Posts Tagged ‘healthy tooth’

Can a Healthy Tooth be Pulled and Replaced with an Artificial One?

Friday, September 5th, 2014
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Hi,
I have completely straight teeth, except for one canine tooth that took too long to come back in after my baby teeth fell out and didn’t have enough room to come down – it is raised and protruding. I can’t afford braces and am getting married next summer. I refuse to show my teeth when I smile, especially for pictures, because of it. I asked the dentist/orthodontist about extraction but they acted like it wasn’t an option because of that being an important tooth. Can’t the tooth be pulled and a false tooth be somehow permanently placed in the space where this tooth should’ve been? It doesn’t seem right that braces could be the only option for one tooth.

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It is an ethical dilemma to re… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

My tooth is moving but appears healthy, why is this?

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Q.

I feel my a slight “movement” when I use my tongue to push my tooth but it’s not shaking. It happens only when my tongue tries to push it. Why is it so? It is a healthy tooth and I do not feel the pain.

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I would advise you to go see y… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

Dr Mark Hughes Harley Street Dental Studio 52 Harley Street, London W1G 9PY Web: www.harleystreetdentalstudio.com Tel: 020 7636 5981 View My Profile Dr Hughes

What treatment would you recommend for a broken root canaled tooth?

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
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Dear Sir, Half of my root canal tooth has broken of and the root canal filling has gone too. What treatment would you recommend? If possible I would like to save the other half of the tooth. Thank you.
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You could remove either all of… (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

Why did the dentist pull my son’s healthy tooth?

Thursday, July 8th, 2010
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My son is 14 and had 4 teeth pulled today. The dentist pulled a baby molar but it had a 3 point root and was a hard pull. I’m not even sure why he pulled it because he said there was not another tooth that would come into it’s place as shown on the x-ray. When I asked why he pulled it then, he said something about when he gets braces the doctor will fill in the gap so he kind of avoided my question. It was a good tooth but since it was a baby one, he pulled it. I want to understand this better. My thought was why fix something that’s not broken. Was it necessary? Thank you for any information/advice you can give!,
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You need to speak to you denti… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

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

My tooth enamel has gone and I have broken teeth, what are my options?

Friday, June 18th, 2010
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have really bad teeth due to long bout with bulimia. Lost tooth enamel and broken teeth bottom front have had some fillings to them but teeth look funny. What are my options?,
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I have treated a number of sim… (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

Would a brace work in my case?

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
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I would like advise on the best type of treatment. One of my two front teeth has a filling as I broke it in half when I was young. The filling is ok if looked after and cleaned regularly but the two teeth are not exactly the same length. My dentist advised not to “mess with it” as he says it is cracked right up into the root. The tooth next to it is an underbite and in photos often looks like a gap. I would love to be able to have this pushed forward but I am concerned about potentially knocking or damaging the already damaged front tooth. I am also concerned about taking a healthy tooth and having it filed down to a have a crown put on as I have friends who constantly have problems with crowns falling off. I would also like to be able to have a “good smile” throughout treatment. Would a brace work or do I need something more evasive?,
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A brace is possible but I cann… (Click here to read the rest of the answer)

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