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My dentist wants to put Lumineers over my gold crowns

I have interviewed a local dentist regarding Lumineers for 22 teeth. He has voluminous picture albums and seems to know his stuff, however, he has told me that there is no problem with him covering two gold crowns (30yrs in my mouth) that do show when I smile wide. He said the Lumineers will adhere to the gold, on the side of the upper molars. Is this really true, or […]

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One tooth on the bridge looks darker

I have a 3 tooth bridge placed on front teeth. Material used was all porcelain. The dark pontic shows through the crown on one tooth therefore gives a gray appearance to that tooth. It looks awful. Fortunately bridge was placed w/ temporary cement to see how I like it. Why is the dark shadow showing through & what can be done to correct it? – Liz from Tennessee Liz, You […]

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How to get rid of stains on dental bonding

I have two front teeth that are bonded and have a little stain on them. I had my teeth cleaned recently and the tentist was not able to get all the stain off. Is there something you can recommend to remove this stain. It doesn’t look nice and of course I would like them to. Thank you very much for your help. – Cheryl from California Cheryl, I hope I’m […]

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My composite fillings hurt

I have at least 4 composite fillings some upper and some lower …when i am outside in winter for an hour or two my teeth do not bother me at all but after i come inside for awhile (maybe half hour ) they will take into shooting pain in my upper and lower jaw for about half hour to an hour then they go back to normal …they do not […]

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My dental bridge doesn’t look natural any more. Options?

I have a bridge on my top front teeth, (3 on bridge.) The bridge is over 20 years old but looks relatively good for that age. However, it has yellowed with age and coffee and where the veneer has started to wear, if you look closely, you can see a tiny bit of metal between the teeth. Also, where the natural teeth are missing, the gum area is sunken and […]

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Tooth just filled and now abscessed. What do I do?

I had a broken molar (second one from the back on the lower left side). I went to the dentist and he filled it, but after about a month I went back because the filling was causing my teeth not to close properly (it never did close properly after he worked on it). He ground a little more off of the filling and told me that I now had an […]

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Look for a Dawson Academy dentist

Hello Dr. Hall, My dental condition is short teeth, all of them as they have worn, seemingly of inferior enamel consistency. The incisor and bicuspid enamel has worn down to expose dentin interior. The upper jaw incisors are perhaps 6 mm shorter than when the adult teeth were new. Indeed, I looked like “Bucky Beaver” (of 1950’s Ipana commercials). The lower jaw molars are shorter than the incisors by over […]

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