Cosmetic Dentistry Guide » nhs crowns http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:10:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Need to stop inflamation from spreading http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/need-to-stop-inflamation-from-spreading/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/need-to-stop-inflamation-from-spreading/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:07:24 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/need-to-stop-inflamation-from-spreading/ Q. my dentist recently x rayed my teeth finding inflamation under one of my crowns which is supported b a post he said i may lose the tooth .he gave me two options to try and retreat it giving a 50%chance of success or leave it and keep a close eye on it . i am worried the inflamation will spread to other teeth . what is your advice to me .

A. Try the retreatment to prevent the posibility of the inflammation spreading then review the tooth in a few months to see how its settled

dr andrew moore

Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG

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A. The brace will normally be fitted at age 13 and should be available on the NHS

dr andrew moore

Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/what-is-the-age-to-have-braces-and-how-much-would-it-cost/feed/ 0 Best solution to fix new bite? http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/best-solution-to-fix-new-bite/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/best-solution-to-fix-new-bite/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:28 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/best-solution-to-fix-new-bite/ Q. Hello Dr Moore, I am 42 years old. I had my mouth half full with crowns by 20 yrs old. By 34, many were needing to be replaced. I begged the dentist to give me an upper plate. I made a good case and I got it. He made me 4 or 5 before I got a good fit. I still have to use a large amount of Fixodent daily to keep it in. Now, at 42 I have had most of my bottom teeth extracted and Im down to 5 in the front. THere are no other teeth/replacements on the bottom at all. The plan is to remove the 5th tooth and I will be left with 4 in the front, and get a partial bottom plate. And make a new top plate to fix the new bite. How will the teeth in the back stay down? I will need to glue down with fixodent? Will it somehow hook on to my front teeth? People Ive known with this, had hooks onto back teeth which I do not have. Please let me know. At this point I just want to be able to chew again.

A. Anything put into the lower jaw will help you to chew although a denture is very difficult to wear if there are only a few teeth to anchor it in place. You might want to consider a denture held in place with dental implants this maybe your best solution in the lower jaw in the long term

dr andrew moore

Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/best-solution-to-fix-new-bite/feed/ 0 Chipped tooth has a temporary filling can I have veneers on it? http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/chipped-tooth-has-a-temporary-filling-can-i-have-veneers-on-it/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/chipped-tooth-has-a-temporary-filling-can-i-have-veneers-on-it/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:55:15 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/chipped-tooth-has-a-temporary-filling-can-i-have-veneers-on-it/ Q. My toddler ran at me with a heavy toy and chipped my top front tooth so it’s on the diagonal. I have had a temporary filling from an emergency NHS dentist. ( I’ve never had a filling before so know nothing about the proceedure etc. ) I saw my dentist today and he informs me that he will be able to do a new filling and make it look like a normal tooth. The rest of the tooth is fine. He said I won’t need a veneer, although could have one done later. I am worried the filling won’t be strong enough (my dentist said I would have to be careful biting into apples etc) What should I do. At the moment I’m finding the temporary filling very wierd and uncomfortable. Would a veneer be a better option or should I stick with the filling?

A. I would try a new filling first then see how it goes and how it looks. It is sometimes very difficult to get a great aesthetic result with a single veneer although it would be a bit stronger.

dr andrew moore

Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/chipped-tooth-has-a-temporary-filling-can-i-have-veneers-on-it/feed/ 0 Relatively large front teeth needs treatment http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/relatively-large-front-teeth-needs-treatment/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/relatively-large-front-teeth-needs-treatment/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:28:52 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/relatively-large-front-teeth-needs-treatment/ Q. i have two large front teeth and absolutely detest them. its giving me really low self esteem and i would really like to do something about them. What are my options and honestly how much will this kind of treatment cost? My two front teeth are longer than my “wedding finger nail” (short) just to give you a rough idea. im getting increasingly depressed about it what can i do?

