Metal Mouth Message Board

Hi Rosie, Class II is the least common Angles classification statistically speaking. If you do not want to go the exraction route then you may be able to do it surgically (likely a bilateral sagital split osteotomy and potentially a Le Fort as well). But not knowing anything about your case I cannot...

Ahhhhhh removal of 3rd molars. One of those great debates where everyone is right. Meryaten is right (shocker there!! :lol: ) that the folks on the other side of the pond tend to leave them where as many in the US have them extracted as a young adult. That being said, my personal opinion that I use ...

I'm not sure if it is considered necessary to measure the perio pockets every time, depending on the general oral health and hygiene. It all depends on the dentist's "Standard of care" and what was billed for. If s/he performed a new patient exam/comprehensive oral exam I would personally...

I wouldn't go for a full bridge, I'd probably go with a maryland and wait until implant options open up before making a permanant desicion. I have a regular bridge and food gets caught under the pontic and makes it harder to clean out of. Also, I've had the whole bridge come off while eating a burg...

You can test if you have a cavity by hitting the fang with a pen etc. Not with too much force, of course. If feel a sharp pain you might have a cavity. Percussion test will tell if there is any sort of inflammation or infection present near the apex and does not diagnose a cavity. Rather it is like...

I figured I would post this here since it deals with the dry mouth issue....What about when you have dry mouth and you know that its a result of a medication? I take a medicine that causes dry mouth, so it doesn't seem to matter how much water I drink, my mouth is still dry. Hi Higgy, You should ha...

Everyone is different, but you will likely be just fine without any ill side effects. There is no reason why your partner cannot feed you grapes or strawberries dipped in chocolate 3 days post op Enjoy the trip.

Best,
Rory

Radiographic diagnosis is the only way to determine if you are experiencing root resorption. It is very uncommon so I wouldn't worry about it. Teeth really just don't fall out. I have seen many a tooth "flapping in the breeze" with virtually no bone surrounding it and it still did not just...

Resorption and any other adverse effects had not been explained to me. Currently I have a crossbite that the dentist says will correct itself on its own if she does nothing. The last upper molars on either side of my teeth do not touch the bottom molars. My lower incisors meet the top incisors at t...

Thanks for all these replies everyone, really. I'm a bit puzzled though. Why should I have to go through such a strange procedure (open mouth, curl tongue back to roof of mouth etc.) to find where my bite should be? Why isn't the corrrect orientation where it feels like it should be when I just rel...

Occlusion is one of those things that everyone differs on opinion. One thing that is theoretically accurate is that Centric Relation (what everyone here is being "guided" into) is the only reproducible position of the mandible. There is some more technical stuff in the description, but tha...

There are numerous hydrating mouth rinses available OTC, just check your local pharmacy/food store. I have patients that have had good luck with Biotene. Is your dry mouth something new that you are experiencing or has it been going on for a long time? Also be aware that certain diets or medications...

A flipper is different than what tomelo has (according to the description). A flipper is a single tooth removable partial denture. It typically has an acrylic base that wraps on the palate or ridge and shows a single tooth. Tomelo likely has a denture tooth with a bracket bonded to it attached to th...

...As soon as the wire was on my bite was off. My bite is slightly open in the front but I know that will be fixed later... I hear ya! I had an adjustment some months ago where I had a 1+ mm space in between lower incisors. After the power chain was put on and things were finished up I looked in th...

It depends on the procedure. If you do an in office whitening system, it will only whiten the facial surfaces of your teeth. If you use whitening trays, it is concentrated on the facial surfaces but some material will work its way around the tooth. The greatest difference in color will be on the por...