Dental Restoration Questions

Teeth bond to cover white spots

I am a 23 year old female. I had healthy teeth, and got my front two teeth bonded to cover white spots at the bottom of my teeth. I had another dentist polish a scratch away but accidentally polished the bond off my right tooth and had another...

Periodontal Disease Missing Teeth

I have Periodontal Disease, I also have quite a few missing teeth already. One dentist that I seen last year recommended that I have all of the remaining uppers pulled even though most on the left side seem to me to be savable. I have three that are...

Which is better crowns or composite restoration? (Answered)

Dear Doctor, I have a question about the restoration of worn anterior and posterior teeth. My dentist recommends zirconium crowns on all 28 teeth while the are generally healthy and vital, only two molars were filled in the past. I made a little...

Can I ask my dentists to pull out teeth i dont want because of pain/look?

i remember back when i was younger, i got root canals on my 2 front teeth. Now i can see some kind of metal post attaching a fake looking very crooked "teeth" or something shaped to be a tooth to my original teeth on the front. can i tell my...

Should I get another set of retainers now, or wait until my teeth shift back to normal as I age ?

Hello, I'm an eighteen year old guy who is about to go to college. My teeth shifted and, as a result, my speech has been slightly ruined. 1/2-1 year ago, I lost my retainers and my mother refused to pay for another set again, and I would have paid...

Complete denture

I am a BDS second year student and I am making a complete denture..today i performed dewaxing process, after I opened my flask after heating, I found that maxillary central incisors have been removed from the plaster whereas all other teeth were...

Dental Bonding Question (Answered)

I just had a my front two top teeth bonded, but felt like I swallowed some of the bonding material during the procedure. Can I get sick from this?

Teeth Cracked Ice Cream

I chew alot of ice and some of my teeth are cracked how can the damage be repaired

What would you advise? (Answered)

I have cavities in several of my teeth. I have a snaggle tooth. I have a couple teeth breaking off in pieces and falling out. My teeth aren't getting better with brushing, mouth wash, and flossing. They are yellowing. And my teeth are crooked. What...

Dental and Pregnancy

im 31 weeks pregnant and before pregnancy i had a small boil infection on my front upper teeth the dentist said it will take a whole mouth reconstruction too fix as it is a result of grinding . i stoped going to the dentist as i found out i was...

Angling of implant abutments

Hi my name is mike,I am 40yrs old almost 4yrs ago I went to a school that has gratuate students to get one implant put in top lateral incisor.the tooth had limited tooth structure and crown had to be pulled! I wish that the dr told me earlier that...

Dental implant abutment

I am getting a full mouth rehab on most posterior teeth and most upper anterior teeth. The first dr put in screw retain on two implant supported bridges, the were breaking but had no problem with where met tissue. The second dr took them out and put...

WHAT CAN I DO?

In the past year my teeth have gotton very bad. My front tooth and the one next to it are now gone. they had gotton loose and than got knocked out. Also, many of my back upper and lower teeth are almost all broken or chipped. I am very self...

Removing Decay Tooth Structure

What is the process of conservitably removing decay tooth structure

OUCH! Why is there a sharp pain when I bite down/chew after filling? (Answered)

OUCH! Why is there a sharp pain when I bite down/chew after filling? My dentist did some spot filling on a tooth that I have a metal filling, but she filled those spots with composite filling. She didn\'t check my bite with the carbon paper until I...