Can I Replace My Baby Canine Teeth With Dental Implants?

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?

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

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

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

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