It's always better to keep as much of your original tooth as you can!
Terminology
- MSD
- Master of Science in Dentistry
- DMD
- Doctor of Dental Medicine
- DDS
- Doctor of Dental Surgery
- Endodontists
- Endodontists are dentists who specialize in tooth pain, disease, and infection.
- Endodontics encompasses the study (practice) of the basic and clinical sciences of normal dental pulp, the etiology, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and injuries of the dental pulp along with associated periradicular conditions.
- Periodontists
- A periodontist is a dental specialist who focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal (gum) disease and the placement of dental implants.
Doctors
Dentists
- Webster Groves Dental Dr. Matthew Wenzel, DMD
- Very reserved in his treatment.
- Dental membership is $420/y and includes:
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- 2 cleanings per year
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- 2 periodic exams
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- 2 fluoride treatments per year
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- 4 bitewings per year
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- Pano 1x per 5 years
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- 2 emergency exams per year
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- Saint Louis Dental Studio Dr. Kathryn Greene, DMD
- Dental membership is $399/y and includes
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- One annual exam and one periodontal exam.
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- Two cleanings
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- One oral cancer screening
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- One fluoride treatment
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- 4x bitewing x-rays
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- One panoramic x-ray
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- Individual x-rays
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- 50% off additional cleanings
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- 15% off fillings, core build-ups, oral surgery, root canals, crowns, bridges, partials, and dentures
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- 10% off veneers
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- $500 off clear aligners
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- Archway Endodontics Dr. Brian R. Judd, DDS, MS
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Endodontists
- Archway Endodontics Dr. Brian R. Judd, DDS, MS
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- Dr. Katherine F. Wolken DDS, MSD, LLC Dr. Katherine F. Wolken DDS, MSD, LLC
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Orthodontists
- Azar Orthodontics
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- Big Bend Orthodontics
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Tooth Pain
The Posterior Superior Alveolar nerve bundle is painful?
Things to Try
- Shaving Teeth
- May or may not help.
- Decreases the tooth surface which may cause more problems in the future.
- Night Guard
- Upper hard night guard?
- Lower hard night guard?
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Hard night guards are better. Soft night guards promote chewing and are harder to clean.
- Retainers
- Retainers may hold individual teeth in a position where they take too much of the load.
- Top retainer?
- Bottom retainer does not help!
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- Root Canal
- Root canals are preferred to getting a tooth pulled.
- Xylitol Gum
- Don't have enough xylitol in them.
- Xylitol Granules
- Take 5 grams twice a day after food.
- Chew the granules and mix in with your saliva, then spit.
- Nano-Hydroxyapatite
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Periodontal Treatment
- Scaling
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- Root Planning
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