Posts Tagged ‘bite adjustment’

Can A Missing Tooth Cause A Change To The Bite?

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
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Dr Butt, can a missing tooth cause a change to the bite? My right canine has been missing for 10 years but for the last 2 months my bite doesn’t feel right, I cannot chew properly and I fear the enamel on my molars is wearing. I wear a nightly Essix retainer to maintain the space and the denture in the day so I do not understand why this is happening. Should I consult my orthodontist about it as it is really worrying me? I’m not sure what I should do, I don’t know if this is truly happening and I just don’t understand why this is happening now when everything has been fine over the last 10 years. Can hormonal changes cause this? I’ve always taken care of my teeth, I just don’t understand. Thank you for any advice, many thanks again.


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

Can the position of my jaw be causing my speech difficulties?

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
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Hi, I’m 15 and over the last year or two I’ve developed a speech problem (trouble pronouncing s/sh sounds), I’m pretty sure that my teeth are causing it but I’m not sure how exactly. I’ve got quite a large overbite (1cm) but I think it’s my bottom teeth that are causing the problem, they’ve started moving forward to meet the top teeth and it’s really causing me problems, I’ve been to speak to people about this and they’ve said that my bottom jaw is further back than my top jaw, but I can’t have surgury done to correct this until I’m 17. I guess my question is, can the problem i’ve described cause speech issues or could something else be causing it?


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 front tooth is shorter than the other next to it, is there anything I can do about this?

Saturday, December 4th, 2010
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i have one front tooth that is very slightly (1 or 2 mm across the whole edge) shorter than the other front tooth. it hasn’t always been this way (they were perfect when i was younger, i’m now 32).

i’m wondering: 1. why has this happened; and 2. is there anything i can do about it without resorting to veneers, which i don’t really want to have?

many thanks for your time


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 recently had my veneers replaced by another dentist and two of them have cracked, what should I do?

Saturday, December 4th, 2010
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I had veneers on my upper and lowers for 25yrs and had no problem..I recently had them redone by another dentist 2 uppers have cracked ..and fallen off….also when they were doing a
impression on the bottom and pulled up the tray 2 came off which they glued back on I feel like I should go elsewhere and start over..I paid a forture so I’m at a loss…….. thank you


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

What suitable treatments are available to correct front teeth that have short roots and a large bite gap?

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010
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Hello,
I am 20 years old and my two front teeth have short roots and have a large bite gap. Is there a way I can get braces or surgery to get them fixed?


Dr Sunita Verma Sparkle Dental Boutique 311 Boston Road, Hanwell, London, W7 2AT Web: www.sparkledentalboutique.co.uk Tel: 020 8567 4344 View My Profile Dr Verma

Why am I experiencing pain and pressure on my crowned teeth?

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
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hi i had all my top teeth done with zirconum crowns i was told these were the best i also have 6 bottom with crowns ,my teeth were in a poor state crooked fractures and loose ,so the dentist recommend this work,i am very happy with the teeth very natural but i still have sensitivity on several also i feel light my mouth doesn’t relax properly as it feels like im putting pressure on 1 at the top when i bite or close my mouth and 1 tooth at the top is so painful ,im ok eating but soon after i feel discomfort all over the teeth this lasts for 15 min after eating .lt as got better all by 1 tooth at the top and this i painful round the gum line but the gum looks healthy could this be a bottom tooth is too high and if as to be lowered and is it normal to have so much sensitivity with this work.


Dr Kailesh Solanki Kissdental – UK Practice of the Year 2007 157 Woodsend Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 8GN.2 New Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2QS. 13 Stanley Street, Manchester, M8 8SH. Web: www.kissdental.co.uk Tel: 0161 748 5250 View My Profile Dr Solanki

My new crowns clash with my bottom teeth and I wanted it to feel natural. What can be done about this?

Monday, November 22nd, 2010
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I have just had 4 Porcelain crowns fitted to my front upper teeth, temps were fine but for one week the permanents were a nighmare, i couldn’t eat, talk properly as they were clashing against my bottom teeth. Went back the dentist drilled their length and also the back to improve my bite, my bite is almost back to normal but she advised if i am still having trouble they can heightening my back teeth to open up my bite a bit more. Is this normal practice, obviously the crowns have now been drilled and are rough where once smooth and secondly if i still wasn’t satisfied to have more work done, hence more money even though my bite was fine to begin with. i’ve never had crowns before so thought what i was feeling was normal to begin with but the clashing of my teeth made me to believe this was something more and no amount of time would get me used to that, i could only talk with a lisp because i was too afraid to talk in case my teeth clashed together. i find it hard to believe that a dentist could miss my bite so much, i’ve been left traumatised by the whole experience, i’ve saved up for this treatment for 2 years and feel totally let down, shocked and very dissapointed. I would like to know if this is something that happens all the time, i would like to know as i would have never went private and had this treatment done. hopefully you can restore my faith in all of this.


Dr Kailesh Solanki Kissdental – UK Practice of the Year 2007 157 Woodsend Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 8GN.2 New Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2QS. 13 Stanley Street, Manchester, M8 8SH. Web: www.kissdental.co.uk Tel: 0161 748 5250 View My Profile Dr Solanki