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My root canal tooth has a broken top part should i need an extraction?

Monday, August 3rd, 2009
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I have a tooth that has been root canneled and crowned, now the top part broken,so the base remains in the gum. should i extract it or keep it in my gum. i heard it can keep gum not to receed to fast. is it right? Right now it doesn’t bother me. but dentist think it will get inflamed someday.

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Im 12 year old and my teeth are seperate will i need braces

Saturday, August 1st, 2009
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I want to knw if i need braces i am 12 years old my teeth are seperate and i ask my mom if i needed any she sadi no and also said that after all my molars have grown my teeth will start gettin together. bu my mom is not a dentist so i want to know if i need braces or something else beside braces.

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Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel

Can i replace my veneers for one that is in a correct shape and alignment

Saturday, August 1st, 2009
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Hi Dr, I hope u might be able to advise me. I have recently had my porcelain veneers repalced for new ones as I wanted to upgrade them for whiter ones for my wedding. I asked the dentist to copy the shape and size exactly of my previous ones as it is only the colour I wanted to improve. I am now very disappointed and upset as, although the new veneers are a lovely colour, one of the central incisors is shorter and a different shape to the one beside it. They just dont match and it looks odd. It is also more protruding than the one next to it, whereas previously the veneers (and temps) were perfectly straight. Can this one veneer be replaced for one that is a correct shape and alignment, so that it matches the others? Or will it look odd just changing one? I am a very nervous dental patient and dont know if I could cope with having them all prepared again. Please help. Thank you

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Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel

Ive a root canal done on my molar and the dentist prefers temporary crowns advice?

Saturday, August 1st, 2009
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Hello, I have had a root canal done to my second molar. My dentist has suggested that I best have a temporary crown fitted, as my tooth is very vulnerable. The reason for him to say this is because:- A) last week I had my tooth quarterly spilt, which he managed to extract and fill it up. B) this is what i dont understand, he says that the tooth above my second molar is sharp ( along those lines) and is not doing any favours to my second molar. C) if i decide to remove my tooth, there is a possiblity that my molar will eventually get loose and i might loose it. I havent had my wisdom tooth come out as yet. What’s a temporary filling? I personally find all this a hassle now, It’s so frustrating, can’t I just remove it!

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Having the tooth out is always… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

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I have slightly hole in my veneers can this cemented or filled?

Saturday, August 1st, 2009
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I GOT TWO PROCELIN CROWNS ON MY FRONT TEETH LAST WEEK. I REALLY LOVE THEM BUT I HAVE A SLIGHT HOLE IN THE MIDDLE THAT IS DISCOMFORT TO ME. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO MY DENTIST BUT SHE SAID THAT THEYRE JUST FINE. I’M STILL NOT HAPPY, IS THERE ANY WAY THE HOLE CAN BE CEMENTED OR FILLED? THANKYOU SO MUCH.

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Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel

My front two teeth are out of line would fixed braces correct them

Saturday, August 1st, 2009
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Im 14 and the two teeth either side of my two front teeth are out of line with my smile. They are behind and don’t look very nice. I was wondering if i would need a fixed brace to correct them or i could correct them using just a normal retainer? please reply. thankyou

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Ive crowding on both the top and bottom teeth will invisalign suit me

Saturday, August 1st, 2009
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I’m nineteen and I was wondering if Invisalign would work for me. As well as overcrowding on both the top and bottom (particularily the top, there is quite a bit of overlapping), I also have an overbite. If I clamp my teeth together, the top row covers the bottom. If I push my jaw forward and do the same thing so that they’re even, only the two front teeth touch the bottom. The rest of my teeth don’t touch at all. Can Invisalign help correct an overbite like this? I can’t stand the thought of having to wear metal braces. I’ve read about jaw surgery as well but I don’t know how that works and what the result would be.

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Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel

I am not happy with my temp bridges can you advice?

Saturday, August 1st, 2009
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I got a fixed bridge about 10 months ago and my dentist told me it was a temp/perm bridge and it should last 1-2 years. I recently had to get it recemented, so while I was there I asked if they could fix one of the teeth on there as it had a gap from my gumline and I was getting food caught in it. The dental assistant or whatever her title is ended up making it look completely unnatural and it doesnt even feel right now. I expressed how unhappy I was with the situation and they now said that this bridge needs replaced with a permanent one and that the one I have now is pretty must expired. I have no idea how to handle the situation and I dont know why they did this to me. Is there such a thing as a temp/ perm or should they have given me a perm in the first place? Help!!!!

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Could i do any other procedure while im waiting for permanent bridges

Thursday, July 30th, 2009
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I am in process of puting my temporary brigh on until the permant come in 2 or 3 weeks my ? i have a 20 day grace pd could i do any other prodcure while im waiting i also have gum desease will this affectany of the work the dentist is doing in my mouth

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Just try to keep the bridge as… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel

Ive a rotten smell coming from my dental bridge how do i fix it?

Thursday, July 30th, 2009
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Why do i have a rotten smell coming from my dental bridge and how do i disfuss it until i can make it to my dentist. People seems to cover there face when i talk and the whole room stinks when i open my mouth ..Please help me i am in desperate need also my bridge is loose on one side not the other..Have u ever heard of that..

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There could be some decay unde… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel