My dentist recommended eight porcelain veneers for my teeth that were stained. She tried whitening my teeth to improve the stains a bit, but it did not help. I agreed to porcelain veneers because I was desperate to do something about my embarrassing teeth. My dentist completed the work in mid-March. Since that time, my […]
Will dental insurance cover implant dentures?
After 15 years of overdentures and bone shrinkage, I have decided to get implant dentures. If I sneeze, my denture lifts, and I have allergies, so that tells you that my denture is up more than down. Will dental insurance cover anything for implant dentures? Thank you. Joan from Albany, GA Joan, Thank you for […]
Tooth broke below my gums and I feel pain in my jaw and chin
After a bottom right molar broke a few years, I did not go to the dentist. Eventually, the tooth broke off to my gums, so only the bottom half is left. Within the past few months, the tooth started to hurt, and now I get intense pain in the tooth that radiates into my jaw […]
Peg lateral incisors and I don’t trust my dentist to reshape them
My left and right incisor teeth are pegs. My dentist wants to place porcelain veneers over the canines and my center four teeth. The cost for all four teeth is a little more than $5000. I did not consider porcelain veneers as an option, so I asked my dentist about bonding. She says that bonding […]
Solution for a Drastically Crooked Tooth
I want to improve my smile, but I have a unique situation with a front tooth. It is very crooked and part of it is even behind the other tooth. Other than that, my teeth are pretty stained. I’ve had one dentist suggest braces. I asked him about Invisalign, which I keep hearing so much […]
Antibiotics for a Tooth Infection
I need some advice. I went to the dentist for a tooth infection. I tend to avoid the dentist at all costs but I was in too much pain. He provided me with some antibiotics. While I took those and got better, over the last week it seems to have come back and now my […]