Oral and Dental Health

Question about post-orthognathic surgery and smoking

I'm 20 years old and had upper and lower jaw and palate widening surgery about four weeks ago. Before my surgery I was a fairly heavy smoker (around a pack a day) and had my last one the night before the surgery. I've quit smoking before but in the midst of recovery and school I'm having a...

by Guest over a year ago

Child teeth care

Hi, Healthy teeth and mouth during the toddler and childhood time were very important to determine the next age level. We have to take seriously to take care of our child's teeth. If not, they will have the mouth and teeth disease easily, like caries, gingivitis, and sprue.

by Guest over a year ago

I ate something way too hot

I put an entire 2 handfuls of hot temales in my mouth, and could barely chew them all and my mouth was BURNING HOT. My tongue felt burnt after that day for the last 2 and a half days, and usually when I burn my tongue theres no marks but on my tongue the spots that are burnt are somewhat red. I...

by Robman421012842542 over a year ago

Nose problem, it smells and gets soreness inside

Dear Sir/Madam It has been a long time since my nose gets sore from inside. It gets dry and more painful if I don't apply vaseline type emollient 50 white paraffin in my nose. Once Dr gave me spray that people use for hay fever but I used once. I don't think I have hay fever but infection or...

by Baljit Kaur over a year ago

Zit turned into a cold sore!??

So I had a red spot just below my lip on the skin and i was afriad it was a cold sore. However when i woke up the next morning it was a HUGE whitehead so I am guessing it was just a pimple. I popped it and white pus came out like a normal pimple. Every few hours the white head would come back...

by E123305469 over a year ago

Left side of tongue swells in morning and feels itchy

Hi , I was a continues smoker for 7 years then i quite smoking and but sometimes i do smoke casually with friends while drinking but not as a chain smoker once or twice a week, since a month I have noticed that in morning I can fee my tongue swollen and only left part of it, I am not...

by Kehs over a year ago

Gritty food feeling on tongue and between teeth

My mother has been experincing gritty food particles in her mouth on her tongue especially in between her teeth. It started about 2 years ago shortly after she had a partial made for a couple teeth. Her dentist can't seem to diagnois the problem and they can't see any build up of food...

by Guest over a year ago

Tooth implant to release drugs

Scientists have thought of a way to make the forgetting to take medicines the thing of the past. They are on the way of creating an artificial tooth which would automatically release medicine. The Intellidrug device was made small enough to fit inside two artificial molars in the jaw. The device is...

by Mark over a year ago

Lump on roof of mouth

I have a friend who has a lump on the right mid-back roof of his mouth... its about a centimeter in diameter and occasionally it gets bigger. and it sometimes hurts and is causing him discomfort. he cannot afford to see a doctor right now, and this has been going on for about 7-8 years. He is 22 yrs...

by bon12869491 over a year ago

PINE NUTS epidemiology

My wife eats them ALL THE TIME but only recently has she got the bitter taste 3 times. I eat few and far between but chowed big time on lamb w/pine nuts and now YUCK-YUCK, can't even enjoy a cigarette. Very interesting epidemiology here RE: PINE NUTS. Perhaps Globalism and Free trade has allowed...

by Guest over a year ago