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Dear Dr Solanki, I have a few problems with my teeth that have bothered me for years, I am so embarrassed to smile as my teeth look so awful, I think about my teeth all the time there is not a minute that goes by in the day that I don’t think about them. My teeth are very brown and stained (I think because of excessive smoking and my love for Indian food! Have at least 3 curries a week) even though I brush them twice a day, I have tried whitening toothpastes but they don’t make any difference. My teeth are also crooked and my front teeth stick out a bit. I haven’t seen a dentist in the last 5 years (I know its bad!) and I have some savings to pay for my treatment, do you offer payment plans where I can spread the payments out, as I do not think I could afford paying for it in one lump sum, do you have any idea how much this treatment will cost.

Many thanks for taking the time to read this in advance

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Dear Dr Solanki, Hello I am interested in having my smile ‘madeover’ I currently have quite large, protuding front teeth. I visited an Orthodontist regularly as a child but was told my lower jaw was too small and it would grow. It has but, at 20, I am still not happy with the appearance of my smile. Is there anything you would be able to do to help?

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Hello dr kaliesh, In March of this year I had extensive cosmetic work to my teeth (17 teeth in all) including veneers. crowns and 1 bridge. I asked my dentist for a white Hollywood smile. Already the veneers are discolouring (particularly the lower ones) and there is becoming a difference in colour between the veneers and crowns. They were all the same colour when fitted. My dentist said this is due to the different materials used in the crowns and veneers. This was not explained to me at the time. My dentist says that people don”t look that closley anyway but surely that is not the point. This work cost me a substantial amount of money – what can I do. My Dentist is a great dentist but I am worried that maybe he was out of his depth with my substantial dental cosmetic makeover.

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Dr Solanki, I have gum disease due to illness as a child and prolonged use of penicillin, I have treatment for this but it doesn’t seem to work that well and I now have a pronounced gap between my front two teeth. Please can you tell me what procedure is best to close or fill the gap and give me back my confidence and smile.
F.

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Hi, My main concern with my smile is that my mouth seems very small and when i smile you cant see my teeth as my lips cover them. Is it possible to get a more prominent smile or a “bigger smile” so my teeth show more? Many thanks G.T.