Posts Tagged ‘bonding’

what do i do to prevent staining on my bonding

Sunday, October 19th, 2008
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Dear Rob, I’ve recently had some bonding placed on my front teeth to cover chips and I’m very happy with the result and I want to take the best care possible of them. Aside from drinks that will stain them such as coffee and red wine, what other food and drinks should I moderate to stop the bonding discolouring or degrading? Is there a specific toothpaste that I should be using?

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Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk

white fillings on the NHS

Monday, September 29th, 2008
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Hello, could you please tell me if i am entitled to a white filling on the fourth tooth from the front, I went to the NHS dentist last week for a small filling as there was a small patch of decay on the front of the fourth tooth along, I came out with a great big metal filling shining out at me, I was horrified. The following day it fell out. I have to go back tomorrow for a replacement but I am hoping as this is a very visable area i can request a white one. Many thanks.

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The NHS does not specify the m… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk

I have badly neglected my teeth

Sunday, September 14th, 2008
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I am 62 years old and I have badly neglected my teeth, I have a partial denture and the rest of my teeth are uneven, roots showing etc. In some cases the bone has worn away. All my bottom teeth are okay but very uneven, I don’t know if crowns will be able to rectify the damage. If so I would need approx 16 crowns and a partial denture of 6 teeth. Can you advise on suitability and approx cost?

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Dr Komal Suri Smile Design Dental 33 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire HP22 6DU Web: www.smiledesigndental.co.uk  Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Suri

I have ugly fillings on my upper and lower back teeth

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
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I have ugly fillings on my upper and lower back teeth and the teeth are not very good my front teeth are slightly mis shapen, would veneers be suitable for my teeth ?

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Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk

how can i close the gap in my front teeth

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
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I currently wear partial dentures for the top part of my mouth with 4 teeth but i have a gap in the middle of my front natural teeth that i really hate what is the best thing to do to get rid of the gap?

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Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

How much would it cost to fill a small gap between my front teeth?

Sunday, August 17th, 2008
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I have a rather small gap between my two front teeth. What do you suggest to bridge the gap? How much would the suggested procedure cost?

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Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

How can i repair surface tooth loss from my front teeth

Friday, August 15th, 2008
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Hello there. I have recently noticed that i have quite bad surface tooth loss on my top four front teeth. Because of this where the bottoms of my front top teeth are quite thin and fragile, one is now starting to chip. My dentist has confirmed this to me. The answer they gave me was ” there is no repair” just prevention work to make sure this problem does not get any worse. But i do want to repair my teeth and stop these chips from happening anymore. I feel i can no longer smile at people because although tiny, these chips feel massive to me. the tooth surface loss in sadly to my having my tongue pierced in my early youth and i used to roll the stud along my upper teeth, and also alot of fizzy drinks. What treatment would you reccomend and what sort of price am i looking at.

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Dr Kalpesh Bohara The Dental Suite 27 Park Road, Loughborough, LE11 2ED Web: www.dental-suite.co.uk  Tel: 01509 231144 3 Rutland Street, Leicester City Centre, LE1 1RBTel: 0116 312 0054 View My Profile Dr Bohara

do you do dental bonding

Thursday, August 14th, 2008
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Hi Rob Is there anyone is your Birmingham, Bennetts Hill surgery who has undertaken extensive postgraduate training in the field of dental bonding. I have had some work done recently by my dentist and he has made the problem alot worse by creating a gap in my teeth and generally not doing a very good job. Thanks

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Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk

Can I have my veneers replaced with composite veneers

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
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Dr. Caplan, I have been a case of bad denistry. I had six top porcelain veeners at age 18 that are now bulky, fake looking and long. I used to have a small chip.I am 23 now. I want to have them removed and want the doctor to use composite resin to shape them the same as my old teeth to get my character back. Can this be done? I know it takes a lot of skills from the doctor. Have you ever heard this case before? Even though I have tooth removal, can composite replace my porcelain case. I know I will have more maintenace however, I like the composite look a lot better. Thank you for your time.

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Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

i repaired a front tooth that was chipped with bonding

Thursday, July 31st, 2008
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Hi, I just had dental bonding done to repair a front tooth that was chipped on the biting edge – a part of the corner was missing. This occurred about ten years ago and was fixed previously with bonding. The previous results were excellent and lasted 10 years until falling off when I was chewing a pen, but I’m not sure if I’m happy with this result. My previous dentist was amazing, but unfortunately I had to move away from him and just basically got this dentist off a list from my insurance. Where he did the bonding is raised above the surface of my tooth. It almost looks like there is a bump on my tooth if you are close enough, and there seems to me to be quite a pronounced edge between the tooth and bonding. The ‘bump’ issue can also be felt with the fingers in comparison to the next tooth. Also, he made my front teeth significantly closer together somehow. Maybe it’s supposed to be cosmetic, but I can’t get a piece of floss between them without it getting shredded, whereas before the teeth were a normal distance apart (in my opinion). My question is: are these legitimate things to be concerned about after bonding, or are my standards too high? Should I go back to that dentist to get them fixed, or go to someone else?

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