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hi, i have a peg right lateral incisor and a missing left lateral incisor. i also have gaps (not between the incisors). i asked the local dentist about doing crowning on the peg tooth but she didnt think it was a good idea. she suggests that i wear braces first. i am studying abroad from the country where i live. so i can’t do braces. because it requires monthly visits. what do u suggest? please help

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Hello Dr Hughes,

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My top incisor grew in the wrong direction.Rather than growing regularly, it made a 180 degree angle while it was growing. I hope you understand what I’m trying to describe, it dificult to describe.I want to know if there is any way to correct that tooth.If so what would it be and what would the price be like?
Thanks In Advance!

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i have been quoted £389 for a veneer on my upper right incisor. I had root canal on the tooth and now it has started to turn grey. Do you think that is a good price for the work and is a porcelain veneer my best option?

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Hello Doctor Caplan, 3 years ago I knocked out my front right central incisor. The tooth was replaced at A’n'E but it failed to re-graft. Shortly afterward my 2 central incisors and left lateral incisor have had root canal treatment which has worked well up until now although the teeth are discoloring and are not straight. I am considering having 3 maybe 4 implants to replace my front teeth. Can you offer me a ball park figure on the cost of this treatment? I understand the need to take a closer look before quoting an accurate price but I just want an estimate.

Thanks

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I have a very small gap in my front teeth, and a larger gap between the front tooth and the lateral incisor. My teeth are straight and are healthy, it’s just that there are these gaps between them. I feel too old for braces as next year I’ll be going to university and really wouldn’t appreciate having braces at this stage in my life. Is there any other possible solutions to close the gaps? Even just the larger gap between the central incisor and the lateral incisor? Thank-you.

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I have recently been involved in a serious car accident (6 days ago) i lost both front teeth and my middle bottom and fractured a top incisor. i was taken to hospital with two of my teeth and was told they could be implanted within 4 hours, the hospital failed to even examine my teeth and in the end decided just to treat my broken forearm and to leave my teeth until 2 days later. By the time this decision was made they had missed the 4hour window. I had my fractured tooth removed and am waiting for an appointment to take out the root. I have been informed the nhs do not perform implants but i am a student aged just 22 who cannot afford £2,000 per tooth when surely it was not my fault they had not tried to implant my real teeth. I’m at a real loss here, im extremely down, refuse to go out in public and am struggling to eat. Do the nhs provide bridges? would that be applicable to me? the bottom tooth i have been told can be fixed by wearing a bottom brace to close the gap.i have yet to see my dentist,this will be next week. I’m just after some advice please as I’m so worried i will have dentures at the age of 22 or that it will not be sorted out appropriatley. regards,

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Hi. My questions are about my veneers. I have 2 that were placed on my two outer upper incisors when I was 15. They were put on as the teeth they cover were too small on one side and pointed on the other. Aside from some gum recession they have been fine for the last 17 years. Until this morning when one cracked diagonally across the front. It feels loose at the back on one side now. Is it possible for it to be repaired or will it automatically need replacing? The second part to my question is regarding funding. I know generally veneers are regarded as a cosmetic procedure and therefore not possible to get on the NHS. With my case though, the original ones were fitted on the NHS. I actually remember having very little information given to me when they were done and future ramifications and costs, I was just told that they were going to be done! The teeth had their enamel ground away somewhat for the veneers to get a better purchase to adhere to. This means my enamel on those teeth are surely sub-standard so I will have no choice but to have veneers put back on. Does the fact that my teeth will be at risk if left with the enamel in that condition mean that it may not be regarded as cosmetic dentistry and thus be possible to be done through the NHS? Hope my queries make sense! Thanks in advance,

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My top left incisor doesn’t fit between the two teeth either side and therefore sticks out. If i wanted this to be corrected, what would you recommend and how much would it cost?,

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Hello. my teeth look reli bad and i wanna fix it to look better. My upside incisor are apart from each other. Should i USE INVISALIGN or INMAN ALIGNER? THZ !!!,