The colorless-type resin which they use as a temporary crown for a
few days, prior to fitting the actual crown - I've note that it is quite
tough, durable, and not porous, in contrast to the usual white ceramics
which they use for filling these days. which don't seem to be very hard
nor durable, and seems somewhat porous.

Why don't they use this resin as a filling material instead ?

I've been told that if you scale too often, it'll thin out your gums/enamel
and you'll end up with sensitive gums/teeth over the years.

Isn't the scaling device a powerful ultrasound unit ?

A couple of years ago, out of curiosity, I went around asking many people,
even strangers, how often they went for scaling.

Nine out of ten replied - never.

One of them is my own elder brother. The last time he scaled was
in his schooldays ! He's now ever 60.


Some say scaling, after removing the calculus, actually loosens the tooth.

This vegetarian restaurant owner told me his friend went for scaling ever
so often, not later than 6 months, being a good dental patient.

He said this friend ended up losing most of his teeth.




This post has been edited by Tham: Sep 11 2014, 08:01 PM

If it is not causing you any trouble, leave it alone.

There are some important nerves, such as your 8th (hearing) and 9th (facial)
nerve not too far away from that area.

The reason why I have never really dared to take out my right wisdom,
even though it was impacting into the second molar in front of it, is
because I have tinnitus (ringing in the ears).

However, if you still wish to do so, try Dr Loh Wan Hung.

He used to be opposite the Federal Cinema in Jln Raja Laut, but has
since moved to this place, opposite Pantai Medical Center.

http://www.plazapantai.com/v1/tenants-dire...-dental-surgery


He did a root canal for me for the second molar 20 years ago, which the
wisdom had impacted into and caused it to corrode. He was supposed to
have taken out the wisdom too right after that, but I didn't go back.

He charged $200 for the root canal, and same for the wisdom.

The last I heard, he now charges $750 for wisdom surgery.


I made a mistake last year, when I listened to this dentist at
Firdaus Dental outside my house to put a crown on that second molar,
when all I wanted was for some extra filling to fill the gap between
it and the wisdom, so that food would not fall in there so easily.

It cost me $800 plus $50 for the x-ray. After putting in the crown,
the gap there has become even deeper, like a ravine, and trapped
even more food there.

I usually take my lunch these days in Jln SS 3/31, PJ, and there's
a dental clinic here. I have talked to Dr Sanjay there, and he seems
quite professional. He said he has done hundreds of wisdom surgeries
without problems.

I don't know how much he charges though.


https://plus.google.com/1044792601636542859...out?gl=my&hl=en



Pristine Dental at Jln SS3/39 is also quite professional. The dentist there,
I think Dr Thiruchelvam, immediately understood my problem of food
falling in the gap and wanted to just fill it, but I had to make an appointment.
I made a mistake and went to Firdaus Dental outside my house, whose
dentist happened to be free, eating at the coffee shop downstairs.

It won't be cheap though, since it is an upper class practice. They have
other branches.

http://www.pristinedental.com.my/dr-thiruc...-venugopal.html