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Can my toddler have his chipped tooth filled in?

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
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My 18 month old son fell and chipped one of his front teeth last night. There was no bleeding from the tooth or gums that we could see. He did cut his lip a little, but the bleeding stopped in a minute or so. From a cosmetic point, will a pediatric dentist attempt to fill a chipped tooth on a toddler, or is this something we’ll just have to live with until it falls out in a few years? Thanks!,
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Dr Andrew Moore

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How much would it cost to fix my sons tooth?

Thursday, March 25th, 2010
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my 17 yr old son had an accident last year and broke half his front tooth off. This was filled by the dentist but I do not feel it was a good job. We have revisited the dentist in regard to having a brace on the teeth as the broken one is sticking out he has said that we will need to pay for this is this correct and how much would this cost on the nhs,
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Dr Rob Tennet

St Johns Dental Practice
18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ
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Want to have filling removed

Thursday, January 7th, 2010
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Hello I keep having trouble with my back teeth. My dentist gave me a filling both back teeth on either side because I had a cavity in both but the one on the left has not helped at all. I want it removed, will it make much difference to my jaw and eating?,
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Dr Rob Tennet

St Johns Dental Practice
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Tooth looks grey

Thursday, January 7th, 2010
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Okay so first of all I had a filling replaced on my front tooth, then I noticed it was really hard to floss because the filling was bulkier than before and I felt constant pressure. So I returned to the dentist and he said I needed a root canal, and we did a root canal. during this whole process my tooth has moved back slightly, which he was not too concerned with, but today :’( I just noticed it’s slightly grey. I am in my early thirties and getting married in June, I cannot have a grey tooth!!!!!! Is it possible the dentist is at fault….it was only after he worked on it that it shifted and is now turning grey. What are my options for fixing?,
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Dr Safeer Butt

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How much tooth is actually needed to do a filling?

Friday, December 18th, 2009
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My girlfriend just had a filling fall out. Her NHS dentist told her she couldn’t put another filling in as there is not enough tooth to fill. Exactly how much tooth is actually needed to do a filling? I don’t think it’s much as one of my teeth is mostly filling. The dentist said to her she would need a to perform extraction of the tooth and fit a bridge which NHS doesn’t cover so would cost around 800 pounds or an implant which would be 1000. I have also had an implant fitted on the NHS so is the dentist lying? Sorry, I realise that’s actually two questions…

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Dr Rob Tennet

St Johns Dental Practice
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How long would it take my teeth to grow down after having my white fillings

Friday, December 18th, 2009
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Hi Julian, I have a couple of points that I need some help on. 1) One of my bottom inscisors has grown inwards and has little room. My dentist has recommended removing it – however I am concerned about the symmetry in my lower mouth and fear losing a biting tooth. What are you views on this? 2) I have ground my teeth down over a number of years – about 3-4mm according to my dentist. He has recommended building them up with white filling and then letting my back teeth grow down over time? I’m a little concerned about the strength of this method and how long it would take for my teeth to grow down following this. I am a 37 male if this helps. Any thoughts are much appreciated. Rgds

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Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD

Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
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My filling is fracturing and tastes weird is it harmless?

Monday, December 7th, 2009
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Hi there, Im 27 and having a nightmare with my teeth, I havnt been to the dentist in over 3 years because my husbands salary went up and we are no longer entitled to it free. Anyway, my top middle tooth had previously had a black filling in, and the other day while I was eating a crunchy pizza, I heard a crack and half the filling fell out, the tooth is wobbly at the back half and Im really sore. Every time I swallow, I taste a chemical taste and worried about mercury poisoning (if not, what is the taste?) I have to find a dentist on Monday, and wont even have the time off to get it fixed until next Friday, whats the best thing to do until then, is the chemical taste harmless? half the filling is still there. Thank you This is horrible

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Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD

Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
101 St Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EN
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My new silver fillings tastes metalic should I be worried?

Friday, December 4th, 2009
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Dear Rob, I have just had a silver filling frmo my local NHS dentist. In fact I’ve had three – I knew about two but it looks to me like I have had a third added onto one of my other teeth. The third filling tastes slightly metalic as I run my tongue over it. My dentist had to reshape the filling in the next tooth – otherwise nothing else of note happened. Do I need to get the metalic taste checked out? Many thanks!!!

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Dr Rob Tennet

St Johns Dental Practice
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Back tooth with amalgam filling causing severe pain.

Friday, December 4th, 2009
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I had back tooth problems. there was hole on my back teeth. it was extream pain. i went to dentiest and did the amalgam filing on that and that i got much more pain on it. i cant bite anything. next day dentist said that i got infection and he gave amoxicillin. and he said that i need to do crown on it. can you please tell me what to do. it herts me a big time.

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Dr Andrew Moore

Advance Dental Clinic
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NHS dentist has advised to have veneers please advise.

Monday, November 30th, 2009
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My two front teeth are worn away at the bottom i had a bap inbetween when i was growing up for the past couple of years i have been getting the gap filled will tiny fillings iv just recently been to my dentist which is NHs and they said i should get veneers im unsure what to do ?? as my teeth are healthy otherwise

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Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD

Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
101 St Peters Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3EN
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