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My new dentist says I have “peg laterals” and suggests that I have porcelain crowns placed to correct them. My old dentist always said I would need braces to close those gaps in my teeth. I am confused about what to believe! My old dentist retired, and I don’t really know this new one very…

I have a back molar that needs to have a filling. I asked my dentist about getting a white filling, because it looks so much better than the ugly silver ones, but he did not seem to want to use a white filling in my back tooth.  What should I do? I hate the way…

I had Lumineers placed on my teeth a week ago and they look terrible. They have ridges in them and two have already broken off. My dentist is replacing them, with a tray of lumineers, which she says will be stronger because they will be in a tray. Do you have any idea what would…

I recently lost one tooth due to decay underneath my crown. The entire tooth broke off at the gum. It had been root canaled so the post is there from the root canal. The tooth is on the top left and is the third molar from the back. My dentist says the tooth can’t be saved.…

I am going to get braces in a week to correct a biting problem. My front teeth are inverted slighly. Would veneers correct this problem or should I continue with my plan for braces? – Sandra in California Sandra, I’m not sure what you mean by your front teeth being inverted slightly. Do you mean…

I need a crown on my front tooth. The dentist suggests doing both front teeth so they match perfectly. Is this necessary? – Laurie in South Dakota Laurie, It may be necessary for you, from this dentist, but it isn’t generally necessary. It is possible to match a front tooth crown perfectly to the tooth…

I bit into a fork couple of months back. and hurt a lower tooth. I have just lost that one lower tooth(# 24). We are considering doing a bridge from canine to canine because the two on the two sides of the missing tooth are OK but kind of weak the dentist said. Options I…

I had the rare opportunity to have a professional Zoom tooth whitening done at cost at a cosmetic dentist. Unfortunately, we didn’t realize until after the first go-around that the color of my teeth seems to be due to natural variation and not stains. That said, the color differences are rather stark after the treatment and…

My dentist stated I need to have a tooth onlay. Now I got the estimate and Description say Onlay Porc/Ceram-4+Surface. What does that mean 4+ surface? I thought I was getting one tooth onlay. My plan covers a Max of $1000 and they are billing me 1300. Plan will only pay 923.50. Why do I…

I recently got Lumineers and, while I like how they look, I am having problems speaking. My lip keeps getting caught on the Lumineers. What can be done to fix this? – Joy Joy, This is one of the problems with the technique that is promoted for doing Lumineers . It sounds wonderful to be…