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A Fortune Wasted on My Smile Makeover

Posted on December 31, 2021 by writeradmin.

I’ve been in tears for months and finally decided to see if there is something I can do about this. I spent close to $30,000 on a smile makeover. It looks awful. I have a small mouth. The dental crowns he gave me are so huge that I can barely close my mouth. The only […]

Filed Under: Best Des Moines Dentist Tagged With: dental crowns, finding an expert cosmetic dentist, mini dental implants, smile makeover, Wallace and Grommit

Full Mouth Reconstruction Horror Story

Posted on November 17, 2021 by writeradmin.

I had 18-year-old porcelain veneers that needed to be replaced. I just wanted the same smile I had. For some reason, he said my bite needs to be opened so you can see the teeth and he needed to do a few crowns to make that happen. Whatever he did doesn’t feel right and you […]

Filed Under: Full-Mouth Reconstruction Tagged With: AACD accredited dentist, dental crowns, finding an expert cosmetic dentist, opening a bite, porcelain veneers

Are My Teeth Too White?

Posted on October 16, 2021 by writeradmin.

I recently had to get a dental crown on a lateral incisor. My dentist has given me two crowns that are too dark. He’s telling me it is the whitest shade available. Are my teeth too white to have any restorative work done that will match? Kelli Dear Kelli, The problem is not how white […]

Filed Under: Teeth Whitening Tagged With: dental crowns, matching shades of teeth, tooth bleaching

Dental Crown Disaster

Posted on August 27, 2021 by writeradmin.

My daughter had an accident several years back that damaged her two front teeth quite a bit. Both needed a dental crown. One also needed a root canal treatment. The tooth with the root canal treatment has turned darker over the years and it was really bothering my daughter. Being a teenager is hard enough, […]

Filed Under: Best Des Moines Dentist Tagged With: AACD accredited dentists, beautiful smile guarantee, dental crowns, porcelain veneers, teeth whitening

Crowns On Front Teeth Do NOT Match

Posted on July 11, 2021 by writeradmin.

I am so frustrated. I had two dental crowns placed on my front teeth due to an accident. My dentist struggled with getting them to match the shape and character of my other teeth and decided to send me to a prosthodontist to complete my case because they are “experts”.  The first pair of crowns […]

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Full-Mouth Reconstruction Problems

Posted on July 28, 2020 by writeradmin.

I am having a full-mouth reconstruction done. The first set, which he called temporaries, were fine. However, ever since the permanent ones were placed I have been miserable. The teeth don’t all meet together the same so any chewing has been painful. It is also painful to move my jaw. My dentist finally agreed to […]

Filed Under: Full-Mouth Reconstruction Tagged With: dental bridges, dental crowns, TMJ

He Needs to Stop this Full-Mouth Reconstruction

Posted on January 15, 2020 by writeradmin.

I need some advice. My dentist is giving me a full-mouth reconstruction. I like the way the temporary crowns look. They’re perfect. I have a bit of trouble eating but I’m sure I’ll get used to that. My question is how perfect they look. Should I get one of the teeth offset a bit so […]

Filed Under: Full-Mouth Reconstruction Tagged With: dental crowns, TMJ disorder

Can You Get a Single Porcelain Veneer?

Posted on November 7, 2019 by writeradmin.

I was planning on just getting one porcelain veneer for a tooth which has always bothered me. It’s always been darker than the other teeth. Originally, my dentist wanted to do a dental crown, but I didn’t want to grind the tooth down. He agreed to do the porcelain veneer. When it came in, it […]

Filed Under: Porcelain Veneers Tagged With: AACD accredited dentist, American Academy of Cosmetic Dentist, dental crowns, finding an expert cosmetic dentist, Matching a single porcelain veneer, porcelain crowns

Dentist Insists on Metal Based Crown

Posted on September 28, 2019 by writeradmin.

I have sensitivities to metal. It took me years to get my dentist to give me a white filling instead of a silver one. He finally gave in when most dentists were already doing them. Now I’m having to fight him about metal in my dental crown. He says the all-porcelain crowns can’t go on […]

Filed Under: Holistic Dentist Tagged With: amalgam fillings, biological dentist, composite fillings, crowns for back teeth, dental crowns, metal sensitivities, metal-free crowns, natural dentist, zirconia dental crowns

Loose Adult Teeth

Posted on March 26, 2019 by writeradmin.

Can an adult tooth which is loose be saved? I noticed this morning that I have two loose teeth. They’re right next to each other. I don’t know if I damaged them without noticing or if something else is going on. I do know they wiggle when I move them. Is this something that can […]

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