Theriot Family Dental

Posts for Month: November 2024

Saving Money of Fixing Tetracycline Stains

I want to fix my tetracycline stains and I’ve been told that porcelain veneers are the only way to do that. They’re pretty expensive. I’m wondering if there is a way to do it less expensively. Is there like a training school for dentists that does porcelain veneers? I think they would probably be cheaper, […]

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Gagging from Denture

My upper denture makes me gag when I wear it. I spend most of my time without it in. The lower ones are not causing me to gag, but it is hard to eat when I only wear half of my teeth. Is there a way to stop the gagging? Are there softer upper dentures? […]

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Dentist Wants Me to Extract All My Teeth

I have been dealing with cancer and had just finished my last round of chemotherapy. A few days later, I developed a pimple on my gums. I scheduled an emergency appointment with my dentist. He said my teeth are a mess because of all my radiation, etc. and I just need to extract my teeth […]

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Will Rinsing with Peroxide Damage Porcelain Veneers?

I went to South Africa to have six porcelain veneers placed. Now that I’m back my gums around the porcelain veneers are red and swollen. A friend of mine said that I could rinse with peroxide to deal with the gum problem. My only question is whether or not that will hurt the porcelain veneers. […]

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