Posts Tagged ‘crooked teeth’

What is the cause for my uneven teeth growth?

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
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Hi, my teeth are quite small for my age. i’m 16 and only noticed this 1 year ago after an orthodontist pointed it out to me. My molars are maybe 2-3mm out of my gums and my other teeth are less than an inch out of my gums. is this strange or common, furthermore, my to front teeth overlapped as i grew up. is this related?


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

Is there any possibility to extract as many teeth to hv avg smile?

Friday, October 23rd, 2009
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As an early teen I had chipped the top, front 6 of my teeth rollerblading. They felt loose for a while and had always bothered me the way they healed. It bothers me how my front teeth are displayed slightly misaligned to my left and with an overbite as well. The Army Dentist insisted on putting veneers over them. That never did anything to fix the misalignment problem of the front two top teeth being aligned under my nose. It seems the injury I must have suffered as a kid made the teeth grow in this way after they healed. I am disappointed and finished with the idea of trying to salvage my smile at this point in my life. I am wondering if you may be able to let me know if there is a possibility that there is a Dentist out there that would extract my front, top 6 teeth or as many as needed to have an average looking smile that is aligned under my nose. Thanks very much


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

What would you recommend other than braces?

Friday, October 23rd, 2009
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Hello there, i’m 23 years old and i hate my teeth. i have 2 large front teeth and have fangs either side. my bottom teeth are really crooked. can my front teeth be cut down? i don’t really want braces on show. what do you reccommend? roughly how much does it cost? and how long will it take? thank you


Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

Is there any way to stop my teeth moving forward?

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
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Hi doctor i wold just like to ask you i have very severe tooth problem, i have all my 4 wisdom tooth coming out,recently my my two front tooth and tooth beside those two front tooth is moving together and causing crowding. i have 2 tooth above on both sides that havent been extracted and the tooth have left small parts inside my gums on both sides therefore it is causing my tooths to crowd because of the 2 unextracted tooth. the gums now are so swollen and my teeths have all moved forward causing my lips to be swollen and i cant smile becaue my face looks different now, you can tell that my tooth got forward and im really bothered by it. i cant go to the dentis for another 1 month because of financial problems is there anyway i can stop this? and my lips swollen? ive stopped going to school now because of this as im so embarassed of my tooth.


Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

Can I hv lengthy treatment to fix my front teeth?

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
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I wonder if you can help. I have crowded top front teeth and went through a few years of wearing a fixed appliance as a teenager and although I didn’t think necessary it must have been. However I still have crooked teeth as they have moved over time. the teeth on either side of my front teeth protrude pushing the front 2 back slightly. I have spoken to my dentist but he says it doesn’t seem worth having further orthodontal work. He also advised that it would age my teeth significantly by undertaking further treatment. I would love to get them fixed and would appreciate any advice. I am reluctant to undertake lengthy treatment again.


Dr Kailesh Solanki Kissdental – UK Practice of the Year 2007 157 Woodsend Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 8GN.2 New Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2QS. 13 Stanley Street, Manchester, M8 8SH. Web: www.kissdental.co.uk Tel: 0161 748 5250 View My Profile Dr Solanki

Could you advice any way to replace my bad teeth?

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
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Hi I have quite bad teeth, they are all crooked and miscoloured. I am looking to get them all replaced with brand new teeth so they are straight and white and makes my smile better. Could you advise any way I can get this done and what an example price could be? Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you


Dr Kailesh Solanki Kissdental – UK Practice of the Year 2007 157 Woodsend Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 8GN.2 New Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2QS. 13 Stanley Street, Manchester, M8 8SH. Web: www.kissdental.co.uk Tel: 0161 748 5250 View My Profile Dr Solanki

Is a horizontal crack at my tooth margin would cause problem?

