Dentist

I developed tooth pain after a filling, and now my dentist says I need a root canal! Is it because the filling wasnt done properly? She says it's "normal", but all I know is I had no pain, got a filling, and now need a root canal. Is that her fault?

Asked by root_canal over 12 years ago

There are so many possibiltities it is hard to answer with a limited ability to diagnose your condition. First of all there is nothing "normal" , but there are routine procedures. It can happen that you may need a "root canal" (endodontis treatment)but as you susupect "normally" there is some indication prior to having the filling, but there are exceptions. I'm not hedging or defending ( I spent some time as an expert witness in the past) but it is really hard to determine and give a definitive answer without more information. If you r not happy with your dentist move on.  Get back to me with more info.

I never understood why oral sex is not a high-risk activity for HIV transmission. Even without an open sore in your mouth, wouldn't bodily fluids make their way down to (and easily permeate) membranes in the throat or stomach?

Asked by James over 12 years ago

I'm Dr. D. not Dr. Ruth----Wel lhere goes,,,,,,,,,, Digestion begins in the mouth, the saliva contains lysitic  enzymes and is acidic on the pH scale. Do u remember iin 7th grade Science the experiment chewing a saltine cracker  until it became sweet? The saliva and mastication process (chewing== not what you're thinking) render the simple carbohyrates into sugar in a matter of seconds. Stomach acid that continues digestion is so strong a drop on your arm would causd a severe burn.  Your oral cavity and all other parts of your digestive system ----to the other end --contains various strains of bacteria that aid in the digestive process and are highly competitive in their niche with the virus; HIV/AIDS is virus and somewhat fragile to the digestive "juices" and bacteria's lysitic action. With the acception of Herpes Simlex which is always present in small quantities in the oral cavity and become prominent when your immune systems is "taxed".("cold sores" on the lip and genital ares as well))

HIV/AIDS is an Acquired Immune Defiency disease meaning you need repeated innoculation (exposure) to contract it, since the immunity to it has to be "worn down" to take hold ( again another exception--blood transfusions, etc.). Most STD"s (sexually transmitted diseases) are bacterial in nature and can be contracted orally as you descibe. They are easily ???? treated with antibioics. This is a simplistic answer in lay terms( or should I say layman's terms) of a complex procees.

            Do your parents know you talk like this??? Anyway practice safe sex and all this is a moot point.

  

Are USA Dentists using (Audio tooth Implants... And please do not lie!) and if someone does it illegally without your permission through a local dentist ... Can anyone sue the dentist or person(s) involved, especially if it was used for entrapment!?

Asked by Franky almost 12 years ago

Watching a few too many James Bond movies ,are we? I have no knowledge of this being done, I suggest it is more of an urban lengend.

If you have had any metal restorations in your mouth and ever touched with a tarnished fork or a piece of aluminum foil( or hte dentist's autoclaved explorer) , you would have experienced a sharp pain called "galvanic shock". With two disimilar metals and an acid saliva enviorment you get a shocking sensation transmitted to the nerves of your tooth and eventually to your central nervous system---ouch!!

This is how a battery in your car or flashlight, etc, functions----two disimilar metal in an acid medium.

That being said , back to your premise-- with some sort of metalic ,or electric power source implanted in your tooth it would have to be heavily insulated and selective for certain frequencies-- since your teeth come together 2-3000 times per day, swallowing, blood flow background noise and breathing and speech I'm not sure how succesful reception would be.

I'm sure anything is possible --but I have no real knowledge this was used or successful.

For example our military went from the U-2 Spy Plane to th eA- 12 Blackbird to the SR-71 and then to satellites, And we found  the most successful way to obtain data is the almighty US DOLLAR. Still the most effective tool.

CIA-U-Around

I have my diploma in Russia and I want to continue a specialty in France is it possible?

Asked by Kappoo about 7 years ago

Can salt water actually cure a cavity?

Asked by DS over 6 years ago

One of my top, front teeth is becoming shockingly loose (I'm 55 years old). I have no money to pay a dentist. I've been doing some research. I think a splint would work for me at least temp. Can you tell me a ballpark $$$ Upstate NY? TY

Asked by All_I_Want_4_Xmas about 10 years ago