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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Expert Forum)

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Questions in the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery forum are answered by Dr. Michael H Kirsch. Topics covered include teeth extractions, wisdom teeth, dental implants, bone grafting, orthognathic surgery, facial bones realignment, facial trauma repair, jaw alignment, anesthesia, jaw cyst or tumor diagnosis, reconstructive jaw surgery, temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) and TMJ surgery.
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What is the best option for me?

by Anitka, 7 hours ago
There is a swelling above my last right top tooth (I will call it No 1...

necrosis rsulting from extended drilling

by 3badcats, Jan 05, 2009 08:49PM
Hello. I will start at the beginning. 10 years ago, a dentist did a par...
1

Wisdom tooth removal

by GEMZ81, Jan 04, 2009 05:40PM
I had my lower wisdom tooth removed nearly 3 years ago. My tooth was im...
1

Tooth extraction problem

by cbl, Jan 03, 2009 06:19AM
Help! I had my upper left wisdom tooth extracted three days ago. The ...
1

Mandibular Symphyseal Distraction Osteogenesis

by Scott29, Jan 02, 2009 12:51PM
Hi, I am an adult male (early 30s) and am about to undergo a 2 stage...
1

Baby tooth #21

by luvmyfam77, Jan 01, 2009 10:26AM
When my daughter was about 5 or 6 it was noticed that one of her baby t...
1

the effect of orthodontic surgery to class III malocclusion patient

by ananda081, Dec 31, 2008 04:29AM
hi, i'm a 20 years old boy & a patient of class III maloclusion.my lowe...
5

Surgery-big hole from old implant

by jst4shanell, Dec 28, 2008 03:37PM
2 months ago I had a 13 year old rejected implant removed from the #10 ...
1

Extreme oral pain, please help!

by onelove42008, Dec 30, 2008 12:17AM
I have been cutting windom teeth now for over a year or so, with no dis...
1

Tooth Abscess

by Val24, Dec 29, 2008 09:42AM
I went to see the dentist approximately two days ago. He is treating m...
2

Dental Implants

by Bon-Bon, Dec 04, 2008 06:33PM
I am a 45 yr. old female. I had the bottom left molar extracted 1 ...
1

Pain-

by SueJane, Dec 28, 2008 12:04AM
I have been experiencing pain for two weeks now. There is pain on the r...
1

Possibles jaw infection?

by ezap, Dec 27, 2008 03:06AM
Few days ago I went to the dentist concerned that my swollen lymph node...
1

My Tooth

by token594, Dec 25, 2008 11:03PM
I recently got a half root canal done about 1-2 months ago , I could no...
1

Excruciating mouth, jaw, throat, and ear pain due to upper wisdom tooth coming in at 27!

by dentallyill, Dec 24, 2008 09:55PM
For the past 6 months, I have been cutting wisdom teeth. It started ab...
3

Tongue and Gums numb after Wisdom Teeth Removal

by kimmber11, Dec 11, 2008 09:26AM
For all of you out there searching the web for answers..... I had my wi...
1

Tongue problem

by JamesSoCal, Dec 22, 2008 10:53AM
I have had this happen three times already in a period of 4 months. My...
1

Jaw crunching/clicking

by Moniquee, Dec 21, 2008 06:02AM
Hello, yesturday i was sitting down, leaning on my jaw, and suddenly t...
1

Tongue and Neck Cancer

by averyms2, Dec 19, 2008 11:24PM
My Mother was diagnosed with Tongue and Neck Cancer in November of 2005...
1

what happened?

by sweetpea03, Dec 19, 2008 07:44PM
I had my wisdom teeth removed and all went fine. I was sent home with p...
1

What should I do?

by JenMarie712, Dec 17, 2008 11:50PM
I been having this bump on the top of my mouth behind my left side teet...
1

Dental Implants and Tongue Swelling

by Kriste0709, Dec 17, 2008 10:24PM
Hello, I'm a 26 year old female who has had A LOT of work done to my te...
1

Will my gum tissue close up over the extraction site if clot falls out?

by whatisnottaken, Dec 17, 2008 08:17AM
I asked this question is the dentist health forum but then I found this...
1

dental bridges

by ellen, Dec 16, 2008 10:42AM
i have dental bridges on my maxillary and my friends can smell my brea...
2

chronic sinus problems after cheek fx

by Dar584, Dec 15, 2008 11:55AM
I had a trimalar fx of my left cheek in 1991 & also my nose. I had my ...
1

swollen tongue, pain, fever, etc.

by gina70, Dec 14, 2008 10:13PM
2 weeks ago I started with a scalding pain all along the top of my tong...
1

infection in implant

by peanut376, Dec 13, 2008 01:45AM
Hello, I had a implant done Feb. 08. I had an infection in the area a...
1

Upper wisdom tooth extraction and air travel

by niceguy2007, Dec 12, 2008 05:21AM
Hi, I'm scheduled to get my top left wisdom tooth extracted due to d...
1

unusual question

by woo66, Dec 09, 2008 11:58PM
Hi, this will no doubt be an unusual question, but I have had bizarre ...
1

abscessed tooth and 9 weeks pregnant

by chickennoodlesoup2, Dec 08, 2008 11:37PM
I have swelling under my jaw as well as along side of it. SEVERE pain ...
1

Pain and swelling after tooth extraction

by owen102uk, Dec 08, 2008 05:11AM
Hi Last year I started having root canal treatment on a crowned toot...
1

Lingual Frenectomy aftercafe

by Phillipalouise, Dec 07, 2008 05:34AM
I had a lingual frenectomy on 5th December 08, and I'm finding it quite...
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