will u vote for my response?

Question

please see the following question first
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Av4yACCtu6gGb3su._KT48Psy6IX?qid=20060913005237AAgtWfc

the 1st answerer wrote that i was wrong. actually she's totally wrong. (i wanted to expand my response but it was already in voting.) i don't think it's fair for her to get best response for giving out really bad advice.

here's proof that aspirin does dissolve teeth:
1) a pharmacist who is an college professor told me about a man who put a whole aspirin on his tooth. he wanted to relieve the pain, but ended up dissolving his tooth!
2) this is what the american dental assoc says: http://www.ada.org/public/media/releases/0407_release01.asp
3) http://www.newstarget.com/001401.html

rubbing aspirin on gums generally is a bad idea. check out:
1) http://www.archerdentalcare.com/sub.php?page=prob_toothachesel19119&sel=%
2) http://www.nelsonfamilydentistry.com/FAQ.html#faq5

sarah's pain is too deep for aspirin to work from the surface anyway.

sorry, here's the 1 link that didn't make it
http://www.archerdentalcare.com/sub.php?page=prob_toothachesel19119&sel=%

ok it won't take it. try this one
http://www.familydental.com/sub.php?page=prob_toothaches&sel=%

i'm answerer 10

Answer 1

Well, you're right and you're wrong.

Yes aspirin will dissolve teeth over time. It is acetylsalicylic acid. And acid can and does dissolve teeth.
The pain she described sounds like pericornitis or inflamation of the gums due to tooth eruption. Kind of like teething. The aspirin won't do any more for that tooth than it will if you hold it agains your forehead to cure a headache.
With a parially erupted wisdom tooth, holding the aspirin agains the area won't do much more than burn the tissue. If the aspirin chewing becomes a chronic thing (like described in the ADA article) then we're looking at problems with dissolving enamel.
The acidity of etch (34% phosphoric acid) is much higher than aspirin. I place that on a tooth to get composit restorations to bond. I can leave that on the tooth up to a minute without seeing any visible signs of the tooth dissolving. You get a white chalky appearence when the tooth is dried and this is from the organic material in the enamel being dissolved. However with time, this white chalkyness will go away. I haven't done it but I know from laboratory testing that times much longer than a minute will still produce no visible signs of tooth dissolution.

So you were right in that it's a dumb idea to put aspirin on a tooth, but wrong in that a one or two tablet application will not cause immediate dissolution of the tooth. Dissolution of the tooth is more a symptom of chronic aspirin contact with teeth.

Of course, that Dumba** nurse practitioner shouldn't be giving out such stupid advice.

Answer 2

I voted for answer 10. Answer 1 has a lot of votes. I tried for you. I also agree not to put raw aspirin on a tooth or a wound. Sounds kinda crazy to me.

Answer 3

you could have expound your answer more, there's not much details and you didn't provide sources until you had to ask this question. if you could have detailed it out as much as you did here, you might have the chance to do so.
but remember it still depends on the person who asked the question to decide which will be best for her to soothe the pain. she could try every possible solutions and choose from there. whatever works for you doesn't necessarily will work for the person herself (as well as the others who answered). it still is a case to case basis.
cheer up. you can prove yourself in other dental questions and learn that if you attest to anything, you need to provide you sources.

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

Three things....You're obsessed. Get over it. Who ******* cares.

Answer 6

yes, indeed

Answer 7

stop crying!

Answer 8

Ok done.