A. The cost depends on what you have done. If they need veneers this will  normally cost from around £500 per tooth. If the teeth need removal then you could be looking at £500 for a small denture or £4000 for fixed implant supported crowns.

dr andrew moore

Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG

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A. It is difficult for me to say without seeing you, all I would say is that you don’t always need root canal before  crown or veneer is fitted

dr andrew moore

Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/is-root-canal-required-before-having-a-crown-in-my-case/feed/ 0 Half my front tooth is broken and NHS is the only option http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/half-my-front-tooth-is-broken-and-nhs-is-the-only-option/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/half-my-front-tooth-is-broken-and-nhs-is-the-only-option/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:48:37 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/half-my-front-tooth-is-broken-and-nhs-is-the-only-option/ Q. I have recently had one of my front teeth break off half way down, and I basically have a mouth full of fillings including a root canal job. My confidence has been knocked so much and I really don’t know what can be done to help me under the NHS? I’m really hoping you can advise me as it’s getting me really down.

A. You can get basic treatment on the NHS although cosmetic treatment may need to be paid separatly for the front tooth.

dr andrew moore

Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/half-my-front-tooth-is-broken-and-nhs-is-the-only-option/feed/ 0 Can’t make up my mind to have a porcelain or a metal crown http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-t-make-up-my-mind-to-have-a-porcelain-or-a-metal-crown/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-t-make-up-my-mind-to-have-a-porcelain-or-a-metal-crown/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:43:40 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-t-make-up-my-mind-to-have-a-porcelain-or-a-metal-crown/ Q. I’ve had cosmetic crowns placed on my 6 upper front teeth (eye tooth to eye tooth). There were multiple issues and I am having them redone. The issue that I’m faced with now is whether or not to have the back of the crown porcelain or metal. If I go with porcelain, I may need another root canal (they will have to remove more of my tooth to make the back thinner). If I go with the metal, I’m afraid that it will show when I laugh or yawn and that later it may look dark. What would you advise?

A. It is unusual to see the back of upper front crowns and metal would be stronger, if you are very worried about the apperance you may have to risk needing a root canal under the porcelain crown

dr andrew moore

Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/can-t-make-up-my-mind-to-have-a-porcelain-or-a-metal-crown/feed/ 0 I need to quit smoking to have implants so is bonding an option? http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/i-need-to-quit-smoking-to-have-implants-so-is-bonding-an-option/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/i-need-to-quit-smoking-to-have-implants-so-is-bonding-an-option/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:39:32 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/i-need-to-quit-smoking-to-have-implants-so-is-bonding-an-option/ Q. I am aged seventy two and I have had upper crowns and bridges for about twenty five years, now two of the teeth are crumbling inter palatally. This involves the left central incisor and the canine tooth. The remedy which has been suggested is to cut of my bridge between the central incisors, have the teeth removed on the upper left and then have implants. Until I get a new bridge I will need to wear dentures, the estimated cost for this is £9k. There will be two dentists involved in this; one says that I must stop smoking and the other dentist say that I do not need to. At present I am hoping that “cosmetic bonding” is an alternative. My questions are. Could “cosmetic bonding” prevent the offending teeth from additional crumbling? If implants are the only solution, will I need to stop smoking? Many thanks.

A. Bonding is a good temporary solution although if the teeth need to come out then it might not work that well. If you have implants stopping smoking will help improve the success rate.

dr andrew moore

Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG

]]> http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/i-need-to-quit-smoking-to-have-implants-so-is-bonding-an-option/feed/ 0 Need a gold crown fitted to my tooth http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/need-a-gold-crown-fitted-to-my-tooth/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/need-a-gold-crown-fitted-to-my-tooth/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:14:30 +0000 admin http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/blog/need-a-gold-crown-fitted-to-my-tooth/ Q. i want a gold tooth/cap or window fitted on one of my teeth. i would like to know where i can get this done and how much it costs. i live in east london and as you can read this is for cosmetic reasons. thanks.

A. I would call round a few local dentists in east London. I’m sure there will be a practice that can do this for you.

dr andrew moore

Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
Clinical Director
www.advancedentalclinic.com
Tel: 01245 268 494
104 Moulsham Street
Chelmsford Essex
CM2 0JG

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