i have a good tooth in my front upper jaw (central incisor 1) but its twisted and is overlapping upon its next one (another central incisor. Now thats making my smile look bad. I have seen a dentist and he, after examining x-rays, told theres no space between my teeth and brace are not an option for me. then he suggested me a solution that is he will grind the tooth and root canal and then put on a crown.

is it ok?? is what the doctor saying right? after coming back home i got a question that is why do i need a root canal? Cant i simply grind and wear the crown?

is this the right solution that he suggested.. is there any new technology in the developed world?

Hi Dr Glaister,

When i was very young (I’m now 30) I slipped over in the bath and cracked my right upper central incisor (this has a vaneer on it now) and damaged my left upper central incisor, so that it began to turn inwards. It has now turned about 45 degrees inwards and looks very unpleasant. I would like to have the right one looked at and possibly repaired as the vaneer was not applied perfectly and is slightly misshapen. I would also like to repair the left one so that it looks normal again. While growing up I had a 2mm gap between my 2 upper central incisors, but that’s no longer there as my left upper is sitting just slightly behind my right. What would you recommend? How much is it likely to cost? How soon could I have it done?

Kind Regards, 

Hi Andrew,
I currentley have an ongoing situation with my dentist based in Lancashire. I have a front tooth (one at side of my two front teeth) thats on a twist. He as drilled and drilled at it, and the filling keeps coming out (at the back), i spend most of my time at this dentist and need ur opion or help. Im only 27yrs and this is getting me down constantly. The tooth is discoloured and hes made a mess. I don’t know were to go from here. I just want a normal looking tooth, please help.
Look forward to your reply.

Hello,
My two lower front teeth is pushing the ones on their sides to the side leaving a wide gap between them. What can I do?

I have teeth that have always slanted inwards a great deal but they seem to be getting worse. I had 2 upper and 2 lower teeth taken out as a child (no braces). My incisors are twisted and protrude either side of my two front teeth which slope back. My bite is not together and I hit my top teeth often on my lower teeth. I am 62 – am I too late to do anything about them?

My crown on tooth #19 needs to be replaced due to a large cavity under it. Tooth #20 is twisted by 90 degrees. My dentist wants to pull it and give me a bridge. The tooth doesn’t bother me and isn’t seen anyway; but my dentist says if I ignore it then it will eventually create other problems and may even end up breaking. Does this make since? I hate to have that work done if he is just being overly cautious.

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!

Hello
I am 28 years old and am missing 2 teeth on my left hand side and my front two teeth over lap and twist upon each other. I feel pain from my front teeth due to the pressure is there anything i could have done on the nhs for this as I cant afford to pay privately.

Thanks

Hi, I am 29 and never been to the dentist i am ashamed to say, my teeth are some jagged or chipped and a couple twisted, and basically i want a holiday type smile, so I was wondering on what procedures would be best to achieve this, many thanks

I am a 47 year old with protruding front teeth that are also twisted which makes my whole lower face jut out. I would love to straighten my teeth push them back and have a nice smile before my 50th. Right now I hate taking photos. I am British Afro Caribbean and have been told that a lot of black skins have this facial feature but this only due to my teeth. What can be done and what will be the cost…Help.