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Dentistry
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18 Agrees
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Dr. Aaron Creggeranswered
17 years experience
Range: Baby teeth erupt or push through the gums between 6 months and 30 months, both of my boys at one had 8 teeth, but in my practice I have witnessed more... Read More
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SMALL: Very small pieces and always observe as they are at much more of a risk for choking with the minimal chewing capacity!
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I wouldn't!!!: There is not a good reason to give a baby chewing gum, think tiny stomach....Hunk of material that does not digest well....Not good!
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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VERY tough problem: Unfortunately these tears or sores inside the lip/mouth are very difficult to get to heal due to the frequency of talking/eating that goes on. The on... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Study hard: Call dental schools you are interested in. Spend time getting awesome grades and preparing yourself to get into dental school. IF you can make the g... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
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GO to dentist: Have you dentist check it out. Most often times if its small we either do nothing or remove the 'hanging' piece so it does not drive you crazy! topi... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
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Depends!: Depends on the location, the depth, and your homecare. In adults it can take 6-30 months for a cavity to go from enamel to dentin, once it reaches de... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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NOT necessarily: When you become pregnant you may experience a number of strange symptoms however I do not think a bitter tongue is a tell tale sign of pregnancy. Fro... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Tough Break: Your boyfriends tooth will not grow back. If this ever occurs again try and get the tooth in some milk and get ahold of a dentist to reinsert the too... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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READ before u smoke: As a health care professional i would suggest you not smoke at all but there should be no ill effects from your surgery, unless you have diabetes and ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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CRAZE LINES 'tough': Thin translucent enamel coupled with craze line is a tough problem to deal with. As far as topical treatment i would make sure you are using act mout... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Possibly: You can break a rib doing a number of things! get an evaluation to determine if it is broken and take the proper precautions to allow proper healing.... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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NOTHING!: You are most likely seeing taste buds...Like always having a dental professional put there eyes on it in person can verify exactly what you are seeing... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Many choices: The quality of the lab your dentist uses really dictates the quality of the finished product. If you are doing front teeth i would have a custom shad... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Verification: Most likely not significant, but go to a dentist and have them look, if it is concerning they will send you to an oral surgeon for a 2nd opinion, if n... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Most likely NO: Consult your dentist to verify as they will have a history of the lesion for sure. Most of the time it is a hypocalcified area on the tooth, in other... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
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DEPENDS!!: Your dentist will take a number of factors into this decision, like most decisions there is never an always or never. If the tooth that occludes with... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Adequate healing : You can place denture immediately but idealy you would heal 6-8 weeks after extractions and then start impressions, this will ensure proper fit of you... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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As much as you want: Although getting braces at time makes your teeth sore it will not guarantee you lose weight, exercise daily, caloric control and you can lose as much ... Read More
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A 35-year-old male asked:
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Low chance: Very low chance of infection. Cracks typically are easily treated and rarely lead to problems. If you are having pain on biting then you may want to... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Dermatologist?: If you have a dermatologist i would have them take a look, warm compress may give you temporary relief but it sounds like that bad boy needs to be dra... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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SENSITIVITY: Sensitivity is the #1 downfall to whitening teeth. I myself cannot whiten my teeth more than once a year or so due to the sharp pains when i breathe ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
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NOT at all: There is not a correlation between the two.
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Patience and topical: Will clear up on its own in 7-10 days, you can use topicals such as orabase or ambesol to help with the terrible intra-oral pain involved. Your denti... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Get checked: May be an irritated taste bud, may be an irritation, either way this should be evaluated by a dentist and then possibly an oral surgeon if the dentist... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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I doubt it: I have seen some interesting things after extractions, however the location and appearance of that bruising looks like a finger mark, unless the denti... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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DONT TAKE that risk: This unfortunately does happen due to neglect or lack of access to care. I would say if you receive regular dental care the odds are very low, if you... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Evaluation?: Have you had imaging done? Have you been under any physical stress? There are so many things that can be attributed to knee pain that a thorough eva... Read More
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A 61-year-old male asked:
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Re-treat?: most likely this is true, if cone beam imaging is available you could be sure if infection is present or not. If NO infection, NO antibiotic, sometim... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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ASK treating DR!!: Each case can range in severity and i would discuss this with the treating physician. Regulations and procedures are changing daily and i would be su... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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48 hours: The 1st 48 hours you are going to experience some swelling, if it is puffy with no exudate or 'pus' then you are probably fine. What you need to be c... Read More
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A 16-year-old male asked:
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HAVE THEM CHECKED: Unfortunately for oral pathology you need to have a dentist screen you for severity, it may be something normal that we see all the time. If not your ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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DONT WAIT: Dont test the longevity of a restoration on a root canal tooth especially if it a molar. These teeth have a high chance of breaking and you already p... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Retention necessary: When a tooth is lost an immediate loss of space can be had, without a replacement such as implant, bridge, or partial this space could be lost forever... Read More
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My perspective: As a dentist you may have some old failing fillings that as you cough may make you notice the metallic taste (assuming you have amalgam/silver filling... Read More
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VARIES: I would have the surgery done on friday, lay low for the weekend and get back at it on monday! trying to limit activity and consume a decent amount o... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Virus?: Sounds like you need to go in for a thorough exam at your md. Any thing that has symptoms lasting that long should be treated by a professional. Don... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
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Infection!!: Not removing the tooth broken in half will lead to infection, not fixing the decayed teeth will lead to more fractured teeth, which will lead to more ... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Placement of sealant: Generally the placement of a sealant in the traditional sense is on posterior teeth on the occlusal(biting) surface down in the grooves. This is usua... Read More
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YES!!!: You can have none, one, two, three, four, or more! i once removed 6 on one patient!
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AS long as possible!: The minimum time is 24 hours, however i always recommend waiting 72 hours because if you are going to have major issues post surgery they usually occu... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
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Yes: There are 5 sides to a tooth. The occlusal surface is the surface you bite on. The mesial surface which is the side closest to the midline. The dis... Read More
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Strange colors: Many times when you get a burn either from food, trauma, or dental treatment i.e. Laser treatment the initial appearance is black. Then it goes throu... Read More
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Wait!!: It will go away on its own in 7-10 days. Orabase by colgate is a great topical relief.
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See how you feel: If you are not bleeding, swollen, and feeling good, get after it 24 hours after surgery. If you are recovering i would recommend giving it a few days... Read More
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NOT necessary: If the tooth is not hurting or infected then he/she will not pull your tooth. Should the tooth need to be removed for whatever reason it can usually ... Read More
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Depends on size: Depending on the size and location of a filling it can take as little as a few minutes to as long as 30 minutes. There are so many factores that it t... Read More
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No activity: Lay off the oral sex for a few days and take some anti-inflammatories, you should be good to go again in a matter of a few days.
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Get to a dentist!!: I would have a radiograph taken of the area in question, a panoramic radiograph would be helpful to make sure there isnt any gross pathology or a wisd... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Irritation??: This could be an irritation you can see things like this when people put chewing tobacco in one place too long, or hold mints or candy as a habit in t... Read More
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Cregger is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Cregger is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you for replying. That's really kind and I will take your advice
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Thank u but is there anyway I could by some thing to do it on my own?
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I seen an ob/gyn for a papsmear days before the pain started.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
University of missouri-kansas city school of dentistry
Graduated 2006MD
Awards
Top Dentist, First Place, Missouri - Summer
2013
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