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Dentistry
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A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
21 years experience
Inhalation: There was some tech error while i was answering some questions. Sorry for that.
Nitrous oxide.
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A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
21 years experience
Painful tooth: You may need a root canal treatment so check with your dentist.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Does putting baking soda and strawberry on teeth to make them whiter work or does it harm the teeth?

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
21 years experience
Do not: Please do not harm your teeth by using baking soda.
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A 40-year-old female asked:

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
21 years experience
Thrush: Mostly if you have thrush it may be caused by fungal infection, althought tingling of tongue and it could be from hormonal changes, allergies, acid re... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
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Cheeck: Dear your question is not clear, what is the reason of the swelling, if i assume that the reason being tooth problem you would need root canal treatme... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:

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Wisdom tooth: Do you have wisdom teeth yet? Sometimes when they are erupting they feel that way and nothing to warry, sometimes they erupt to wrong direction and th... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
21 years experience
Biting: Always we say when you have a problem think about the least, it could be due to biting or something else, please check it before it gts worse.
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A 40-year-old member asked:

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21 years experience
Tooth loss: If you do not replace extracted tooth it may lead to loose adjacent teeth. Also it can cause a bone loss.
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A 30-year-old member asked:

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
21 years experience
Filling: Yes, if the integrity of the filling is diminished, it should be replaced. Also if the tooth becomes symptomatic.
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A 44-year-old female asked:

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
21 years experience
Extracted teeth: Sometimes there are postop complications, so see your dentist for evaluation. Dry socket is one of them. You may need some depris to be cleaned.
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A 32-year-old member asked:

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21 years experience
Toothache: Check with your dentist, if it really hurts badly may you need root canal treatment, but if it is only sensitive it will resolve by itself in six week... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:

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Front teetn: If you have infected front teeth you may have pain in the nose. Because front teeth have long roots.
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A 20-year-old female asked:

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21 years experience
Extraction: Frequently wisdom teeth partially erupt, not coming all the way into place in the tooth line, so that can cause pain. Infection can occur when food ge... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:

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Wisdom tooth: Wisdom teeth are last teeth to erupt and some times there is no space for them so they deviate from the normal position. In that case they need to be ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:

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21 years experience
Replacement: The reason could be teeth loss or/with bone loss and to solve it you need to get your teeth fixed or /and bone replacement as well. May you need and d... Read More
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21 years experience
Cleaning: Every six months is the recommended period for regular cleaning.
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A 42-year-old member asked:

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21 years experience
Delayed teeth: By x ray. Then your dentist will evaluate them.
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A 31-year-old member asked:

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Rct: Se your dentist as soon as possile, you may need different antibiotics or additional medication. He may need to take x ray to evaluate the tooth.
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A 42-year-old member asked:

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Canker sore: Canker sores are also known as aphthous ulcers or aphthous stomatitis. They are small ulcer craters in the lining of the mouth that are frequently pai... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
21 years experience
Toothbrush: Use soft toothbrush always.
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A 41-year-old member asked:

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Saliva: Blood in saliva can occur for a variety of reasons. Bacteria, both those normally in the human body and those that are dangerous, can lead to infectio... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:

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Extracted tooth: Teeth are in socket surrounded by alveolar bone so when its pull out you may feel the surrounding projection, specially when there is no adjacent toot... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
21 years experience
Bad smell: It is ussually due to gingivitis, so have a dentist look your gum and clean it for you.
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A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
21 years experience
Dental check up: It is highly recommended to get your teeth, gums checked every six months, and if there is an active disease, it should be checked less than that. Get... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

Dr. Osman Mohamedanswered
21 years experience
Dry mouth: If your eyes and mouth feel as dry as a desert, there are many possible causes, such as bad air quality and certain medications. But if you have long-... Read More
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Dr. Mohamed is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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