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Grey tooth

My daughter is an athlete with a gorgeous smile. A few months ago she had an accident on the court and fractured her tooth. Our dentist did a root canal treatment but, now the tooth has turned grey. She’s embarrassed about her smile. I want to get it fixed. Do we need to have all her teeth done, or just the grey one? Allie H.- Babbitt, MN Allie, If there […]

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Fixing Small Teeth

I have really small teeth. They look like baby teeth. Can I use dental bonding to make them look bigger? Steven O.- Amityville, NY Steven, You can make your teeth larger, but I do not recommend dental bonding for that procedure. Instead I recommend you get porcelain veneers. Here is why.  Dental bonding is a good cosmetic procedure in specific cases, but not this one. It is made of a […]

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My dental bonding fell off

I fell and chipped a tooth. My dentist put bonding on it. It kept getting caught on my dental floss. Then after about 8 days it fell off. Did I do something wrong? Brianna J. -Albuquerque, New Mexico Brianna, Though we have to bear in mine I haven’t examined you, I really don’t think you did anything wrong. Here’s why: First, your floss shouldn’t get caught on the dental bonding. […]

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