Monthly Archives: Damaged Tooth

• I chipped a front tooth, can it be grow back?

  I chipped one of my front teeth, but it still has the root and is a minor chip. I was wondering if adult teeth can be re-grown. Thanks Aaron Dear Aaron, Unfortunately teeth that become chipped or broken do not grow back. If the chip is small your dentist will most likely place a white…

• Why do my teeth have small holes at the gum line?

  I was eating chips and thought I cut my gum. When I looked in the mirror I noticed that a couple of my bottom front teeth had holes in them. I changed my toothpaste, been brushing three times a day, and am using Listerine twice a day however after a month my teeth seem to…

• My tooth really hurts, but I don’t have any money

  I’ve got pretty bad teeth. I am missing several of my back teeth, and now I have an infection or something in one of the only molars I have left. The swelling along my jaw looks terrible! It is really embarrassing. I don’t have a job right now, or any insurance. I am estranged from…

• One of my teeth is turning dark

  When I was a kid I got hit in the mouth by a wooden swing. It chipped the corner of my tooth off, and for all these years I’ve had a small filling that was apparently very well done, according to all the dentists I have seen. Now that I am considerably older, though, that…