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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 and Dr. Mario Tuchman. 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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#15 tooth extraction and air travel

by rfarb,
i have to have my #15 tooth extracted. i had root canal on the tooth a...
1

lumps

by jmags49,
dr. I have had lumps in my mouth for over 20 years, freely movable no p...
1

Facial numbness after the removal of a tumour from the gum.

by d4ms,
Hi, my mother (aged 71) recently had extensive surgery to remove a tumo...
1

"Give Back A Smile" program

by one_sick_bear,
Dear Doctor, I recently discovered the program called "Give Back A S...
2

Pain in my mandibular condyle

by dholly84,
I am having an unbelievable amount of tingling pain in the right side o...
2

implant healing question

by jc999,
Hello Dr., Three weeks ago I had same day extraction/implant/temp. c...
5

necrosis rsulting from extended drilling

by 3badcats,
Hello. I will start at the beginning. 10 years ago, a dentist did a par...
1

nodule on jaw bone

by Sunshineladyfl,
My 15 year old grandson discovered this past week just above the end of...
1

Am I healing properly?

by Steve122,
My Dr. extracted by infected wisdom tooth about 8 days ago and the post...
2

Baby tooth #21

by luvmyfam77,
When my daughter was about 5 or 6 it was noticed that one of her baby t...
1

Wisdom tooth removal

by GEMZ81,
I had my lower wisdom tooth removed nearly 3 years ago. My tooth was im...
1

Tooth extraction problem

by cbl,
Help! I had my upper left wisdom tooth extracted three days ago. The ...
1

Mandibular Symphyseal Distraction Osteogenesis

by Scott29,
Hi, I am an adult male (early 30s) and am about to undergo a 2 stage...
1

the effect of orthodontic surgery to class III malocclusion patient

by ananda081,
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,
2 months ago I had a 13 year old rejected implant removed from the #10 ...
1

Extreme oral pain, please help!

by onelove42008,
I have been cutting windom teeth now for over a year or so, with no dis...
1

Tooth Abscess

by Val24,
I went to see the dentist approximately two days ago. He is treating m...
2

Dental Implants

by Bon-Bon,
I am a 45 yr. old female. I had the bottom left molar extracted 1 ...
1

Pain-

by SueJane,
I have been experiencing pain for two weeks now. There is pain on the r...
1

Possibles jaw infection?

by ezap,
Few days ago I went to the dentist concerned that my swollen lymph node...
1

My Tooth

by token594,
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,
For the past 6 months, I have been cutting wisdom teeth. It started ab...
1

Tongue problem

by JamesSoCal,
I have had this happen three times already in a period of 4 months. My...
1

Jaw crunching/clicking

by Moniquee,
Hello, yesturday i was sitting down, leaning on my jaw, and suddenly t...
1

Tongue and Neck Cancer

by averyms2,
My Mother was diagnosed with Tongue and Neck Cancer in November of 2005...
1

what happened?

by sweetpea03,
I had my wisdom teeth removed and all went fine. I was sent home with p...
1

What should I do?

by JenMarie712,
I been having this bump on the top of my mouth behind my left side teet...
1

Dental Implants and Tongue Swelling

by Kriste0709,
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,
I asked this question is the dentist health forum but then I found this...
1

dental bridges

by ellen,
i have dental bridges on my maxillary and my friends can smell my brea...
2

chronic sinus problems after cheek fx

by Dar584,
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,
2 weeks ago I started with a scalding pain all along the top of my tong...
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Mario Tuchman, DMD, MD
Private Practice New York City
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Dr. Michael H. Kirsch
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