http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/ This is a forum about cosmetic dentistry with a panel of cosmetic dentists here to answer your dentistry related questions en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:34:52 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/images/crystalclean/misc/rss.jpg http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/ http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-crowns-forum/1001-crown-feels-slightly-raised-normal.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:15:39 GMT Hi there, I've just had my crown fitted to a lower back tooth today. Its only been a few hours but it feels slightly raised and i don't have the same complete 'biting' feel any more.

I told my dentist this and he said this is normal and to give it time to bear down and settle.

It feels a bit strange which i suppose is part of me getting used to it, but i am a little concerned it might be a bit too raised. Is my dentist right to say wait a day or two for it to settle? I really hope it does, or that i get used to the sensation of eating with it, it's almost like there's a millimetre gap between my top and bottom teeth now the crown is there.


What do you think would be the best thing to do?:confused:

Big thanks for any advice.


Martin ]]> Dental Crowns forum Dols http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-crowns-forum/1001-crown-feels-slightly-raised-normal.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/braces/997-orthodontics-videos.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:56:59 GMT this is really a great website Orthodontics (Videos) (http://www.orthodontics.egserver.com) more videos... Dental Videos Online... this is really a great website
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Dental Videos Online ]]> Braces Rooka http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/braces/997-orthodontics-videos.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/braces/995-so-many-problems-one-mouth.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:56:13 GMT Ok so i have a gap because i was not born with out two teeth on either side near my canine's. Due to this my canines have moved in the place where those two teeth need to be. On the left side i still have my baby canine hagging by a thread and on the bottom right i have a missing tooth due to a tooth being extracted. I saw many othrodontist and they suggested different things. One suggested i put braces on the top to open the spaces where i am missing my two teeth and eventually everything will come together and place implants in the two top spaces. the bottom will eventually need braces also and an implant for the missing tooth. Another said he would do the same proceedure but just place one implant on the left side and one at the bottom. I also have a little bit of a chipped tooth. Is this my only option? Is braces my only option? Can i get veneers, bridges, etc:confused::confused: ]]> Braces kd123 http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/braces/995-so-many-problems-one-mouth.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/veneers/994-advice-suggestions-please.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:11:47 GMT I have quite a complex dental history and received 10 years of orthodontist care.... I had two operations when I was younger as I had an extra set of... I have quite a complex dental history and received 10 years of orthodontist care.... I had two operations when I was younger as I had an extra set of front teeth that were blocking the other set coming through. I had chains attached to my front teeth while they were still in the gums (am sure there's a dental term for this!) and they were gradually pulled down with a brace. I didn't get my front teeth properly until I was 17 and was brace free from 18, wearing a night retainer until I was 19-20.

I had root canal treatment on my right front tooth approximately 18 months ago and then a replacement root canal 12 months ago.... through the NHS I requested to go back and see my old orthodontist at the dental hospital as I was concerned about the movement in my front tooth and how it had become discoloured. And I was unhappy with my NHS dentist...

These are some of the comments made by my orthodontist in his letter to my regular dentist... I have:
- a mild anterior open bite
- somewhat spaced malocclusion
- a mildly rotated left maxillary central incisor
- a discoloured right central incisor

I was discharged by my orthodontist but he is happy to see me again, and he has offered to correct the anterior and buccal spacing if this is something I wanted to persue.

... and my gums are now receeding! My right front tooth has recently been causing me pain again and I am due to see my NHS dentist late december. At the last root canal treatment I had on my front tooth I also had it whitened but it has returned to its previous discoloured state.

I have been thinking about veneers for a long time as I dislike the discolouring, wonky teeth and spaces BUT I'm a little bit clueless as to what would be the best optionfor me....:confused:

Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated.... ]]> Veneers claireS http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/veneers/994-advice-suggestions-please.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/braces/993-i-need-braces-help.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:53:22 GMT HI...I am new to this forum... well i live in a country where they CAN give braces for FREE. But my dentist wont give me because he says its just a... HI...I am new to this forum...
well i live in a country where they CAN give braces for FREE. But my dentist wont give me because he says its just a cosmetic matter. My jaw is fine and so on but my teeth are so crooked and it really makes me sooo sad but this doesnt seem bad enough for them to give me braces. So i was wondering.....well...it sounds a bit stupid here when i write it...but i would like to know if there is anything else i can say to my dentist that isnt about apparence that will make him agree and give me braces????:confused: i mean...i dont wanna pay alot of money when others in my age r getting them for free!!!!:mad:

Pleassssssssseeeeee help me!!! :(
i am desperateee to get straight teeth!!!! ]]> Braces anica http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/braces/993-i-need-braces-help.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-crowns-forum/992-advice-amalgam-filling-removal.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:36:23 GMT Hello, I was hoping for a little advice and hopefully it seems as though I have come to the right place. I was wondering if you could give me any... Hello, I was hoping for a little advice and hopefully it seems as though I have come to the right place.

I was wondering if you could give me any opinions on mercury poisoning and amalgam fillings? I am a 30 year old female who up until recently have had no health problems. In Nov 08 I had 3 amalgam fillings on the same day as a fear of dentists had made me avoid them for 10 years prior! In Jan 08 I began experience chest and other muscle pain. I have had all the hospital tests to rule out heart and lung problems and have been told to go away and deal with this. My symptoms since the fillings have been as such:

Chest pain (different area's of my chest each time, short and sharp)
RInging in my ears
Extreme dizzyness
Night Sweats
Loss of Memory
Tingling (especially in hands and feet)
Numbness of parts of my legs
'Brain Fog'

Is it a coincidence that the symptoms started just after the fillings or could there be more to it?

