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Archives for June 2015

The Healing Cap Came off My Dental Implant- What Do I Do?

Posted on June 24, 2015 by smiles4u.

I’m about six months into the healing phase of the dental implant process and the top metal bit came off. I can only imagine where it went. I’m terrified that I’ve swallowed it. Worse yet, I’ve got a gaping hole in my mouth and I’m afraid something bad is going to happen. Will I get […]

Filed Under: Dental Implants Tagged With: Des Moines Emergency Dentist, hole where my implant is, implant emergency, lost implant healing cap, will uncovered implant get infected?

Help! My gums are irritated after porcelain veneer prep

Posted on June 10, 2015 by smiles4u.

I’m in the middle of the process of getting porcelain veneers. I had my teeth prepped and am wearing the temporary veneers for the next two weeks. I’m concerned because my gums are red and irritated. They have been bleeding, too. My gums were not like this before, and I’m worried there is something wrong. […]

Filed Under: Porcelain Veneers Tagged With: bleeding gums, Des Moines porcelain veneers, gum issue after getting veneers, irritated gums, irritated gums from veneers

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