I am going to be getting braces.  It is the first time I ever had them.  So I would like to know does it hurt a lot when you first get braces?  If so should I take an Advil before my appointment?  How long will I hurt for?  Any advise on dental care when you have braces that I should know about.

So I will be having my wisdom teeth pulled so I can have my braces taken off.  My mom told me I will be in some pain but nothing I will not get over.  I am worried since I never had teeth pulled before.  What should I be eating afterwords?  How long will I be in pain for?  I am a bit of a baby so my mom always trys to make light of everything.

I had to go into the dentist for two filling and a bridge.   At the time although I was there for a long time nothing really hurt and I was doing fine.  Now two days latter my jaw is still stiff and sore.  Is this normal?  I never had this much dental work done before but I would not think my jaw should still be sore.  Advise on this please.

I am trying to get dental insurance before I have the two root canals and crowns that I will need.  I spoke it over with my dentist and know I can not afford to have this dental work done on my own.

I have been looking at your Careington 500 dental plan that my dentist refer me to get.  He stated it is the only discount plan he on if I am wanting to say with him.  Which I do.  I would like to know does every thing start right away or are there waiting periods?

One of my front teeth has a small chip and a slight crack.  I have been really careful not to damage it any further but I would like to have the dentist bond the tooth so I do not have to worry so  much about it.

However I also want to whiten my teeth and I am told I should do this first.  I will be getting them whiten in the mall.  After having the whitening treatment,  how long should I wait until I go to the dentist to have my tooth bonded ?

I am so upset and I am not sure what I can do.  For three years I had braces.  I was able to get my braces off where I was going to have just the retainer to deal with.  However when the assistant was pulling off my braces she pulled out a  perfectly healthy tooth out with the braces.    It really hurt and I was in a lot of pain.  She called my Orthodontic dentist to see what happen and he cleaned my mouth out and wired my tooth back in.  Then told me to see my dentist ASAP.

Which I did that same day and my regular dentist told me there was not much more he could do but to monitor it.   He told me it may or may not take.  He said  best case it heals in and then they may have to do a root canal on the tooth at worse it will not take and I will need a replacement he suggested and implant.

I am twenty and just got a dental insurance that will cover for me to have basic braces.  My teeth are pretty gappy and I am wondering about how long will I need to have braces to fix the spaces in my teeth?   Since they are going to be metal I am really hoping it will not take too long to fix.

A few years back I chipped a tooth that has a white filling.  Since I do not have dental insurance I did nothing about it.  Now that same tooth is darker then the other ones next to it.  What can I do to re-lighten the tooth back up?

This is going out there to people that had retainers after their braces was taken off.  I just had my braces removed and now have a removable  top retainer.  I am supposed to take them off while eating but when I try to take out my retainer, it is very hard for me to do.  I feel as if I am pulling out my teeth with the stupid retainer.

I only had them now for about a week so I am not sure if they are like shoes and stretch out over time   or if it just normal for them to be this tight.  Should I go back to the orthodontic dentist or  not worry about it?

I am 25 and will be having all four of my wisdom teeth pulled in two weeks.  I would like to know about how many days should I ask off  from work?  I will be having them pulled on a Wednesday and not sure if I should as for three of four days off?  Oh I do normally work Saturdays.

I know that the dentist will give me some pain killers and my job required that I do some heavy lifting and I some times do drive a fork lift.   I do not think it would be a good idea for me to go to work all loopy on pain killers.   Thanks for any advise.

My boyfriend had his wisdom teeth pulled out about seven months ago.  Everything has been fine until just the other day when the back of his mouth really started hurting and swelling up.  It looks like it may be an abscess from where one of the wisdom tooth was taken out.

He is currently in a lot of pain but his mom is telling him to wash out his mouth with Listerine.  It not helping but she does not seem to want to take him to the dentist.   What can he do?

I am just wondering if you really can brush  your teeth with Jack Daniels?  My friends say yes but that because of a song by  Tik Tok Kesha.  I would think it would mess up your teeth?  Since my friends bought it up I would like to really know if it is good for your teeth or not.

I have a teen currently in braces but we moved to FL and need to find a new orthodontic dentist.   Also I just found out since I moved to a different state my dental insurance is not valid in FL so I need dental insurance that will help me cover the orthodontic treatment my son is having.

Please HELP.  I am 15 and I have not yet told my mom that a tooth in the back is a little wobby.  I not sure if it is still just a baby tooth coming out.  Though I think I lost all of those by now.  If I say anything to my mom she will make me go to the dentist and am terrified of going to the dentist.  Is there anything I can do to make it not be wobbly ?

I have yellowish teeth and would very much like to have a much whiter smile.  The question I have is my teeth have always been some what sensitive to hot and cold items.  The dentist says my teeth are find and to use sensitive toothpaste in the first week of every month and it should help me.   It does but not completely.

I heard that most teeth whitening treatment make your teeth sensitive and I am worried if I do whiten my teeth I would have a even bigger problem with sensitivity.  I been thinking about Go Smile since it says it does not cause sensitivity in teeth.  However it is $120.00  which is just too much for me right now.

I not sure what to do.  Does whitening toothpaste really work?  Or should I just save my money until I can afford to get the Go Smile product?   Advise please

My husband has a full time job but it does not offer any dental benefits.  I am on disability and right now we both could use some basic dental care.  If we want to buy dental insurance for the both of us does it matter if I am on disability or not?  Is there any requirements in order to buy dental  insurance?

I would like to know if cosmetic dental services such as teeth whitening, porcelain veneers or dental implants are covered under most dental insurance plans that are provided to you by your employer? I been seeing that to buy insurance on your own that cosmetic is not included.  So if I get dental though a job would it be covered.

My family and I will be moving to the state of TX by then end of next month.  What we have for current dental insurance will not be valid for TX since it is an HMO that is not available to TX.  I would like to get another HMO dental plan much like what we have currently.   Can you please advise what HMO plans you may have.  Thanks

I am currently living in CT and I am self employed so I have to get my own dental insurance.  The problem I am having is that I am in a area with only three local dental office all of which are not affiliated with any dental insurance plans.

So I have to find dental insurance that offer coverages for out of network dentist.  All I can find are in network dental plans only.  Can you please advise.

I do not have current dental insurance and very little money.  I am told that I need some dental work on my teeth so I started looking for dental insurance.  Right now insurance seems too costly for me but a few of my friends are telling me to stay away from dental discount plans because they are all scams.   Is that so?  I can at least afford a dental discount plan and it look like I would be able to save money on the dental services I told I will need.  Please advise