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Porcelain veneers work even if you grind your teeth, but not Lumineers

I would like to have dental veneers or lumineers. My dentist says since I grind my teeth at night they will break and fracture. I have a mouth guard. The damage was done before I started wearing the mouth guard. I have a small hairline crack. He also told me that my bite will prevent me from having successful smile makeover, that my bottom teeth are digging in to my top […]

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Solution to a single discolored front tooth

I am 25 and I have one discolored tooth on the front. I had root canal done when I was about 12. I am trying to decide what I should do about it. I have talked to a lot of dentists also read many articles online but everybody seems to have a different opinion about the best way to fix it. One dentist said that crowns or veneers are too […]

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I’ve inherited bad teeth

I have inherited bad teeth, at age 44 they are chipping, filled and discolored. I have had 3 root canals, 2 crowns and many fillings. Actually so many fillings the tooth walls are thin. I must be very careful how I brush, floss and eat as I never know when one or more are going to break off. (Not to mention the pain involved) I am wondering as the teeth […]

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Staining on the edges of my porcelain veneers.

I had 6 porcelain veneers done in the fall of 2003 on the my upper front. My cosmetic dentist indicated that they would last at least 15 years. She did a beautiful job; however I have developed heavy black staining around the margins of the upper left two teeth. I am very meticulous about brushing and flossing and now very disappointed. My gum line receded around these teeth exposing the […]

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