I am disabled and have a hard time getting places. I have friends who take me to the grocery store and doctor’s appointments, but I really hate asking them if it isn’t necessary. I’ve recently come into a little bit of money and want to straighten my teeth. They aren’t too bad, just some mild […]
Keys to Avoiding Dental Implant Failure
I am doing research on dental implants because I need two of them. I read that there are some serious horror stories out there. I’ve narrowed down my dentists. Here are some differences in them. Can you tell me what is best in these differences? One requires CT scans. The other says it is not […]
Can I Get Dental Implants After 30 Years in Dentures?
I’ve had dentures for thirty years. I can’t even keep my dentures in anymore. I haven’t smiled in a several years. Recently, I don’t even want to leave my house. I don’t know what happened but my jaw is mushy and I look ancient. Is it too late for me to get dental implants and […]
Why Is My Husband Still In Pain?
My poor husband has been through agony over a tooth that was injured in a rather serious fall. The dentist wanted to wait for two weeks in order to give the trauma time to settle down. By that time, the tooth had begun to discolor. The dentist looked at it and found only dried blood. […]
Should I Extract My Two Upper Teeth?
I have only two teeth left on my upper arch and they are the two front teeth. At the moment, I wear two partial dentures. I find them pretty uncomfortable and hard to talk with. I only wear them on two occasions. First, when I’m going out to see people. Second, when I have to […]
Why Won’t Her Dentist Take Out the Tooth She Wants?
I am working to get all my dental work caught up. On my upper left, I have two teeth that recently had a root canal treatment. I also have an impacted wisdom tooth that is infected and causing problems. Because the root-canaled teeth still bother me, I want those removed too but my dentist is […]
Will My Daughter Need Anesthesia for These Wisdom Teeth
My daughter is 19 and has never had surgery before. She needs to have some impacted wisdom teeth removed. I’m terrified of anesthesia and wondered if it would be necessary. Our dentist suggested a local anesthetic would not be enough. Is there something in between that would work? I don’t want to put her in […]
Will Supersmile Toothpaste Whiten My Dental Bonding
I have dental bonding and it has recently begun to pick up stains. I’ve been told that Supersmile Toothpaste takes stains off of dental work. Will it help with my dental bonding? If so, how long will it take to work? Would it be faster for me to just do teeth whitening? Laura Dear Laura, […]
I Can Smell My Husband’s Dental Implants
I don’t know what is going on with my husband’s dental implants, but the smell is making me sick. It’s so bad I’ve been having him sleep on the couch. He had the implants placed and right now has the temporary acrylic dentures. After a time of what the dentist calls osseointegration, he gets the […]
Dealing with White Spots
I’ve had white spots on my teeth since childhood. My dentist assures me that my teeth are healthy and I have nothing to worry about. Truthfully, though, the spots make me self-conscious when I smile. I spoke to my dentist about it and she just said, “I should stop worrying. There’s nothing to fix.” But, […]
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