Confused as I cannot find a reason for my smelly and rotting teeth.
Q. I had a veneer on my lateral incisor around 4 years ago. Last year I noticed that the tooth was discoloured around the gum line and had a bad smell/taste and feeling of pressure – never pain. After several courses of antibotics my Dentist performed root treatment, twice as it was unsuccessful the first time. My tooth still smells and tastes bad and my dentist is baffled – any ideas? I think perhaps there is a gap between the veneer and my tooth and that the front shell of my tooth is rotting, could that be the case – is there anything can be done? Thanks
A. You either have the abscess still present, gum disease or decay underneath your veneer.
Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD
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