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Bite splints

I have a Malocclusion (8mm overbite - lower jaw too small so top teeth look as if they're sticking out) and have been experiencing pain in my lower jaw. It also locks and clicks etc. My dentist has...

FUZZYBEE

Maldon/chelmsford area I need your help

Does anyone have any AMOXCYCILLIN antibiotics going begging. Random question I know but here's the deal, I was prescribed them last night for tooth abscess, popped out today with them in my pocket and...

dyli795

white patch on her tooth

my teenage daughter woke up today with a bright white patch on her front tooth. which wont shift. she has low self esteem anyway and is horrified .does anyone know what it could be?grateful for any...

Homer55

Electric Toothbrush

Are electric toothbrushes actually any better than the battery operated "pulse" toothbrushes

vicmel

Doctors or not?

Why do those with only a Bachelor's Medical degree call themselves doctor? Why do they stop calling themselves doctor if they become surgeons. If is only a soubriquet why don't we have Lawyer Smith...

wleshbeetle

How much does it cost for a Root Filling

how much does it cost for a root filling in the dentist? any ideas?

~max~

Blister below gum

Hi! I have what looks like a small white blister under my gum (about a milimeter in size), just below my bottom from teeth, where the gum meets the skin of the lip. I haven't hurt the area, and...

mrs_overall

Strange lump in mouth

I've developed a purple lump the size of a pea on my gum between an upper back tooth and the roof of my mouth. There's no toothache although the lump is a bit sore. I can't get a dental appointment...

koster

NHS Dentists

There are no NHS dentists available in my city. Am I allowed to register with a dentist in another town?

justasking

mouth cancer worries

My mum has found something in her mouth that to me looks like nothing but she has smoked pretty much all her life and has been very worried over this. Who would she have to go to see to get this...

sunshine123

Dentists

I need to go to the dentist to have a tooth extracted - could someone just advise whether it really is as bad as Im thinking! Ive been told you dont feel anything after the local - is anyone able to...

Proofraider

Having a tooth out with sedation

My dentist has advised having a tooth taken out with the kind of sedation that they give you if you break a bone i.e. an injection in the hand via a tube that puts you out while the work is being...

donny27

Food

I wonder why we suddenly seem to have a BIG health problem if we continue eating bacon, ham, etc. How do these "Experts" find this out?

beccac2901

Teeth whitening

Hi, I'm planning to get my teeth whitened in the next few months as am unhappy with the natural discolouration of my teeth and am planning to use a company called 'Style Smile Clinics', are they a...

pussglen

Medical

My Pop has been complaining of numbness and ocassional stabbing pains in both his big toes, he has seen a specialist who said it was not gout and fitted him with 2 pads that fit under the foot between...

Frankieola

Can I complain?

I'm making this posting as I dont really know where else to put it. Myself and my parents who are in their 70's have recently changed our doctor and it has made us realise just how awful our old one...

nic3c

Root Canal Treatment

My dentist has just discovered an abcess on my gum and says i need root canal treatment but he can't fit me in for an appointment until January. Surely it isn't good to leave the tooth that long? Does...

lynbrown

Statins - what is your view?

Do any ABrs have views on statins? Are they wonder pills or just another way of making the drug companies richer? Any reactions to their use? I am thinking of stopping mine and wonder what others...

topogigo

Denture Trouble

Tell me i am not the only one that suffers with this problem! I have a part set of dentures, i use dentafix or what ever it is called, it lasts about 12 hours, it does tell you this, after that time...

ilovemarkb

Root canal surgery????

My 9 year old has fallen and cracked his 2 front teeth. He has to have the nerve removed from his 2 broken teeth then have them capped (WHILST AWAKE) does anybody know if this will be painful, should...

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