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Delta Dental
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Reno, NV
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BA from University of Connecticut 1970 in Biological Sciences DDS from Georgetown University School of Dentistry 1974 Staff Dental Officer Naval Hospital Long Beach 1981-1984 US Navy Fellow in General Dentistry residency 1year 1985 Masters Business National University 1987 Fellow Academy of General Dentistry 1987 Fellow International College Oral Implantology 2007 Board Eligible American Academy of Implant Dentistry 2011 Masters in the Academy of General Dentistry 2012 Hobbies Skiing, Hiking, Mountain Climbing( HighPointersClub@32) Publications General Dentistry, 1987 1989 Navy Medicine 1990, 1991
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Dentistry
Dentistry - Prosthodontics
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A 60-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Painful gum grafts: Smart? .Perhaps no. Your DDS is very concern for the success of the procedure. Have them check it out. They may has something to make it feel better. ... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Isotretinoin implant: A WebMed review shows no contraindication to having a dental implant placed.However notify your surgeon. If you have already had an implant placed and... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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3rd molars Best time: Wisdom teeth, 3rd molars start to come in in the late teens to early 20's. Most do not erupt correctly usually due to a lack of space for them. They c... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
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Elder sensitivity: See you dental professional. Most elders have scoured their teeth for years. They used stiff brushes, hard pressure than light was better and too much... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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"Meth Mouth" is: Methamphetamine addicts are characterized by dry mouth, terrible oral hygiene, and a diet of pure sugar and highly processed foods. That causes the en... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Why dentures work: Dentures are plastic teeth and plastic gums fitted over the patients natural bone and overlying tissues. The are accurately fitted to replace those lo... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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See an allergist: Lip swelling can occur with an allergy to many things. A contact reaction by food , latex gloves, smoking, your cosmetics is just the short list of w... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Dental caps.: Teeth need caps to hold them together and protect them from breaking under the force of your bite. It is a structural matter. Your bite is about 400ps... Read More
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Denture sores: Gums sores after 1yr can mean several things1.Your tissues need a rest. Keep the dentures out for 4 hours very day.2. Your bite is too tall for your ... Read More
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A 29-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Eating w/ Implants: Depends what you like to eat. Anything that would break natural teeth probably will break implants and what they support. There is a reason one looses... Read More
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Braces and implants: Yes, A thorough evaluation by your implant dentist and orthodontist can answer you needs. Many times implants are place about half way through Orthodo... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Dental Partial Pain: Ill fitting partials can be very painful when chewing. Adjustments are quick and easy to do. But if they are older than 8yrs the plastic saddles and t... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Two phase lip care: Chapped lips untreated can lead to scarring. Moisture is needed in the lips to prevent drying from wind and sun. Severe chapping is usually caused by ... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Molar extractions: All extractions technically are surgery. Some are more complex than others. Some quick, others require more time. Your doctors aim is to get you bette... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Yes: All concussions need a neuralogical consult.
The sympathetic ANS parasympathetic nervous styems originate in the mid brain. Loss of salivation is a ... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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An AGD DDS/DMD: I've been and agd dentist for 30 years. It means this dds/dmd has committed themselves to two or three times the continuing education required by... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Dry Socket: A dry socket occurs when the clot in a tooth socket is lost after an extraction. A clot forms
immediately after the tooth is removed. The clot is the... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Teeth cleaning pain?: Not really. But some folks have very sensitive teeth especially at the gum line.These folks should be numbed up with local anesthetic. Many states all... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
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Your Sensitive teeth: Most likely. Acidic foods are a big factor. Go on the WEB and check for the worse offenders. Give those up. Seek your dental professional for help. Th... Read More
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A 61-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Dental Implants work: Yes they work very well. After integrating into the bone and after one year , the success rate is in the 99% at 17 years. Always have a doctor who ha... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Jaw Joint pain: Clicking, popping and jaw locking are common signs of temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction. It is to only one in the body that actually disart... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Depends on STD: Oral contact can spread many bacterial stds period. This is especially true with a person with an active infection open sore hidden in the back of the... Read More
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A member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Follow up D implants: Usually 6 month check-ups are adequate for dental implants. More frequently if you have gum disease with bone loss other places in your mouth. If you ... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Nicotine: Implants?: Probably,
why continue a habit that adversely affects your gum and oral bone health? The tobacco has many chemicals that affect your gum and bone h... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Implant sensitivity: The implant has no sensor input. It has to be the adjacent tooth ...Which does. Some implants placed too closely to adjacent teeth, my loose vitality ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Root Canal Therapy: Endodontics is that dental specialty that cleanses clears and completely washes the 'nerve' out of a tooth. It is actually more that that but essentia... Read More
