Posts Tagged ‘dental crown’

my husband has recently (a week ago) had a crown on a rear back tooth

Thursday, November 6th, 2008
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My husband has recently (a week ago) had a crown on a rear back tooth.he is having a lot of pain from hot/cold food & drinks & cannot eat comfortably on it. He will not let me ring the dentist to go back as he thinks the only option would be to have it removed & start again. Is this what you think is the only option

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It may be the tooth needs a ro… (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

Hi I had a tooth extracted on the bottom right hand side

Thursday, November 6th, 2008
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Hi I had a tooth extracted on the bottom right hand side (more to the front) however Im worried because there is a gap now. Whats the best option is it bridging but is there a such thing as an a individual bridge opposed to having to interupt the other two teeth on either side. Futher what other options are there such as crowns, or geting it capped.

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Dr Safeer Butt S3 Dental – Synergistic Smile Studios Clinics in Kent, Surrey & Sussex Web: www.s3dental.co.uk Tel: 020 8398 6322 View My Profile Dr Butt

I am 56yrs old and have been ashamed of my protruding upper and lower teeth

Thursday, November 6th, 2008
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Hello, I am 56yrs old and have been ashamed of my slightly protruding upper and lower teeth for so long. I also suffer with a degree of gum disease and teeth whitening has not worked for me. Is there a treatment (not braces / Invisalign) which allows the upper and lower sets to be better aligned / positioned which does not impair the bite and for veneers or other treatment to improve the look and colour?

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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 had a root canal done on one of my middle lower teeth

Thursday, November 6th, 2008
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Hi, I had a root canal done on one of my middle lower teeth about 10 years ago due to an abcess. I had no trouble until a few months ago when the tooth started to fall apart. My dentist told me i needed a crown. He has taken the original tooth down to gumline and inserted 4 small pins and built a little square platform for the porcelain over metal tooth to cement to. The tooth fitted ok until last week when it fell off after only being on 2 or 3 months. I am having it re-fitted in a week after it has been re-cleaned. Im wondering whether he needs to insert a post to stop it from falling off again? The other problem is that ive had bad breath ever since he fitted it….there is a hairline gap between it and my gum which i can get toothfloss right under. Am i going to be stuck with this forever or is it just poorly fitted?

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Lower middle teeth have very f… (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 been told i need four front crowns

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
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Hi i have been to a dentist and the options he gave was to have crowns on my front four or have a bridge but to have crowns it was 600 a tooth but was wondering with a bridge is it for each tooth or the whole bridge as i need the 4 at the front replacing and was wondering what would be cheaper thanks

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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

when I was a child I was hit with a cricket bat my front tooth has discoloured

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
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I had an accident when I was a child I was hit with a cricket bat into my mouth, this resulted in my front tooth over the years discolouring, my dentist years ago said that the nerve would eventually die. I am now very self conscious of this discolouration. What kind of treatment could I expect to make me smile again.

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Dr Safeer Butt S3 Dental – Synergistic Smile Studios Clinics in Kent, Surrey & Sussex Web: www.s3dental.co.uk Tel: 020 8398 6322 View My Profile Dr Butt

I have just had a dental implant on one of my front teeth

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
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Hi I have just had a dental implant on one of my front teeth aswell as other dental work to my teeth. I have only just finished my treatment in the last two months, and already I am experiencing a problem with my implant, it is loose, I went to my dentist who tells me the screw has worked loose and this is common in implants, and the only way to deal with it is either to wait until it works its way completely loose or drill through the back of the crown to access the screw. Is this the best way! I have just spent so much money both on the implant and the crown, won’t this weaken the crown. So at the moment I am having to put up with a loose tooth. Thank you in advance.

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This is quite common. Often th… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

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

I broke my tooth at 13

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
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I broke my tooth, #13 and my dentist said it would be best to have do a bridge. He explained that he would shave the tooth behind it down and make a bridge. Ironic, I found out that a bridge consists of total 3 teeth, one behind and one in front of missing tooth. Found out a little too late. He shaved the back tooth down…I kept going back and forth since I was having problems w/the bit and jaw sliding. Plus, I was in pain. He told me that I had to get a root canal on the tooth they just shaved. After that…I told him that I wanted to do the implant. I’m scheduled to meet w/the oral surgeon tomorrow, 9/16. I told my dentist that I now want 2 seperate crowns…the one they did the root canal on and the other where I will have the implant. He advised me not to have 2 seperate ones because if the implant gets loose…there is nothing to hold it. I don’t know what to believe as I already destroyed a good tooth. Would it wrong to have 2 seperate crowns then having them together? I feel them being seperate, I would have a better chance of them lining up correctly and that my bit is not off and my bottom jaw not sliding. Thank you. 

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Dr Justin Glaister Umbrella 11 Harley Street, London, W1G 9PF Web: www.umbrellasmiles.com Tel: 020 7612 9810 View My Profile Dr Glaister

smashing one of my front teeth

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
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I had an accident about 6 years ago which resulted in me smashing one of my front teeth. After some root work i had a crown fitted but it was a really bad fit and very noticable. I had to wait until a few weeks ago to get it redone as i could not afford it. I have now got my temporay crown in and goingback next week to get the new porcelin crown fixed. As i also have a gap i am getting a porcelin veneer in my other front tooth to close the gap. It is costing me over £2000. My issue is that the main reason i wanted to get it sorted is the black line on the top of my tooth. My dentist originally told me that with the porcelin crown and a white post this would be illiminated but when i went in to get my old crown removed and the temporay fitted he said that my old tooth is very black and so i can not get rid of the black line. This is very gutting for me as i still feel it looks really bad. I feel really annoyed that i am paying all this money but am still going to come away with the unsightly black gum! Is there anything that i can do? Shoudl i contact my dentist to discuss before my finla appointment?

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Dr Safeer Butt S3 Dental – Synergistic Smile Studios Clinics in Kent, Surrey & Sussex Web: www.s3dental.co.uk Tel: 020 8398 6322 View My Profile Dr Butt

I have a gold crown that was installed several years ago

Monday, November 3rd, 2008
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I have a gold crown that was installed several years ago. I then had to have a root canal through the crown a couple of years ago. I always had a small puss pocket that would manifest itself now and then on the outside of the tooth next to the exterior gum line. Now it seems the area under the cap has rotted out next to the exterior gum line and there is a small indentation too where I believe the puss pocket used to be. What should I do? Is my dentist a flake, or what?? I need a second opinion on what to do now. 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