth?: Both gums and teeth can refer pain to the ear. Bottom teeth usually send pain just behind the ear. Top teeth just in front of the ear. Tmj issues can ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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How many days?: How many days ago? If just a day then Ibuprofen and tylenol (acetaminophen). If you can't take those then a Benadryl and or unison and try to sleep i... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Black dots: The spots you see may or may not be cavities. Those pits hold organic debris, stain, and often bacteria. Given time, sugar, and bacteria those stains ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Sinus problems: Pollen can only cause a reaction in your body if you happen to be allergic. The sinuses, if inflamed due to a response will make your upper teeth ach... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Oil of clove: If there's actually a cavity in your tooth oil of clove is the most useful natural supplement that deadens the nerve endings. If your tooth is breakin... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Hard lumps: It is really hard to tell where your infection may be coming from, but among the list of possibilities is that your body rejected the bone graft, ther... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Petechiae: Everyone wants to learn a new word right?
Were the spots there last night and went away or did the sores come up this afternoon? Either case warrant... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Kiss away!: It would probably not hurt anything to stay away from any mouthwash that contains alcohol as this doesn't help your cause. Tongue scrapers are useful... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Either possibility: Your one sided pain can be indicative of a sinus infection on that side, an infection from a tooth, a toothache or non descript muscle or nerve flare ... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Likely: The chances of you contracting hsv are most likely if that person was having a flare-up, but the chances go down if they were not broken out. Best ad... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Owee!: That sounds like a most unpleasant pain. Any dentist can prescribe magic mouthwash which you can gargle. Calling your surgeon or dentist is a first go... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Typical: Typical rest time is 36 hours. You may be more swollen or infected which may require more time. Some need even less time than that to recover. It is b... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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I wouldn't wait: You likely have a pretty bad infection if it is hurting that badly, i would recommend you find a dentist asap. Toothaches are no fun and very few medi... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Somewhat normal: Biting the sides of your cheeks is more common. Not many humans want to chew themselves :). This may be a clue that you are clenching or grinding you... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Not the best: If you have a previous hypersensitivity to orajel then the side effects can be quite serious. If no previous reaction then there is less to worry abou... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
For kids: Kids usually have this virus and it is self limiting. In other words there are no effective treatments for this. Antivirals don't do well against it n... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Your Gift: I will say i find it pretty fascinating myself but your muscles under the saliva glands squeeze them so perfectly and your ducts are so perfectly aime... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Cardio: Has your cardiologist recommended you have surgery? Maybe he and your oral surgeon who has rights at the hospital can tag team? Otherwise i'd follow... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Earache?: Do your ears ring or do you feel you are running a fever? These would point to an ear infection. Most often lower wisdom teeth are not going to affe... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Many possibilities..: Many questions arise. Some are...Did a dentist operate on it? Was it biopsied? Its color? Its location? What medications?
We as dentists see a ga... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Yes: Sinuses are so intimately involved with your teeth so often soreness with biting and cold sensitivity accompany a sinus infection. Your dentist should... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Best: The best way to treat ulcers is to avoid the stimulating factor. Otherwise take lysine, vitamin k and a bcomplex vitamin.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
What is bad: What is meant by bad teeth? It truly depends on what you mean by bad. Crooked? Stained? Crowded? Chipped? If any of the former are the case then abs... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Couple of options: It would be easiest to let the dentist do it because the cement we use loves to stick to tooth pretty vehemently. Other possibilities include (in orde... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Probiotics: At organic vitamin shops you can find probiotics filled with the good bacteria which can balance the overgrowth of yeast throughout your body. A good ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Hypochlorite: Hypochlorite is widely used as a disinfectant inside the pulpal canal by dentists. It is a potent chewer of dead tissues and certain bacteria. The goo... Read More
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A 57-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Superglue?: Here's the question of the hour, do you by chance have an allergy to superglue? If you've ever reacted badly to it or other smelly plastics, then tal... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Are you a smoker?: Smoking and drinking makes your cancer chances higher. You may have a blocked salivary gland, swollen muscle, allergy to alcohol, and possibly cancer.... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
So many options: Your cracked tongue could be due to many things. The best diagnosis is from your dentist. Among the possibilities, fissured tongue, geographic tongue,... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
State choice: States get to choose whether hygienists are allowed to inject anesthesia. All are allowed to place anesthesia in a topical fashion including blunt nee... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Bad bacteria: Jaguar,
this must be a hard and long road of trying to find an answer to your problem. We have 200 types of bacteria that live in our mouth and gut,... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
White coating?: Most often we see hardened masses that can be as small as a head of a pin or as large as a golf ball. The mass can really smell badly, and can be gen... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Too long: Three weeks is usually longer than herpes sticks around unless you are immunocompromised. The pink bubbles can be tiny salivary glands that are plugg... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Don't: Don't stick your tongue in the socket left after your extraction(s)!
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Your choice: The tooth that is in question has to be examined to make an accurate decision about its potential treatments. If the tooth is fractured deeply to the... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
L-lysine: If your body is more prone to ulcers and you are looking for natural solutions, then l-lysine, vitamin k, and vitamin b complex are some good bets. Le... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Many choices: Anesthesia is a broad category so i will give an overview. Topical includes any liquid or solid which helps to alleviate pain and are placed on the gu... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Serious: This actually sounds pretty serious. Anytime you have pain in your neck from a tooth, it can potentially be infection. If you have trouble swallowing ... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Options : Do you have the option of going to a cosmetic doctor after things start to heal up? It would be my recommendation you see a dentist to fix the teeth ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Usually deep: Usually the level of sedation is at the discretion of the oral surgeon depending on the difficulty. Anything from light to deep but your breathing ai... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
If ...: If the toothache is sharp then go to a natural herb shop and buy some oil of clove and q-tip it over the tooth. Advil and tylenol (acetaminophen) regu... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Location,location,..: Where is it that you are swelling? It is possible you may have some blocked salivary glands and subsequent backup into the temple regions. Maybe the ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Half and Half: It sounds like you may just want certain teeth moved on your top jaw. This is a legitimate request. Your orthodontist would be the best person to ask.... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Whitening: Your whitening products will have a decent shelf life. If they require refrigeration, go place them in the butter drawer and hop on over to your dent... Read More
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A 62-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Mcnayanswered
Dentistry 28 years experience
Pain source: Pain can come from many sources even after your root canal. The tooth may be a fraction too high in your bite subsequently bruising your tooth socket,... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 28 years experience
Location is key: Was your gingivectomy done on a back tooth? It is possible that while you were healing a small piece of food got lodged under your gums. The same is ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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You can do: You can do whatever you choose although only a few things will help alleviate your suffering. The first is to go to the dentist who extracted your too... Read More
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Dr. Mcnay is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Mcnay is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Thanks a lot I thought that I would choke to death by swallowing a tooth! Because I have a very loose tooth...
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Thank you, your answer or tip was very helpful! I think I'm going to give the dental school a call tomorrow am.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Never smoked. I will ask about test do as you suggested.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of Tennessee College of Dentistry
Graduated 1999MD
Medical/Graduate school
King College
Graduated 1995MD
Awards
Top Dentist, Second Place, Georgia - Winter
2013
Top Dentist, Second Place, Georgia - Summer
2013
Affiliations
Academy of General Dentistry
Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation
Christian Medical and Dental Association
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