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A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Call an Oral Surgeon: Cleary you need to find a gp dentist that you can trust. Call the local dental society for help. Ask a friend who they like can be a great way to find... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Gum disease: Yes , there is a specialty in dentistry to treat gum disease. Periodontics they focus on treating the loss of gums and bone around teeth. They also he... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Nausea Bitter taste.: Stomach acids associated with nausea often sour, may also be bitter. Brush your teeth with baking soda to protect teeth. See an Internist MD to have y... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Bleeding gums: Gums bleed due to irritation and infection. Brush your teeth after each meal and before bed. Have a Dental Examination and get your teeth cleaned by a... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Tongue 'sore': A non healing lesion on the lateral border of the tongue need professional evaluation without delay. The differential diagnosis includes:
1. Tongue c... Read More
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A 34-year-old female asked:
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Post op Pain: During many vigorous activities our jaws bounces our teeth together. Teeth should mesh evenly with balance loading throughout. Teeth after root canal... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Stitches lost: Probably not because you did not mention pain or a bad taste in your mouth. Have your dds/dmd take a look. The body heals very well on its own. Let th... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Drinking ; Dentisty: Drinking alcohol after root canal therapy is not advised especially when taking narcotic pain medicine. It also affects the absorbation rate of the an... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Intra oral cold sore: Lesions in the mouth that appear seemly spontaneously are often the result of food or chewing scratching the inside mucosa. The mouth teems with many... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Implant support MD: Study's across n america ask the same question. The best results came rom those who had 6 stabile implants for over one year to hold a lower denture. ... Read More
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A 59-year-old male asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Cleanings perio/gum: Periodontal cleanings are consider maintenance after scaling and root planning. Going 4 x per year stay ahead of the root calculus(tartar) that builds... Read More
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A 49-year-old member asked:
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A Root Canal drink?: Yes, in moderation...1or 2. But not at all if you received sedation for the root canal therapy, or if the dds perscribed a narcotic for pain or Metro... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
SensitivityPregnancy: Two things occur during pregnancy.It will make your teeth sensitive. Morning sickness. Vomitus is very acidic. Brush with baking soda toothpaste immed... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Remove extra teeth: Extra teeth should be removed when they will become a problem for the bone or other teeth. Extras can crowd and create a poor bite and poor Smile aest... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Mouth Bitterness: Mouth bitterness can be related to hygiene that is not adequate. But often there is something else Many medications will cause bitterness in the mouth... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Extraction and graft: Grafting of a tooth socket immediately after an extraction is the ideal time to do this. Some of the graft particles do loosen from the clot and can b... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
White mouth's roof: Food abrasion/ dehydration(chronic) and an assortment of other causes. Have your professional check this out.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Tooth loss trauma: A complex examination should be done. Pre- accident records are invaluable. Your attending dr can do wonders with these. Bone grafting and intermediat... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Pain after a filling: Teeth like other tissues need a recovery period to heal. Other tissues may have some discomfort after treatment. So do teeth.
BUT if they hurt for a... Read More
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Sodium excess: No. No don't do this.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Fizzy sugary drinks: If you want a soda fine, drink it in 10-15 minutes and be done with it. Then rinse with water. Swishing and sipping all day long lavages the teeth wi... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Replacement teeth: Dental implants support teeth like those you had at a younger age. Go to some one who has been doing them for over five years. It is complex and take... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Devinanswered
Dentistry 49 years experience
Excessive saliva: This is actually a good thing . Those with poor saliva production suffer a lot with dry mouth, dry eyes, dry arm pits etc. Ask your DDS/DMD for a anti... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Dentistry 49 years experience
Throat pain: Home remedies include warm salt water rinses 4Xday . But if this persists see both a DDS/DMD and a MD. The dentist can rule out tooth infection, wisdo... Read More
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Devin is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Devin is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This made me feel good. Thanks! Btw what it means 2 teaspoons for transmission? İf there is blood inside straws it also dies in seconds? Thanks
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This was very helpful. Thanks! My choice is now between a periodontist or omax who also holds an MD license. We will see.
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! So there's no chance this could be a brain tumor? That's my fear :(
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Georgetown University School of Dentistry
Graduated 1974MD
Medical/Graduate school
Georgetown University School of Medicine, DC
Graduated 1974MD
Residency
U.S Navy Fellow
Completed 1985
Awards
Mastership, Academy of General Dentistry
Fellow of the International College of Implant Dentistry
Retired US Naval Dental Officer
Affiliations
International Congress of Oral Implantologists
American Academy of Implant Dentistry
American Dental Association
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