Monthly Archives: Dental Implant

• Am I Too Old To Extract a Wisdom Tooth?

  I had a wisdom tooth start to bother me. All of my wisdom teeth are impacted, but this is the first time I’ve had a problem with one of them. The dentist said it is infected and that I need to have it extracted. Here’s my problem. I’m 32 years old and have always heard…

• Family Pressuring Me to See Dentist

  I have a toothache. I have for a while. My parents keep telling me that I need to see the dentist. They’ve even offered to pay for it. The money isn’t the problem. My real problem is I am terrified of dentists–like throw up at the thought of going terrified. I keep telling them I’m…

• Gross Negligence Caused Serious Problems

  I had pain and sensitivity to my back left 1st molar. I don’t have a regular dentist so I went to see a dentist who recently sent out advertisements. I told him about the sensitivity to cold and that the tooth was also painful to touch. He did an exam and x-ray and said the…

• Twelve Shots to Get Numb?

  I recently had a lower second molar extracted. The appointment was a nightmare. First, it took twelve shots for him to get me numb. How he could miss the area that many times is beyond me. Then, I had a bone spur in the area that took the dentist over thirty minutes to get. Now,…

• Can't Afford My Wisdom Tooth Extraction

  I have an infected wisdom tooth. It has been bad for a while and the teeth around it are starting to get holes in them. Tonight I noticed I have pressure and a yellow streak leading up to my eye on the same side as the tooth. Now there is pressure behind my eye. I…

• dental bridge or implant

  I have to replace two teeth and get a dental crown on another one. I’m trying to decide between dental implants and a dental bridge. What do you think would best work? Kevin Dear Kevin, Both a dental implant and a dental bridge are good tooth replacement options. Which one you get will depend on…

• Do I Get a Dental Implant or a Dental Bridge?

  I lost a tooth. It’s my own fault. I waited too long to deal with it and now I have to replace it. My dentist is suggesting a dental implant, but I’m not too keen on the idea of surgery. Would a dental bridge do something close? Kevin C. Dear Kevin, It depends on how…

• Could CEREC Crown Have Saved My Tooth?

  I needed a root canal treatment and dental crown. I wanted to do a CEREC crown, but my dentist doesn’t have the machine. I considered going elsewhere, but felt guilty about going to another dentist. So, I thought the traditional crown would have to suffice. After he made the temporary, I had to go out…

• Is there a procedure that uses both dental implants and a bridge?

  I have a space where an adult tooth never came in, have no insurance, and I need something to fill in the gap. The gap seems a little too small to have an implant but I’m not quite sure. I am wondering if there is another way that I can receive an implant together with…

• 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…