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I need to change my dentist as my teeth in total are messed up.

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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I am a 29 year old male and near enough all my back teeth have either fallen out or are decaying really badly. I have my front teeth however I feel unless I am able to get some help with this I then they will go the same way. Not to bore you with the details however I have been through a pretty tough time over the past few years and medication has not helped with the decyaing of my teeth I feel. Due to this I have not visited a dentist for years and this has meant I have ended up with the teeth I have. I am now at a point where I both need and want to do something about them and I feel if I could get partial dentures to the back of my mouth, both upper and lower this would help me out. The problem I have is that I live in Scotland, (Glasgow Area) and I do not know who to go for to help me out and also any idea of the cost I would be looking at for this. I am totally and utterly embarassed by the way I have let my mouth/teeth get into the mess they have. I do now however need help and would hate for a dentist to give me into trouble for the mess of my mouth as I am already mortified. Any help or assistance you are able to give would be greatly apprieciated. Thanks very much in advance

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I have been suggested dentures and implants do I have other options?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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Hi I have recently suffered a fracture to my upper right canine which had a cantilever bridge attached with a pontic for the lateral incisor. I have the same arrangement on the left upper side and two veneers on my central incisors. This is because I never got my permanent lateral incisors. My dentist says the only option for me is a denture or implants. I really don’t want to go back to having a denture but I don’t think I can afford implants. Would it not be possible to have another type of bridge using my front incisor and the canine for support? As What other options could I have? thanks

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My porcelain teeth has broken twice what could be the cause?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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I have a dental implant on my front tooth. the porcelain tooth has broken twice, once biting on an apple and lastly biting on a provita cracker. the metal part of the implant did not move and x-rays show it’s still totally inplace (I had bone graft taken from hip 1 year prior to implant placement) My question is could it be due to poor quality porcelain? what else can cause it to break in half widthwise twice? should I avoid biting on any hardish food in future? I do not grind my teeth at night. There is no stress pressure apparent from biting down against lower teeth. It’s a bit of a mistery to my dentist too!

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Can lumineers be placed on the caped teeth for whitening teeth?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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I have caped teeth but I want toknow if lumineers can be placed on them to whiten my smile. They were put on about 10 yrs ago but the dentist didnt use a real white color, it is one or two steps down from the whitest. Please advise. Thank you

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Can you help as I cannot afford my dental treatment?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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Hi, im 19 and i have really bad front teeth. i had braces when i was 16 which were removeable. I lost the top part of my brace and never had the option to get a replacement! I haven’t had an arranged apointment to go to my dentist in over 2 years now and i really need braces. Now im 19 im really worried about my teeth and need action taken on them quickly, but i cant afford thousands of pounds to pay for them as im at college and don’t work. what can i do? i would be really greatful if you could help me with this. thankyou.

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I want to have dentures but I am concerned too.

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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I have chronic gum disease and have done for 20 years or more. Have gone through deep cleans but find it frightening, nerve wracking, emotionally upsetting all due to hate needles, loathe dentristy anyway ie: smell, tools etc and get in a panic to the extent I vomit whenever have finished suffering the treatment. I have asked for my teeth to be pulled out and replaced with dentures of which the dental hospital have actually listened. I am awaiting news from them now as they have to get an xray from my dentist and take it from there. I have thought about having dentures for years. Cannot go through another treatment of needles and scaling etc. I just can do it. It just keeps coming back and I am always being told off and made out that I am not doing what they ask and yet I do, I do everything and yet still the gum disease comes back to haunt me. My teeth are disgusting. Stained and gums very very sore. I have bone showing where the gums receded that much. Teeth are wobbly also. I feel a freak. I have done for ages and hate smiling. When you have dentures I know it is drastsic and I know it is a sore process etc but I want it done. What I want to know is can they say take out the top row of teeth and fit dentures and then do the bottom row of teeth so as to avoid having no teeth at all. I really want an end to this horrible problem and am getting very depressed over all of this.

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Embarrassed about my smile is there any other solution than braces?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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I am very embarrassed about my smile my teeth are just so wonky they just look a mess what other solutions are there instead of braces I want them sorted out as soon as possible. Please help!

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Can a crooked teeth be fixed without a braces?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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Hi! My two front teeth are really crooked and I don’t know what to do about them. I don’t want to wear braces all the time so what do you suggest?

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Why are my teeth growing on top of each other?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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Oh my god i really cant take it anymore!!!!!! my teeth are growing on top of eachother and its really unattractive. why is it doing that? how can i get them fixed? also i have a weird white mark on my front tooth what is it? please hurry

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This is a natural process that… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

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Can I brush my teeth with the dentures?

Friday, November 27th, 2009
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I had a denture palte fitted yesterday at the dentist as two of my left upper teeth were extrated and was wondering if I should brush my teeth with our the denture plate and how often should I remove it?

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