Posts Tagged ‘chipped tooth’

do you know a cosmetic dentist in chennai

Sunday, October 26th, 2008
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Dear Dr Komai Suri, The website looks really good and useful and is the first I have seen of this kind. I want to ask what I should or could do about my teeth which have been worn down by grinding at night. I’m 28 and have now started to wear a mouthguard. The tips of my front teeth are transparent and sometime shatter due to years of wear during the night. My dentist at home would simply grind off the very end to make them even again..however this can’t go on for ever and I now notice the length as well as the transparency. Would veneers be an option if I was to continue with the mouthguard? The other and perhaps most important question is how I can find a very good dentist for this sort of things here in Chennai, India, where I am now teaching for the next 2 years. ? Do you know of anyone, or could you put me touch with someone who might know or what should I do. The thought of taking a gamble on this sort of thing is terrifying!! Thankyou in advance for any help you can offer

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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 chipped the corner of one of my veneers

Sunday, October 19th, 2008
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I attende my dentist recently as i had chipped the corner of one of my veneers. The dentist suggested replacing the venner and also doing the other tooth so as to make them look natural. The teeth were prepared and the veneers fitted and they fell off after 1 week. I re attended and again new veneers were fitted, but now one of the teeth( my upper right 1 ) has broken off with only about 3 mm left protruding from the gum why has this happened and can i get it fixed without one of those gum plate things? also should i have to pay more????

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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

i have cracked chipped and missing teeth along with rotting teeth

Friday, September 26th, 2008
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I ama 23 yr old male and i have very bad teeth from as long as i can remember i have cracked chipped and missing teeth along with rotting teeth. it is so unpleasant i actually don’t go out any more. i have zero confidence and zero self respect because of this. can you help?

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

My son fell almost three years ago and he chipped

Sunday, September 21st, 2008
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My son fell almost three years ago and he chipped his front toothe. He was advised to get a root canal and that process lasted about 2 1/2 years. When I finally demanded to get it finished with once and for all, the root canal person sent me to an oral surgeon to do an Apaco and a retrograde filling. during this the oral surgeon came out and told me that the toothe was not able to be repaired and he advised that we pull it. He said we would be in there again within months because it would keep getting reinfected. My son is 11 years old he is very active and is now devastated. We went to his regular dentist who was not at all optimistic about what to do. The oral surgeon recommended a bonding be done the dentist is recommending some flipp thing that he has to take in and out to eat etc…This child is devastated and now is saying he hates his life and is not going anywhere. He has a huge space where his front toothe should be and want to know if the bonding would be better than the flipp thing?

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

I have chipped both my front teeth as a child

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
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Dr Caplan I have chipped both my front teeth as a child and have been offered by my dentist when i was pregnant to have them both crowned although i was quite happy with the way my teeth looked with what i think were bridges i agreed to it because he had said that these crowns would last a life time. I have been unhappy with my teeth since they are to large compared with my other teeth and have a different colouring which is very noticable when i smile. i now am always contious of this when i smile. i have asked my dentist if i could have them replaced but he advises that it isnt a good idea because the part of my teeth thats my own will have to be shaped again i will end up with even less of my own teeth.My question is if this is the case and what consequences could i face if i still want to go ahead and have them changed. the other question i have is how do i find out which dentistry is a dentistry with a good reputation?

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

best treatment for a chipped tooth

Monday, September 8th, 2008
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I chipped my front tooth when I was young, it is now slightly discoloured what is the best treatment for this? also I have black mercury fillings two, can I have these replaced with porclain filings?

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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

help me find a dentire to repair my broken and crumbled teeth

Monday, August 18th, 2008
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Most of my teeth have crumbled and only the bottom set remain ,these though are in desperate need of fixing .i am terrified of going too the dentist as i still have broken teeth remaining and im so scared that the treatment needed is enormous. i am in desperate need too fix my teeth as my whole lifestyle is now affected,i have no confidence whatsoever,whereas before i was very outgoing and loved too meet and chat too lots of people ,please help and give me some information that could put my mind at ease and help me find a good dentist who also will sedate me when i recieve treatment.i am willing too pay for treatment. thankyou

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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

My fiancee bit on his fork and his teeth are scuffed

Friday, August 8th, 2008
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My fiancee bit on his fork the wrong way, and now he feels like his one top tooth and his bottom tooth are scuffed or scratched when he runs his tongue over them. Can he buy something that will fix them, or polish them back to normal? Thanks so much!

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

I chipped my front tooth and several crowns have fallen off the stump

Saturday, June 28th, 2008
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Hi there, I chipped my front tooth some years ago and after various crowns falling off the ‘stump’ that was left, the stump rotted completely and was removed. It was replaced with a metal rod to which a crown veneer (?) is now attached. I am happy with the appearance of the tooth but the gum above the tooth has got progressively more discoloured over the years. I am concerned about this as I haven’t heard that this is normal and it is understandably bothering me as it is my front tooth and so visible to others. My NHS dentist informed me that the grey was in fact the top of the metal peg showing but I’m not sure if I believe this as the gum actually looks grey. Furthermore, i’m sure that it has changed colour- going from a pale grey to a darker grey over the past few years. My dentist also informed me that I was being too aggressve with my teeth brushing and that the reason you could see grey was because I had brushed the gum back and that I should stick to a more gentle, circular cleaning motion in order to reshape the gum. I tried this over a period of several months- in fact I am still following his advice, but I can see no change. I want to know whether this is a problem you have encountered before? And if there would be any cosmetic dentistry service available to remedy it?

 

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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