Any advice would be very much appreciated.

Thanks ]]> Dental Crowns forum Louisejane http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-crowns-forum/992-advice-amalgam-filling-removal.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-implants/991-sinus-lift.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:36:55 GMT I have been told that I need a implant as that is my only alternative (except for a plate) as I have no molar to attach a bridge, I have been told... I have been told that I need a implant as that is my only alternative (except for a plate) as I have no molar to attach a bridge, I have been told also that I will probably need a sinus lift - which really scares me I don't like the idea that my sinuses will be affected.

Can someone reassure me about the sinus lift - and what are the statistics of something going wrong and that I will have permanent problems with my sinuses afterwards , it just sounds so invasive and scarey !

I am 47 years old.... ]]> Dental Implants nikki47 http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-implants/991-sinus-lift.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/smile-makeovers/990-tooth-filing-cost.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:54:38 GMT Hi,

My front two teeth and bottom four teeth are not perfectly straight. This doesn't bother me and my dentist says that it won't cause any problems but I could have a brace to straighten them (I'm 19 and really don't want a brace obviously!). The only thing that irritates me is that, because they're a little bit wonky, they don't look straight on the bottom/top. So I was wondering if it would be possible to have the teeth filed to make them look straight. I think that they would only need filing about 1mm but I was wondering if this is a possibility and, if it is, if my normal dentist could do this for me and how much (very roughly) this would cost.

Many thanks. ]]> Smile makeovers ncarrier http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/smile-makeovers/990-tooth-filing-cost.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-crowns-forum/989-replacement-crowns.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:50:45 GMT I'm looking to have some cosmetic work carried out in the near future, mainly due to the state of the crowns on my front teeth. My concern is this- the gumline on my right front tooth is much higher than the left. Can this be corrected? The crowns were fitted when I was 16, I'm now 27.

I just want new crowns fitted and any required veneers so that I can have the confidence to smile again.

Also, would my teeth benefit from whitening?



Best regards,
W. ]]> Dental Crowns forum withoutasound http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-crowns-forum/989-replacement-crowns.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-implants/988-cleaning-implants.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:49:19 GMT I was told by the Budapest dentist that using a water pik/oral irrigator could compromise the cement that holds the tooth onto the implant or the... I was told by the Budapest dentist that using a water pik/oral irrigator could compromise the cement that holds the tooth onto the implant or the bridge. Yesterday, the emergency dentist said that using a water pik was THE best way to clean them. 2 questions:-

1. Who is right?
2. Assuming the emegency dentist is right, which is the best one?

I note from doing a search online that people are saying that waterpik rechargeables are great until about the 6 monthmark when the rechargeable batteries die rendering the unit useless.

I see there is a magnetic one, its very expensive. Is it better than the other sorts? Could really do with some advice on this. ]]> Dental Implants amalaydee http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-implants/988-cleaning-implants.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-implants/987-camlog-implants.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:05:26 GMT 2 and a half years ago I went to Budapest to have extensive cosmetic work done. I won't go into details now (unless anyone wants to know). I had numerous extractions, bone grafting, sinus lift and 5 Camlog implants (3 at the upper front and 2 at the upper back) with more planned on my 2nd visit. The experience was horrific and I was too afraid to go back and finish the work so have lived with the temporary front teeth and only one back tooth ever since.

Last week the temps fell off and I had to find a dentist to fix them back on again. I am terribly phobic and the dentist who did the refit today was great. I am going to go back to see him next week to discuss if I can move my treatment forward. I never got to ask him (in my haste to get away!!) if its possible to finish off the already placed implants. From the xrays it looks as if they have healing screws on. Will he have to get abutments (?) from Camlog or will other makes of abutments fit? Or will they have to come out? PLEASE say they won't have to come out :(

Great site and forum by the way. ]]> Dental Implants amalaydee http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-implants/987-camlog-implants.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-implants/986-unsightly-teeth.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:41:07 GMT i have unsightly teeth (bucked teeth) and they make me quite embarrassed and uncomfortable. i dont want to wear braces and was wondering if there was... i have unsightly teeth (bucked teeth) and they make me quite embarrassed and uncomfortable. i dont want to wear braces and was wondering if there was another solution, such as removal and impants? any information would be greatly appreciated. :D ]]> Dental Implants _michael http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-implants/986-unsightly-teeth.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-crowns-forum/985-lava-crowns.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:37:29 GMT Hi I have been bleaching my teeth for past few months but the three fron teeth are filled and the bleaching does not work on them My dentist has... Hi
I have been bleaching my teeth for past few months but the three fron teeth are filled and the bleaching does not work on them
My dentist has suggested three lava crown
What do you think ]]> Dental Crowns forum joewa http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-crowns-forum/985-lava-crowns.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-implants/984-pain.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:37:12 GMT Hi there

I've just got back from having a front tooth implant - so far the dentist has only screwed the implant into the bone and the area is still numb but the pain is excruciating.

Is it normal to have this much pain so soon? I'm beside myself with agony and utterly miserable

thanks in advance ]]> Dental Implants irec261070 http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/dental-implants/984-pain.html http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/teeth-whitening/983-swollen-painfull-gums-after-zoom-treatment.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:28:37 GMT Hi I had zoom treatment and found my upper gums really painful and bloody for about a week after. Is this normal? Hi I had zoom treatment and found my upper gums really painful and bloody for about a week after. Is this normal? ]]> Teeth whitening elloll http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/forum/teeth-whitening/983-swollen-painfull-gums-after-zoom-treatment.html