Mommy, can I eat yet??
How soon after very minor oral surgery can I go back to eating normally? A whole year after I asked this question, I've gone ahead and gotten a labial frenectomy (that's the muscle that attaches your...
View ArticleDentist/Oral surgeon recommendations in the Buffalo area?
I need to get my wisdom teeth out this year. Can you recommend me a good dentist/oral surgeon/whatever somewhere in Western New York? I'm looking for a dentist in the Buffalo/Amherst area, preferably,...
View ArticleWhy are my wisdom teeth brown?
Satisfy my curiosity: why are my (extracted) wisdom teeth multi-colored? I just got my wisdom teeth taken out on Friday. I was expected them to be off white, or at least off white and reddish from...
View ArticleHow can I make oral surgery into a lovely birthday present?
My friend is getting her molars removed on her birthday - what can we do to make it better? We'd love to take her to do something fun, but are worried that the pain/pain meds will be too overwhelming....
View ArticleOral Surgeons and dentists, what's the difference?
What are the differences between an oral surgeon and a dentist? Can either one tend to both jaw pains and general dentistry? Late last week I saw a doctor for what seemed like ear pain after using...
View ArticleHow to publicy praise my doctor for future patients?
I live in Ontario. I'd like to write to some government body praising my oral surgeon, who is so amazing it should be on record somewhere for anyone researching him in the future. Should I do this, and...
View ArticleShould I set these wisdom teeth clots free?
WisdomTeethFilter: I had my bottom two out yesterday afternoon. After changing the gauze the first time, I noticed I had little stringy, thin tissues hanging from each hole. I called my surgeon, who...
View ArticleWords for Wisdoms
I am having my top two wisdom teeth out on wednesday without general or "twilight" anesthesia. What should I expect? I am having my dentist extract my two top wisdom teeth that are nearly fully...
View ArticleDoctor Doctor Pull Me A Tooth
Do Oral/Maxillofacial Surgeons require medical degrees (Relevant undergraduate + med school + residency) like, for lack of a better term, "real" surgeons? Wiki lists oral/maxillofacial surgery as a...
View ArticleCan I see an oral surgeon about wisdom teeth before deep cleaning?
Do I need to get my teeth deep cleaned before seeing the oral surgeon? On Monday I went to the dentist for the first time in years. She was very rushed in general and said very little to me, which I...
View ArticleTeeth extraction woes
My boyfriend is getting 7 teeth extracted tomorrow and a temporary denture placed at the same time. He's afraid of the dentist and had been a real champ about getting this set up, but now he's...
View ArticleHow late is too late for teeth to fall out?
I took my 14-year-old kid to the dentist for a check-up, and it turns out that her upper baby canines have never fallen out. Uh, now what? The dentist did take an x-ray that showed the adult canines...
View ArticleSongs to get your wisdom teeth out to
In three days I'll have all my wisdom teeth removed with IV sedation. I hope to wear headphones during/after the procedure and I'd like recommendations for a playlist while I'm super fucked up. As it...
View ArticleTooth extraction and bone graft and marijuana
Had two teeth removed and bone grafts put in...can I smoke just a tiny bit of weed? Hello, You are not my periodontist, oral surgeon, or dentist. I had two teeth removed today - upper right #2 and #3....
View ArticleCrazy amount of pain from wisdom tooth surgery but NOT dry socket
I had my left two wisdom teeth taken out last Tuesday afternoon. Ever since the local anaesthetic wore off I've been in a lot of pain around the wounds from the lower tooth, which was unerupted, took a...
View ArticleShould I fire my periodontist?
I'm scheduled for frenectomy and gum graft this summer. I'm an anxious patient and want to take Ativan for my surgeries. My periodontist insists that she will only operate on me if I use her preferred...
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