I have 4 teeth missing but I am too scared of the dentist
Q. Hi I have 4 teeth missing on the bottom and 2 at the top and have tooth ache now but cant cope with any others being taken out.I am 45 and my dream is to have my teeth done. But i dont know if i am brave enough. i hate the way my teeth [...]
I have a eight tooth bridge on my canines should i have a chrome denture
Q. I currently have a 15 year old eight tooth bridge on the front top - my own front four teeth completely missing with two each side (canine and next) holding it on (with gold pole in each canine tooth. The canine teeth have to come out. I also wear a flange so that my [...]
I had an implant for a incisor and it fell out due to infection and lack of bone
Q. I have a front upper central incisor tooth missing which is replaced by denture. I had implant done last year which had to be removed due to lack of bone and infection, my dentist said. I am 30 year old healthy female apart from chronic sinusitis for which i had surgery called FESS. Is [...]
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My tooth has been pulled out as well as bone will my bone renew in 4 months?
Q. Hi. I’ve just had my bridge removed. I was going to have a implant, but as my tooth was being pulled out my bone came out as well. My dentist said i’ll to wait about 4 months for the bone to renew. Do you think my bone will renew?
A. Dear E,
Thank you for question. [...]
My son need false teeth at 24 is this due to fizzy drinks or breast feeding
Q. My son who is only 24 has to have false teeth. How will his bone structure be altered over the years. Have there been any studies with fizzy drinks and tooth decay? Is there any connection between a breast feeding mother on wharferin and a child’s calcium deficiency
A. Dear J
The biggest reason why your [...]
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I had 4 teeth extracted and my denture does not fit
Q. Good afternoon, Dr. Patel. I am in need of professional advice. I have had my four front bottom teeth extracted today and a denture fitted. Once the numbness cause by the injections had subsided and I was able to have a closer look at my ‘new teeth’ I find, to my horror, that there [...]
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Back teeth removed at age 26 can I wear dentures or caps?
Q. Hi Doctor, I am a 26yr old male and I had three of my back teeth removed yesterday. Two on my right lower jaw and one at the left upper jaw. I was just wondering how, if I was one of your patients, you would go forward from here. Can I wear dentures or [...]
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If i have a bridge on 3 implants will the new teeth need to be thicker than my own?
Q. I have 6 missing front teeth. If I have 3 implants and then a bridge for the 6 teeth will the new teeth be the same thickness as my real teeth or will they have to be thicker to make the bridge strong enough.
A. The restorations should be around the same thickness of you’re [...]
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I lost some teeth and have a horrible plate can i have teeth put in?
Q. My dentist has give me a a plate for my top teeth because I lost some teeth ,can I have teeth put in instead of this horrible plate .please help. B
A. Hi B, many thanks for your enquiry. There are many ways to replace missing teeth without the need of a removable plate. From [...]
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My teeth were extracted years ago how many teeth can a bridge replace?
Q. How many missing teeth can a bridge fill and can this be done many years after teeth have been extracted?
A. Dear A
Bridges can be utilised to replace large gaps as long as the teeth which will support the bridge are in good condition and have a firm foundation ie good bone support.
The length of [...]
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