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
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When I was a child I fell on my bike, cracked my front tooth (tooth #10), had a root canal done, then a composite attached to reshape the tooth from the crack. 9 years ago, the composite fell off and I went to the dentist to have a new one done and she said a crown would have to be done as soon as possible. She said the best one was a porcylain fused to gold crown and assured me that no black lines would show because it is not metal, it is gold. (I was young and uneducated in this department…) She immediately drilled down the tooth, took impressions, put a hidious bulky temporary crown on it and I left with a black and blue and extremely raised gum line. I returned 2 weeks later to have another hidious bulky permanent crown put on. The crown was longer than all the teeth in my mouth because she drilled my tooth so high up the gum line that my #10 tooth had a “new” gum line. The gum line is not only still much higher than all the other margins, but the “gold” from inside the hideous crown has darkened my gum line and the bulky crown does not slide under my gum line at all. The gum around the crown not only is dark at the margin, but almost appears to be dark farther up the gum than the actual margin, if that makes any sense. I don’t know why this is. I tried having this dentist resolve these issues, and it was an endless battle, so I decided to give up for now. I did not have the money at that time to persue the situation, or to have the problem fixed by another dentist. Now, 9 years later and financially fit, I have braces that are almost finished. I went to my local dentist to start preparing for the crown to be replaced (after braces come off) who said he could put a new crown on and it would look normal again. I asked him “what about the gum line, how are you planning on making the receeding gum look normal again and come down over the new crown and in line with all the other gums” and he then decided to add that I should see a perio before a new crown is done. I immediatly went to a local perio, he examined the area and told me that he would not be able to graft gum because the tooth was drilled as high as the gum line sits, so there would be nothing to graft to. I asked him if it would be wise for me to have my othodontist bring the #10 tooth down and hope that bone will come with it (and maybe even the gum) and if that would resolve my problem. A lightbulb lit over his head and he said that would be an excellent idea. I went to my ortho the next day, explained what the dentist and perio told me, and he said it is a 50/50 chance that the bone and gum would actually come with the tooth if he brought the tooth down. After all this controversy, I decided to go to a dentist out of the area and in a larger city that was referred to me by a friend. He is a cosmetic dentist (or so he says). He examined my tooth and felt with his instrument that there was a crack on the tooth just above the margin of the crown. He took a close up xray, and there in fact is a horizontal crack on my tooth between the crown margin and the gum line. He said he needs to cut the crown off soon so he can see what we are looking at. He also said a new post would need to be inserted to replace the existing post, as it is too short and not really supporting the tooth anymore. He said if the tooth can be saved (which he says is very very likely) he would put a temporary crown on, have my gum examined by his perio, have my ortho bring the tooth down with the temp crown in place, and return to have a Lava crown put on when all is ready. My questions are: All these professionals are giving me different advise on my gum line situation, I can’t be the only person out there with this problem. Will the gum most likely come down with my tooth and temp crown and avoid the need for perio work altogether? Is it normal for a gum to appear slightly discolored from a gold fused crown all the way up, and not just at the margin? Is a horizontal crack at my margin a cause for concern? (The last thing I want is an implant…) Is a Lava crown the best choice for a 100% natural look? I’m sorry this is so long, but after speaking to the dentist out of the area (that noticed the crack) he seemed to need to know everything from the beginning to be able to better help me. My lack of trust is explainable based on all these professionals telling me different things, and after my initial experience with a horrible crown. I would just like some other professional opinions, if possible. Thank you…


Dr Kailesh Solanki Kissdental – UK Practice of the Year 2007 157 Woodsend Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 8GN.2 New Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2QS. 13 Stanley Street, Manchester, M8 8SH. Web: www.kissdental.co.uk Tel: 0161 748 5250 View My Profile Dr Solanki

How can I preserve the broken teeth?

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
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If a child breaks a front tooth in half horizontally and you have the piece can it be reattached? What should be done with the broken tooth piece to preserve it and how long do you have to get it to the dentist?


Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

Can I have all teeth removed and dentures fitted?

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
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Need help not confirmed but know i have gum diesease front teeth crooked and one loose,can i get all removed and dentures fitted.if so how long from removal can they be fitted and roughly how much.please help.live in north lincs


Dr Kailesh Solanki Kissdental – UK Practice of the Year 2007 157 Woodsend Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 8GN.2 New Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2QS. 13 Stanley Street, Manchester, M8 8SH. Web: www.kissdental.co.uk Tel: 0161 748 5250 View My Profile Dr Solanki

Im a very nervous patient how can I get my crooked tooth fixed advice?

Sunday, October 18th, 2009
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Hi, i have problems when it comes to going to the dentist. i have a crooked tooth and one above it.i be very embrassed to smile some time.im very scared to get it fixed..specially if a needle is invovled. i really need your edvice. write me as soon as you get this.


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