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Treatment of Torus Mandibularis

Deepak Krishnan DDS — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:08:00 EST

Question: I have torus mandibularis and on one side the bone has broken through the skin. The area is quite painful, especially to touch and the boney area rubs on my tongue. and I have had to modify my diet accordingly.I attended an oral surgeon who filed down the boney area that had broken through and put t . . .

Answer: If the area of the broken mucosa does not heal in the next few weeks, you may want to consider having the torus removed as opposed to filing it down. Nothing wrong in asking a second opinion.

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Hardened Edema on Jaw Line

Deepak Krishnan DDS — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:05:00 EST

Question: I just went to my oral surgeon for some swelling on one side of my jaw (and last check up since my wisdom teeth extraction that was over 2 months ago). He told me it was a "hard edema" on my jaw line. He said there wasn`t really anything I could do about it and it would go away in a couple . . .

Answer: The hard edema following wisdom teeth extraction is not uncommon. It is the thickening of a layer of tissue over the bone that gives it a characteristic appearance and feel. It does take a few weeks, sometimes longer to resolve. Your Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon is right, moist heat does help re . . .

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Mandibular Tori Surgery

NetWellness Staff . — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:09:00 EST

Question: I have mandibular tori in my lower jaw. They are VERY large and seem to be growing and you can now see them bulge through my face. I am 60. They don`t bother me otherwise. I am reluctant to have them surgically removed. Will they get larger? Should I have them removed now before I get older? What ar . . .

Answer: Thank you for visiting NetWellness. A question similar to yours has been previously addressed. The links below will connect you to that information. NetWellness may also have some general information available that you can access through our Dental and Oral Health (Adults) topic. Please look in that topic for an answer to your question.

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Jaw Cracked From Wisdom Teeth

NetWellness Staff . — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:06:00 EST

Question: I had to have my wisdom teeth removed because they were impacted. My mouth is now wired shut for at least three weeks. the dentist told me my lower jaw is cracked in three places. Is this a normal outcome? My chin is still numb on the left side, one week after surgery. I have been told that I should . . .

Answer: The problems you describe could be due to a number of things, and not being familiar with the details of your case, it would not be appropriate for me to comment.

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Bleeding Cut on the Head!

NetWellness Staff . — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:06:00 EST

Question: My little sister hit the back of her head (near the nape of her neck) on the edge of a wooden table(rather hard). Her head was bleeding from the cut caused by the fall; it seems a little deep. After I applied ice and a pad to her head, my sister fell asleep. An hour later or so, she woke up again. S . . .

Answer: Thank you for visiting NetWellness. On this site, NetWellness experts try to answer general questions about health. Only a health professional performing a thorough clinical exam is able to evaluate your symptoms. However, NetWellness may have some general information available that you can access t . . .

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Numbness

Deepak Krishnan DDS — Sat, 08 May 2010 02:05:00 EST

Question: what can I do to eliminate or alleviate severe numbness in my lower lip and chin resulting from jaw surgery almost 2 months ago?

Answer: That depends on what kind of jaw surgery you had and why you had to have that surgery. Without more details of your surgery, it would be difficult to answer your question.

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Lower Jaw Surgery

Deepak Krishnan DDS — Thu, 06 May 2010 09:05:00 EST

Question: I just had lower jaw surgery to move my lower jaw forward and I also had my top jaw widened. Its been 9 days and 2 days ago i felt as if the muscles in my jaw tighted up. After my left side swolled up really big and it gone down but not compleatly. it feels like a not in my jaw muscles.... is that p . . .

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