Tooth

Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****Q: Just came across one of your Q and A columns and enjoyed it very much. I am a 31-year-old physician just completing a general surgery fellowship here in Oregon.I have had little time to take care of any dental needs on a professional basis. I brush a few times… … Read More

Q: I hear so much about bleaching, pros and cons, and I wonder if once and for all you can give me and I am sure other of your readers the overall picture on whitening our teeth. – D.S.A: First and most important to remember is that there are no cons to bleaching or whitening… … Read More

Q: I am 70 years old and I have some crooked teeth on my lower jaw. This was caused many years ago by a baby tooth that had to be removed due to a cavity when I was a child and impacted molars that were removed in my late teens. Would it be too late… … Read More

Q: I am 70-years-old and I have some crooked teeth on my lower jaw. This was caused many years ago by a baby tooth that had to be removed due to a cavity when I was a child and impacted molars that were removed in my late teens. Would it be too late for me… … Read More

Q. Been going to the same dentist for a few years. At my latest cleaning, he found a few sticky spots on two back teeth. He felt it was the beginning of decay and that if he put on plastic coatings (sealants) that would stop the decay. I am 65 years old and have not… … Read More

Q: I have to have two dental implants (and some sort of build up) and one tooth removal in the lower right side of my mouth in a few weeks. I had a bridge for many years that needed to be removed because the back tooth it was attached to is bad. Bridge is no… … Read More