Hi I’m 22 years old and I am in desperate need of braces. When I was in school my dentist did some botch jobs on my teeth causing sever alignment issues. They told me I needed braces but never did it. My teeth are over lapping and broken and crooked. I am only in part time work and can’t get a loan to get them sorted. What are my options. I have sever depression and don’t like to smile. I have tried to research but people have very unhelpful advice
Hi,
Back in April, I managed to break a back molar (second back top left) All wisdom teeth removed several years ago.
The tooth is directly above a gold crown.
The tooth required root canal treatment and a crown.
I had a silver crown fitted originally, which caused a severe metallic reaction, and was changed for a porcelain crown.
The first split on fitting, and the second has now been in place since August.
The tooth feels very large and bulges out on both sides.
It is very uncomfortable rather than painful, but I am constantly aware of it’s presence, rubbing my gum and tongue.
There is a throbbing sensation, and as I say, and constant awareness of it.
Whilst receiving treatment, the dentist said I had errosion to my two front teeth and applied a substance over them, which is rough, and also has a groove on the top of the left front tooth, and they kind of click. when I talk and eat.
I have not needed any dental treatment for twenty years, and have had this tratment leaving me feeling as though my mouth is not my own.
Given the trouble and time spent on sorting this (I had to take lots of time off work) I would welcome your opinion if its something I have to put up with, or seek further trattment.
Thank You
My two front teeth are much longer than the rest and make me look goofy. I’ve been bullied most of my life for it and finally need something done to fix them. They don’t protrude so there would be no benefit of Having braces. I have heard of people having them filed down, is this possible and what are the advantages and disadvantages as i have heard that your teeth can end up with sensitivity issues afterwards. Also can you tell me What other options are available please?
Dear Dr Hughes,
I really need an advise and hopefully you would be willing to help.
I have a crown placed 16 years ago and now it has to be replaced. I went for a consultation and my dentist told me that before replacing the crown, he has to do the root canal treatment because what I have is not long enough, :-/ Is this a common process of replacing a crown?? I find his reason not convincing enough, please give me an advise what to do best, because I really need to replace my old crown the soonest, it’s starting to break little bit.
thanks.
Best regards,
Hello Dr Hughes, I have a hypermobile upper lip, I am looking for a surgeon who can correct this with lip re-positioning but am really struggling to find a London based clinic, or any in the UK at all really. Would you be able to advise me to where I can go to get this correct with a reputable doctor. I would prefer to have it corrected at Harley Street but cannot see that it’s a correction they offer.
thanks for your help and any advice. Kind regards,
hello mark, i have had the same problem for years now – I have very very bad breath.. Am 35 I have bad breath since I was 13 and the older I get the worse its getting I go to the dentist every 3 months and I floss and brush every day. My dentist tells me scrape to my tongue and i do, every day! . I still have bad breath. After eating most times my breath smells and when I eat foods that affect my stomach. Right now I am considering to go to the fresh breath centre for help. Because now I have started avoiding social events. It’s that bad. I have tried everything and its getting me really down and i’m becoming more and more withdrawn. Please help me!
Hi Dr Hughes, i have not seen a dentist for 8 years through fear, i have suffered absesses until they have burst on their own, i have lost teeth that were on stems, one of them has snapped off, i have bought tooth adhesive and stuck some of them in myself, very loose and tried to fill in gaps with the adhesive,i have exposed areas where crowns have broken off and i am just left with the decayed bit at gum level, i am finding it increasingly difficult to eat anything solid is there anything at all that can be done? do you do sedation? i am so scared of the dentist and this is why my teeth have gotten into such a bad state over the years. thank you for your time and help.
Hello I’ve been seeing a cosmetic dentist for nine months now for my dental health. My gums were in a bad condition so I needed them scaling and polishing, I have had 6 visits for scaling and there has been a lot of improvement in my gums. but they are a little red still.i been loooking online for answers . my dentist keeps changing his mind about if i will be able to have braces or not.. should i get a second opinion ?will i ever be able to have braces if gums are still not 100%or what other options would i have to change appearance of protruding uneven teeth.
Hello, I have some teeth that have become loose/moveable due to reciding gums can any thing be done to give them a more stable seat,if so would the cost be more than having say implants or them removed and a bridge fitted.any help on this matter would be gratefully recieved ,can an implant be bridged to say fill a gap as two of my loose teeth are together really thats all i can tell you,the rest of this is to fill out the question as i need to write a minimum of 500 letters to have the question submitted to you which i think is a mite to many
Hello! I’m 17 and I have bad teeth. I had my root canal done on the front tooth (it hurt sometimes, not sure if It’s normal). I’m emarrassed to go to the dentist because I’m too young to have such bad teeth..I really like the shape of my teeth, but they’re not white…actually, I’m kind of obsessed with my teeth and I don’t feel comfortable. Also they are demineralized so my dentist told me that I’ll never be able to do the teeth whitening. Hope you can help me! Is there any chance that MY teeth can be beautiful without any veneer or drilling the surface (enamel). Please help me!
