I am sixteen years old and still have two baby teeth. It was four last year. All four were my canine teeth both on the top and bottom. Last year I had the bottom two removed by my dentist. That left two holes in my bottom row of teeth because the adult teeth came in… Continue reading Can I Replace My Baby Canine Teeth With Dental Implants?
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Dental Implants and Metal Allergies
I need to get a tooth replaced and would love to get a dental implant but understand that they are made of metal. I have some some metal allergies. The ones we know about are nickel and mercury. I don’t know if there are others and am worried that if I place the dental implant… Continue reading Dental Implants and Metal Allergies
Dealing with Deformed & Missing Teeth
I have a missing lateral incisor. It’s been missing my entire life. My dentist did braces and I now have a dental flipper where that space was. I want to find something more permanent to replace it with. I also have the other incisor that is there but a bit deformed. It is smaller and… Continue reading Dealing with Deformed & Missing Teeth
Dentist Said I Need Implants I Can’t Afford
I’m on the hunt for an affordable dentist that might be able to help me. I have a large gap on my upper right side where I had to have two teeth out three years ago, they calledRead More
Can I Save This Tooth
I’ve been to two different dentists and both of them want to pull my tooth. I have a front tooth that had been chipped. I’d repaired it with dental bonding. Then, I had a fall and it broke almost in half. The dentists want to pull it and give me a partial denture. I am… Continue reading Can I Save This Tooth
Is there a Soft Denture?
I have an upper denture and I absolutely hate it. The denture plate is constantly making me gag so I only wear it when I have to be in public. Is there such a thing as a soft denture? Callie Anne Dear Callie Anne, Just to qualify, when I am talking about a soft denture,… Continue reading Is there a Soft Denture?
Temporary Restoration Before Dental Implants
I need some advice. My daughter had a congenitally missing tooth. We’ve gotten her braces to move her teeth into the right position. Our plan is to get her a dental implant when she is old enough but we need a temporary tooth replacement in order to hold the spot open until that time. Our… Continue reading Temporary Restoration Before Dental Implants
She’s Too Young to Lose Her Teeth
I am frustrated with my dentist and need some advice. My parents were never able to afford a dentist as I was growing up. I am 29 and just now able to afford a dentist myself. I do take good care of my teeth but my dentist says three of them he’d like to remove… Continue reading She’s Too Young to Lose Her Teeth
Can Keep Dentures In
I’m a 52-year-old woman and have been wearing dentures for about 15 years. Lately, I cannot keep them in no matter what I do. Not even that nasty adhesive stuff works. It’s very embarrassing because I am still quite young (at least in my mind) and when I don’t have them in I harRead More
Antibiotics for Tooth Infection
I had a root canal treatment done but then the company I worked for closed its doors. I didn’t have the money to have the cap put on and I’ve been putting some store bought tooth filling in the hole. I ran out of that and I think I’ve developed another tooth infection. Is there… Continue reading Antibiotics for Tooth Infection