My dentist said I should keep my aligners in for two weeks, but after 3 days they feel so loose they are driving me crazy. If I just go ahead and put the next set in it feels better. Is it possible my teeth fix faster than most people’s? Cara C.- Philadelphia Cara, Your teeth […]
Whitening dental bonding
I’ve gotten dental bonding on my two front teeth when I was about 12 years old. I fell off my bike and chipped them. I’m now 30, and they’re pretty stained. I know that teeth whitening can’t whiten bonding more than it already is, but will it be able to get the bonding back to […]
Problems after braces
I just had my braces removed. I’ve worn them for two years. For some reason there are white spots on my teeth, as well as little “dips”. My teeth also seem to be getting very stained, even though I don’t drink things like coffee. Do you know what it going on? Is there any way […]
Replacing crowns and getting teeth whitened
I have two porcelain fused to metal crowns on my front teeth. They’ve been there for quite some time and there is a dark line that is showing at my gumline. I’ve read this is common with porcelain fused to metal crowns, so I’ve decided to get them replaced with all porcelain crowns. I also […]
Dental Implant Questions
I’m getting two dental implants placed on my front teeth. Two implants and two crowns. I’ve been doing some research and have some questions. First, my dentist is going to put two crowns on the adjacent teeth, for appearance reasons. My dentist is about to place the crowns, but I have some questions. My smile […]
Full mouth reconstruction for bite alignment?
I’m hoping you can advise me. I’ve been doing research on treatment options because my dentist recently told me my bite alignment was off. As a result he wants to do a full mouth reconstruction, by placing a crown on each tooth. That seems a little drastic to me. I have had braces in the […]