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I have to choose between two options and I’m feeling a little lost. First, some background. I had to replace all my front incisors. It was done with a bridge that used my canine teeth as the anchor teeth. These eventually came loose themselves and I needed to replace everything. The dentist I had been […]

I had six dental implants placed just a week ago. They are supposed to support dentures after everything has had time to heal. However, I have already had half of them fall out and have a few questions. Do you think I am entitled to a refund on those? Should I worry about the others?

I have the unfortunate body type that has a high resistance to Novocain. This makes every dental appointment a bit of a nightmare. For quite a few years I have avoided the dental chair with everything in me. I know I have teeth that need to come out and more than probably can be saved

I had a tooth which had a filling. It had been bothering me for a while so I decided to have it looked at. He told me the tooth is infected and I need to have it extracted. I wanted to know if extracting the tooth is the only option or if there are other

I have a dental crown and a porcelain veneer. Both are showing their age, along with my natural teeth. I went to see my dentist and he suggested I crown all my teeth so that everything can look uniform and white. I do want a nice want smile, but I am having some doubts about

I need some advice.  My back molar (in front of the wisdom tooth) broke in half. I’ve been in a lot of pain ever since. Now my cheek is swelling. and my eye is starting to hurt. My wife insists this is dangerous and I need to go to a dentist, but I just got

A few years ago, before I had a fully functioning adult brain, I broke a back tooth. I was too poor and too interested in having fun to do anything about it. Eventually, I decided I should at least check on it and found that half of it was missing. It didn’t hurt (and I

I have an allergy to metals, especially nickel and cobalt. Would it still be possible for me to replace a missing tooth with a dental implant or do I need something else because of the metal? Duke Dear Duke,   You actually have a couple of good options. The first is to go ahead with

I went to a dentist for the first time in a while. He told me I have gum disease. I don’t have money right now so am waiting on getting dental insurance. Now one of my teeth is loose. What can I put in its place if I lose it? Mary Lou Dear Mary Lou,

I have put off doing something about my teeth for so long that now I have no choice. The amount of pain I was in drove me to my dentist. He doesn’t do dental implants so I went to see Clear Choice.  Their recommendation is to take out both upper and lower teeth and replace