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- Serious Pain After Tooth Extraction I had a tooth extraction on an upper molar three weeks ago. I thought the pain would be gone by now. The mornings start out okay, just a bit achy,… Read More
- Retainer After Invisalign Treatment I finished my Invisalign treatment and am in the process of moving. I'm wearing the last pair of aligners now. Is there a procedure for this? Do I just be… Read More
- Should I Extract a Root By A Nerve? I had four tooth extractions to make room for braces. Unfortunately, he left one of the roots and said it would fall out on its own. I got nervous about… Read More
- Tooth Replacement for Hockey Players My son is a hockey player. He's damaged teeth before but never lost one... until now. We've always heard not to use dental implants because of the danger of ripping… Read More
- White Spots on My Teeth My teeth have always had white spots on them, ever since I was a little girl. The older I got, the more embarrassing it became. My parents couldn't afford to… Read More
- Dentist Didn’t Give Me Veneers and Now I Need Root Canals I went to a local dentist who advertised doing smile makeovers with porcelain veneers. My dentist doesn't do any cosmetic work. His website showed porcelain veneers as tiny wafers of… Read More
- Do You Have to Get Implants If You’re Only Losing One Tooth? I understand why dental implants are important if you are losing all of your teeth. But what if you're just having one tooth extracted? Is there the same risk of… Read More
- Misdiagnosis Caused Pain and Dental Emergency I need advice on what to do. I went to my dentist telling him that my first molar (#19 according to an online chart) was bothering me. He felt like… Read More
- My Teeth Next to My Veneers Look Weird i had four porcelain veneers placed. They look fine and are nice and white. The problem I have is that the teeth next to them are not and that makes… Read More
- Swelling Worsened After Tooth Extraction I had an infected back molar. The area was already pretty swollen. My dentist said that a root canal treatment is no longer possible and that I would need to… Read More