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READERS' FAVORITES
What You Should Do When a Crown Falls Off of Your Tooth
A few years ago, I was hanging out with one of my friends. He was biting into a sandwich and his crown came out...
Tooth Pain and Sinuses: Can A Sinus Infection Cause a Toothache?
This past weekend, my wife told me that she was having the worst toothache of her life. When she came in for her checkup...
Pain Caused By a High Filling – Why It Happens and How to Fix It
If you've ever received a filling at the dentist's office, you probably vaguely remember the dentist putting a piece of colored paper in your...
Adult Permanent Teeth Coming In Behind Baby Teeth: Shark Teeth
Many parents become alarmed when they look in their child's mouth and see the permanent teeth growing behind the baby teeth. What went wrong? ...
Colored Braces: What Colors of Braces Can You Get?
Not too long ago, I spent a week of my dental school career in the orthodontics department, helping the future orthodontists to straighten people's...
Pulpitis: What’s the Difference Between Reversible Pulpitis and Irreversible Pulpitis?
There are lots of different reasons why you might feel pain coming from your tooth. One of the more common reasons is called pulpitis. ...
Why Dental Anesthetic Makes Your Heart Beat Faster
You may have noticed that when you get a dental injection, sometimes your heart feels like it's going to beat right out of your...
Extra Tooth: Mesiodens and Other Supernumerary Teeth
Has your child ever come up to you and told you that they have an extra tooth growing out of their upper jaw behind...
Why You Get Swollen Cheeks After Wisdom Teeth Removal
If you've had your wisdom teeth out, the picture above probably looks familiar.
When I got my wisdom teeth out around ten years ago, our insurance wouldn't...
How to Really Win a Dental Malpractice Lawsuit
A few months ago, a dental malpractice insurance company came to my dental school and shared many different dental malpractice cases with us.
One that...
What a Frenectomy is and Why Your Child Might Need One
Lisa, a reader from Idaho recently took her children to the dentist. The dentist remarked that one of her children might need a frenectomy. ...
What a Baby’s Gums Look Like While Teething
A few years ago, my wife and I kept thinking that our son was getting his first tooth. He eventually got it, but there...