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I have an impacted wisdom tooth so the dentist has advised that I have the second molar tooth removed instead, is this the only method of treatment available to me?

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
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Hi,
I have had pain for about a week now and booked an emergency dental appointment this week and following a number of x-rays the hospital says I have an impacted wisdom tooth. He wants to extract the 2nd molar instead of the wisdom tooth next week but I don’t think the impact is that serious yet and would rather have the wisdom out. I was only in pain for a few days and now it is fine so imagine it is the early stage and my 2nd molar can be saved. I’ve read up on all the problems following 2nd molar extraction such as early loss of adjacent teeth and opposite teeth. Also, I don’t want it to affect my bite and don’t want a big gap in my mouth!
Could someone have a look at the x-ray and give me a second opinion?
Thanks


Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

I am in so much pain waiting to have my permanent filling, what should I do?

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
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I have had root canal treatment , a few hours after, i was in so much pain , it settled and went away 2 days after , i then got a temporary filling and three weeks down the line i am in complete agony , i have got an appointment to get my proper filling fitted in just over a weeks time, but the pain is unbearable . i am very frightened that when i go for my proper filling it will be agony again, please can you give me some advice, as i cant continue to take co codamol and neurofen as it makes me feel tired and doesn’t help with the pain very much.


Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

Would you recommend orthofill bands for the gaps in my teeth?

Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
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Would you recommend orthofill bands on diastema ? If not what type of braces would be best ? I have general spacing between the front six upper teeth. (all the gaps are around three mm’s apart) .My teeth is also pretty straight on the top and the bottom .Would I need to have braces on my lower ones,if though they do not need it( as I have herd that if you cause movement on your top,you will need to adjust the bottom too).
Thank you !


Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

I have dental phobia and need to have all of my teeh extracted, can you advise me as to how I can receive treatment in a dental hospital?

Friday, September 14th, 2012
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hi,
i would like to ask your opinion on my situation, my dentist says i need all of my teeth removed and to have dentures. i am only 24, my dentist says that i should go to a hospital for the treatment as i have dental phobia. i have had treatment under concious sedation which didn’t work and the dentist wouldn’t treat me. my dentist will not refer me to kings because he says its out of his area, and kings wont take me without a referral. i am in pain with my teeth and struggling to eat, i now have a huge abscess which has returned for the second time. i am just going round and round in circles and feel like i am just being sent away. can you advise me as to what to do.
Many thanks.


Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

Our experienced orthodontic assistant is undermining our new Doctor, what should we do about it?

Friday, September 14th, 2012
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Is it possible for an Orthodontist to put a power chain from the Upper 3’s-6;s on an initial 014 niti wire?.
We have a new Doctor and we have experienced Assistant. We work in a managed Orthodontist office. The assistant. has been claiming that she has never put a power chain on an 014 Niti, and so she refuses to. Is her experience more knowledgeable than our new Doctor? please tell me because this is a question that has been on my mind. What would be an Orthodontist reason for this type of procedure. Should the assistant be even questioning any Doctors treatment, as there is different methods that the Doctor will obviously use? Thank you.


Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel

How much will I have to pay for the treatments I desperately need?

Thursday, September 13th, 2012
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hi i am in desperate need of having my teeth done to the point that i am  finding it very hard to even eat as most of my teeth are missing i had a denture fitted a few years ago but only at he top of my mouth i find this very uncomfortable and i am having to use denture cream a couple of times a day to keep it in. it is not only painful but it has severely damaged my confidence and i am wanting to get it sorted as soon as possible before my conditions get worse. is there any advise you could give me in regards to how much i should expect to pay for the treatment that i need so badly? thank you in advance. kind regards.


Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

I have suffered for years as a result of poor dental work, I don’t know what to do! Please help!

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
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i am a now very self conscious 40 year old womanwith a problem that is basically ruining my life at 20 years old and pregnant at th time i had majot problems with toothache and visited a local dentist at the time who has now ceased practicing, due to poor dentistry , i was unemployed at the time, and he said he was going to give me 6 gold inlays all in the upper teeth. i went to appointments and being niave at the time, wasnt aware until i visited another dentist afterwards that the gold inlays had been put on my teeth, without the removal of roots/nerves. basically it was a make money in claiming it bk from nhs for the dentist responsible. he explained it was impossible to remove the gold inlays as they were like cement onto the teeth and the only outcome in the future would be eventually i would lose them all if i had pain from any of them. This proved to be the case years later. and resulted in the worst thing for me as a woman to lose the teeth and be fitted a part denture. so far ive had 3 duer to b reaking when cleaning them etc. i have since visited another dentist who has once again done very poor dentistry work making matters worse after my usual denture smashed fitted me with a horrendous denture changing the way i look its totally wrong so im worse off now than i was before. i am currently unemployed first time for me in a very long time. so im not looking for a excuse to ask for free implants. my situation is one of a very genuine plea for advice as to where to turn too next . regards


Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

I have just had 4 teeth removed, how long do I have to wait to receive dental implants?

Wednesday, September 5th, 2012
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how long do I have to wait after an exraction to have dental implants. I had four teeth removed about a month age and I would really like to have some implants as I can not cope with a denture. My tongue is now covered with small ulcers which I am using an appropriate mouth wash but I was told to keep the denture in place which is really uncomfortable. Most of my back teeth are now missing which means eating is a real problem for me. I was given a partial upper denture which I cannot wear because it makes me gag and a partial lower denture which is causing the ulcers on my tongue. I was told that I have to persevere with the dentures but I can not handle it. I am very aware of my teeth and am becoming very depressed over the lack of my back teeth. I have had 7 crowns put onto my front teeth but I have had a lower front tooth extraced hence the denture. Please can you help or give me advice what to do. I live in Aberdeen. Thank you


Dr Hussein Shaffie The Sandford Dental Implant and Cosmetic Centre 306 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AA Web: www.thesandford.com Tel: 02083037051 Email: [email protected] View My Profile Dr Shaffie

I have to wait 30-40 days for my ClearPath aligners to arrive, will my teeth change position by then?

Monday, September 3rd, 2012
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Hi, I had finished my metal brace treatment some 6 years back. But over the time the teeth have relapsed now.
So I had now ordered ClearPath aligners thinking that they could help with my problem. So the bite impressions and moulds are taken and sent to the aligner manufacturer.
Here is my worry… It will take 30-40 days to receive the aligners. Is there a chance that my teeth are still relapsing, and it will move in 30-40 days? So is there a chance the aligner wont fit in my teeth, since the measurements have been changed since…?
Or is it like, the teeth can not move that much in 30-40 days, and also since I had finished my braces some 7 years back…? Thank you for any advice you can provide for me.


Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

My parents want me to receive my brace treatment in Pakistan, would I be able to have check-ups in the UK?

Monday, September 3rd, 2012
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well my problem is that i want to have braces put in, however my parents want them to be done in Pakistan. And they also think that i have to stay there for the whole treatment (e.g check ups etc.). i just want to know if dentist in London would do my check ups instead of me staying there, because college is starting soon and i do not want to miss out. i need to know before my dad heads off back to Pakistan. and oh can you please help me, i got discolored teeth, they are because of lack of calcium my dentist said. i want to know how to hide them before i do a crown and veneer treatment! thanks for reading hope to hear from you soon!


Dr Safeer Butt S3 Dental – Synergistic Smile Studios Clinics in Kent, Surrey & Sussex Web: www.s3dental.co.uk Tel: 020 8398 6322 View My Profile Dr Butt