I had a root canal treatment on a canine tooth with a previous dentist. I’ve since moved and seen my new dentist for the first time. He said that I need to have a dental crown placed on the root canaled tooth or I will end up with a dental emergency. I feel like my […]
Read More...I was hoping to get six porcelain veneers for my smile makeover. He said Lumineers would be just the thing. However, my dentist said before I do that I will need teeth whitening and Invisalign. Is that really necessary? I do have a slightly crooked front tooth but it isn’t bad and I thought that […]
Read More...Ever since I was a child I had white spots on the bottom of my teeth. They have always bothered me. I finally got up the courage to talk to my dentist about it. She said that my teeth are very healthy and I shouldn’t be so picky. Why should I try to fix what […]
Read More...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, […]
Read More...I’ve been whitening my teeth for about two weeks with an at home kit. Everything was going fine until a couple of days ago. That’s when I started having this brief pain. It would only last a few seconds and it always happened at the same spot. It always happens right where I had a […]
Read More...I had porcelain veneers done several years ago by another dentist, who has since retired. The veneers improved my smile quite a bit because I had tetracycline stains. Yesterday, one of the veneers cracked and fell off. I saved the pieces and went in to see the new dentist right away. Their office glued it […]
Read More...I’ve had my porcelain veneers for about seven months. They were fine until then, but now they seem to be picking up my coffee stains. Is there a way to get them white again? I thought they’d last much longer than this? Carla Dear Carla, The glaze on your porcelain veneers is very stain resistant. […]
Read More...I am going back into the job market after losing my husband. His life insurance policy lapsed while he was laid off and we were really struggling financially. I firmly believe the strain is what gave him that heart attack to begin with. I need to get a job. I have professional experience from before […]
Read More...My husband and I are hoping to get our teeth really white. Ideally, we’d like our teeth to match the whiteness of our eyeballs. Is this type of specificity possible? We are already planning next year’s cosplaying and this would really add that extra edge to our costumes. Price is no object. Going to cons […]
Read More...I have gray teeth because of medication I took when I was a child. I had bonding done years ago, but it has started showing its age. I didn’t actually expect it to last this long, but am glad it did. The problem I have now is the economy took a toll on my business […]
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