OT: Bone graft after extraction

[Anonymous]

Great questions!

Ricechex,

Good to hear you are going in for your regular perio maintenance visits. Once diagnosed w/periodontal disease, this is lifelong. It’s episodic/periodic and it can have a mind of it’s own at times. It’s exacerbated by smoking, poor oral hygiene, underlying systemic disease, many others not mentioned and also genetics. Bone loss around your teeth is no joke. Stay on top of your flossing/brushing at least 2 day and definately the regular visits.

The matching stuff you are talking about sounds like you are describing tooth colored fillings as well, but used for cosmetic purposes to close gaps in front teeth or even discoloration or grooves as you say. If you noticed the filling is wearing down, indentations or any material missing, it may have broken/chipped away. Yes, from what you are describing it can be replaced. If it is a composite (tooth colored) filling (which that’s what it sounds like), it shouldn’t be a problem to match your existing tooth color and rebond or redo the filling to fill in the pot holes if you will.

One hour whitening is great stuff, but it does not last forever. If you get some whitening trays from your dentist w/take home bleach, it will help maintain the “whiteness” shade you achieved w/the in office bleach. Basically whitening comes in strengths of active ingredient (carbamide peroxide) in the bleach used. Over the counter around 5% or less. Take home bleach goes from 10%-20% and 1 hour whitening uses 25% – 40% active ingredient. The higher the concentration, the whiter the teeth get but you will get increased sensitivity too for a couple of days after use. The problem w/over the counter bleach is the percentage is too low to notice a “pop” or “bling” whiteness to your teeth. Whitening toothpaste also does not stay on your teeth long enough to really do much good. Yes, i’m an advocate of In Office Bleaching, but knowing it won’t last forever depending on your diet. Minimize red whine, coffee, tea, or dark colored beverages. Also, if you can’t drop the tea habit, use a straw every time you drink these. It will help tremendously.

Dr. RD

[Ricechex]

Dr RD–thanks so much! If I start drinking with a straw, that will create extra wrinkles around my mouth. Good gawd, it is six of one and half dozen of the other.

It is hard to find a good dentist, a trustworthy one. I would like to see you about the above mentioned issues. How can I find you? I can be reached at [email protected].

[Ricechex]

Dr RD–thanks so much! If I start drinking with a straw, that will create extra wrinkles around my mouth. Good gawd, it is six of one and half dozen of the other.

It is hard to find a good dentist, a trustworthy one. I would like to see you about the above mentioned issues. How can I find you? I can be reached at [email protected].

[Ricechex]

Dr RD–thanks so much! If I start drinking with a straw, that will create extra wrinkles around my mouth. Good gawd, it is six of one and half dozen of the other.

It is hard to find a good dentist, a trustworthy one. I would like to see you about the above mentioned issues. How can I find you? I can be reached at [email protected].

[Ricechex]

Dr RD–thanks so much! If I start drinking with a straw, that will create extra wrinkles around my mouth. Good gawd, it is six of one and half dozen of the other.

It is hard to find a good dentist, a trustworthy one. I would like to see you about the above mentioned issues. How can I find you? I can be reached at [email protected].

[Ricechex]

Dr RD–thanks so much! If I start drinking with a straw, that will create extra wrinkles around my mouth. Good gawd, it is six of one and half dozen of the other.

It is hard to find a good dentist, a trustworthy one. I would like to see you about the above mentioned issues. How can I find you? I can be reached at [email protected].

[anxvariety]

There’s a dentist in my family – he doesn’t do wisdom teeth even having his own practice for decades; more of a job for an oral surgeon.

I went to David Tracy in Carlsbad for mine. Was awesome, he’s a great doc and I healed up quick. I was put on nitrous and it seemed like it took 15 minutes and I was out of there – I took 1 pain pill after the surgery and that was it.. I had like 4 or 5 wisdom teeth pulled.

[anxvariety]

There’s a dentist in my family – he doesn’t do wisdom teeth even having his own practice for decades; more of a job for an oral surgeon.

I went to David Tracy in Carlsbad for mine. Was awesome, he’s a great doc and I healed up quick. I was put on nitrous and it seemed like it took 15 minutes and I was out of there – I took 1 pain pill after the surgery and that was it.. I had like 4 or 5 wisdom teeth pulled.

[anxvariety]

There’s a dentist in my family – he doesn’t do wisdom teeth even having his own practice for decades; more of a job for an oral surgeon.

I went to David Tracy in Carlsbad for mine. Was awesome, he’s a great doc and I healed up quick. I was put on nitrous and it seemed like it took 15 minutes and I was out of there – I took 1 pain pill after the surgery and that was it.. I had like 4 or 5 wisdom teeth pulled.

[anxvariety]

There’s a dentist in my family – he doesn’t do wisdom teeth even having his own practice for decades; more of a job for an oral surgeon.

I went to David Tracy in Carlsbad for mine. Was awesome, he’s a great doc and I healed up quick. I was put on nitrous and it seemed like it took 15 minutes and I was out of there – I took 1 pain pill after the surgery and that was it.. I had like 4 or 5 wisdom teeth pulled.

[anxvariety]

There’s a dentist in my family – he doesn’t do wisdom teeth even having his own practice for decades; more of a job for an oral surgeon.

I went to David Tracy in Carlsbad for mine. Was awesome, he’s a great doc and I healed up quick. I was put on nitrous and it seemed like it took 15 minutes and I was out of there – I took 1 pain pill after the surgery and that was it.. I had like 4 or 5 wisdom teeth pulled.

[kev374]

Thanks again Dr. RD for all the information, appreciate it very much!

[kev374]

Thanks again Dr. RD for all the information, appreciate it very much!

[kev374]

Thanks again Dr. RD for all the information, appreciate it very much!

[kev374]

Thanks again Dr. RD for all the information, appreciate it very much!

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