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I scheduled an appointment with a prosthodontist for eight porcelain veneers.  He finished the work, and I am wearing temporary veneers. But I want to switch dentists and get my veneers redone. The shape of the porcelain veneers is off. The doctor used digital design to show me before-and-after pictures, but this smile is unacceptable. […]

My dentist did a root canal and crown on my top right first molar, but it failed. He referred me to an endodontist in late August, and I had an apicoectomy. I had a checkup this morning, and although the bone is rebuilding, I have a small pus sac on my gum. The endodontist prescribed

Could grinding my teeth and night cause lower back teeth pain. My dentist says that I need to wear an appliance at night, but my teeth look fine. I already have a CPAP machine for sleep apnea. I am concerned that my dentist might find cavities at my next exam. Could something other than teeth

I had an old filling in a lower left second molar. The filling cracked 2 or 3 months ago, and the tooth broke in mid-September. My dentist tried to repair the crack, but I still cannot put pressure on the outside of the tooth without feeling intense pain. Now my dentist wants to try an

15 years ago, my dentist used dental bonding to hide tetracycline stains. He did an excellent job, and I had no issues with his work. But over the years, the bonding started to wear and look yellow. I’ve relocated since then and have a new dentist that my family and coworkers recommended. I asked for

If you wake up most mornings with a headache, sleep apnea might be the cause. The American Migraine Foundation confirms that snoring increases the risk of chronic headaches and that sleep apnea patients often awaken with a headache. But how do you know if sleep apnea is causing your morning headaches? Is Sleep Apnea Causing

I went in for a toothache and my dentist said I have an infected tooth. He prescribed me an antibiotic, which I took diligently. While the infection started to get better, it has now flared back up. Do I need to have him call in a second round of antibiotics or do I ask for

I am a mess and need some help. I went to see a dentist a some jaw pain and he told me I needed a full-mouth reconstruction because of TMJ. He removed quite a few teeth he said couldn’t be saved, which surprised me because I’d not had any problems with those teeth, but I

I had a very large amalgam filling that needed to be replaced because it had started leaking. My dentist replaced it with a dental crown. The temporary crown fell off twice and the permanent crown has fallen off at least three times. On top of that, the crown does not match my teeth. When I

I need some help and advice. Several years ago I allowed a dentist to talk me into removing all of my teeth even though I know at least twelve of them were salvageable. The worse decision of my life. He wanted to do dentures. I was worried about that in the long term but he