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- Extract My Wisdom Teeth or Wait Until They Bother Me? I have four impacted wisdom teeth. I'm 24 years old and only one of them is bothering me. While I know I need to extract the one that is having… Read More
- An Infected Tooth and No Money I have a missing tooth in the back of my mouth that I never replaced. Now, I have another tooth that is infected. It hurts so much that I cannot… Read More
- Space Maintainers for Pediatric Teeth My six-year-old daughter has decayed back teeth that have led to one of the molars breaking and getting infected. Her dentist said that the tooth needs to be extracted. Is… Read More
- Should I Keep My Last Two Teeth? I have been losing teeth left and right. I'm about to be down to just my two front upper teeth. My lower teeth are fairly healthy for now. I have… Read More
- I Don’t Think I Can Go Back to the Dentist I need some help. I have a toothache, but I don't think I can go back to the dentist. Everything was fine until a couple of years ago. My dentist… Read More
- Do You Need Additional Procedures with Porcelain Veneers? I am a bit confused. I went to my dentist for a smile makeover, asking for porcelain veneers. Here are the problems I am wanting to address. My teeth have… Read More
- Options for an Infected Tooth I had two partial fillings done. They'd been hurting on and off for almost three months, which is since I got them. The dentist told me that is pretty normal.… Read More
- Teeth Whitening or Fillings First? I need to get a crown on a canine tooth. One of the things I want to deal with before I get the crown is the color of my teeth.… Read More
- Getting Affordable Implant Parts Online I have snap-on dentures that connect to dental implants. I need to replace the male retention caps. My dentist charges me $30 each for these. That may not sound like… Read More
- Can I Get a Pretty Smile without Dentures? Thirty years ago, I had to get dentures. They were never pretty, but I did not expect them to be. They were dentures after all. Recently, a friend of mine… Read More