Here are some answers that Dr. Hall has given to different visitors that have asked questions. Click here if you would like to ask Dr. Hall a question. Or visit our cosmetic dentistry blog for answers to many questions and the chance to comment.
- Gary’s dentist tells him he has soft teeth, and he wonders what to do about it.
- Alyssa is getting white spots on her teeth around her braces, which are now turning brown, and she is freaking out. Dr. Hall tells her how these can be fixed.
- A web visitor from New York notices that, now that he has braces, bad breath is more of a problem.
- A question many people have is about chewing gum: Is chewing gum good for your teeth?
- Kathi in North Carolina relates a frustrating experience in trying to get a correct diagnosis as far as what is continuing to cause her pain after a root canal treatment. She’s ready to have the teeth in question extracted.
- What is a dental flipper? How long does it last? Is this a good way to replace a missing tooth?
- How can you get vampire teeth? I’ve heard about people getting them but don’t know how it’s done.
- Lucie asks, if a molar is broken at the gumline, does it have to be extracted?
- Jeanette asks if her twelve-year-old daughter’s acid reflux is contributing to her high rate of tooth decay.
- Peter in Massachusetts noticed pieces of something breaking off from the inside of his lower front teeth. He wonders if he is losing enamel, or if this is tartar.
- My dentist has a new light that he says helps tell if you have oral cancer. It’s called a Vizilite. What can you tell me about that?
- My tooth was sensitive. Now that my dentist did a filling, she says I need a root canal. Did she do something wrong?
- My dentist says I have a dead tooth and he wants to put a crown on it. If it’s dead, why should I crown it?
- I have a dull pain in my jaw around my upper molar tooth. I’ve been to my dentist, to an endodontist, and to an ENT specialist and no one can figure out what’s causing it. What can I do?
- My husband had a wisdom tooth pulled yesterday, and the oral surgeon said that part of it broke off, and he left the piece of broken tooth in the jaw. Will this hurt anything?
- A piece of my porcelain crown chipped while I was eating Doritos. Should I worry about this?
- Will Tooth Mousse get rid of the white spots on my teeth?
- I went to have a front tooth fixed because a corner broke off, and the dentist put a pin in my tooth to help fix it. Do you think this will work?
- My dentist says that I have leaky fillings? What does that mean?
This information is provided for you by the mynewsmile.com cosmetic dentist referral service, and was personally written by Dr. David Hall.