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Your teeth are quite crowded. The teeth themselves seem very attractive. You could definitely have the illusion of straight teeth if the smile makeover is done by a very experienced dentist. Ask to see actual smile makeovers that the dentist has done himself/herself. Also, remember that the tooth preparation would be very invasive. This is a big decision. Talk with a dentist experienced in both veneers and Invisalign.

I had braces with an expander when I was younger and fortunately I had some relapse. I do not like the shape nor the color of my teeth. Would I be a candidate for veneers or would I have to go through orthodontic treatment again?

Relapsed overcrowding, would I be a good candidate for veneers? (photos)

You should see your surgeon about this and the sooner the better. The gray you see is the implant shining through the bone and gum. It most likely won't affect the implant itself but to improve the cosmetics you may need some bone or connective tissue grafting which may or may not require redoing the implant.

I had a dental implant 1 month ago. I am currently wearing a flipper tooth. I am worried about the cookout of my gum? Will this heal properly or will it be grey for ever? Is there anything my dentist should be doing?

Grey gum after front tooth implant? (photos)

That tooth has a serious problem, an infection of some kind. The root canal may need to be redone which is fairly common, or worse, you could have a vertical root fracture. See a dentist right away.

The wound has been present for around a week or two and majority of the pus is out. Wound is getting better but is still there. When i bite down on that tooth, there is a slight pain and the crown moves (slightly) when i wiggle it around. I dont know whether the wound is making my tooth ache or if my root canal and crown are decaying or infected. The pain is not always present when clenching my jaw but it does hurt when i eat or just randomly.

Coldsore looking wound on my gum above my crown. Slightly hurts when I bite down on that tooth. Help

The fact that the bridge margin leaves a little tooth exposed is not a functional problem and in fact makes it easier to clean. Aesthetically, it depends on whether or not it shows when you smile. However, the only way to change the margin is to cut the bridge off and start all over. As far as the smile makeover in general, don't move forward with permanent cementation until you are completely satisfied.

Bridge placed and permanently cemented 2 weeks ago. At time dentist did not point out #13 tooth exposed under bridge. No pain, but concerned about life of bridge. Dentist only said will look better when guns heal, but will guns cover tooth or is bridge too small? Tomorrow sending 4 of 5 crowns back bc he wrongly perm cemented #7,saying fine but fluid gets in, pain, can't eat on it.Temp cement on 6,8,9 against their advice but color, size, shape wrong & different from wax up. Send all8 back?

Tooth exposed under dental bridge permanently cemented 2 weeks ago. Do I have dentist send back to lab? (photos)

Slants(cants) are fairly difficult to correct. Sometimes a less difficult procedure can be done to at least give the illusion of correction. Looking at your smile, the two teeth either side of your two front teeth are two different lengths visually. You might consider having the shorter one lengthened. Your dentist could do what is called a "mock up" first and then snap a smile photo to see if that gives the illusion of correcting the cant.

I had braces once before and now I have an Invisalign because I am unhappy with the results of the braces I had before. I went to the orthodontist to get some spacing fixed but, more importantly, to correct the slanting that I have from one side to the other. At my consultation I asked him if the slant could be corrected or if I would need jaw surgery. He said he could fix it with the Invisalign. But it is obviously not corrected and may even be worse than before.

How easily can my asymmetrical teeth/jaw be corrected? Is this something an Invisalign alone could have corrected? (photo)

You will need to go back as many trays as necessary until you get to the one that fits and then start over from there.

I just went to college and was REALLY dumb and haven't worn my Invisalign for approximately 20 days. I put my last tray back in, and the bottom fits on my teeth but has pretty large gaps. If I continue wearing these putting them on and keeping them on will they eventually fit? Just preservere through the

Haven't worn Invisalign for awhile; tray doesn't fit great, can I keep on this path of Invisalign or is all hope lost? (Photo)

You probably don't want to hear this but I don't feel either result is possible with Invisalign. Ask both doctors for pictures of actual similar cases they have successfully treated with Invisalign. I can't say for sure, but I feel like you could have a pleasing functional smile with a more traditional brackets and wires approach and no extractions or tooth sized spaces opened up. 

How much will it impact my lips if my front teeth are moved forward 5mm and my bottom moved forward 1mm? Having two teeth removed from the bottom will my mouth go back even more? I agree with the dentist and am leaning towards that but everyone is saying I should go with an orthodontists opinion? the orthodontist saying he would like to extract two bottom teeth dentist who will do Invisalign and instead add back two teeth that were both pulled when I was 12.

Do I have two bottom teeth extracted to get Invisalign? Or do I get two implants/ Maryland bridges in the top? (photo)

This may be a bit a bone graft material coming through the gums. This can happen. It's not a big deal but your surgeon needs to take a look.

I recently had a dental implant procedure and had the stitches removed 2 weeks post op. It's been 3 days since the stitches have been removed. After brushing my teeth tonight, I noticed a small bump above my gums and as well under. Could this be an infection or a common occurance in these types of situations? I am also wearing a flipper until the crown can be placed, could this be the issue?

White bump on gums after dental implant? (Photos)

I would suggest a visit to your dentist or perhaps a new set of eyes. It does appear that there are problems with your crown.

I am very upset. A year back I got my zirconia crown done on my front tooth on my left side. Since that day it is irritating me. It looks bulky and whenever im taking bite the pressure goes on my crown. And when i close the teeth they dont join properly. If u see clearly my lower teeth are not equally straight. Im worried. Please help. Im 24 years old. There is also throbbing on my crown tooth whenever it hits my lower tooth. My jaws get tired too when i close my mouth.

Fronth crown tooth doesn't fit properly. (photos)

Besides protecting the teeth from sensitivity while the permanent veneers are being made, temporary veneers are also called a "trial smile". This way, you and your doctor can discuss your expectations of the final look of your new smile.

I had 6upper veneers done, have had them for a couple of months now and am getting increasingly unsatisfied because the overal look is fake. Reading these q&amp;a i realise a lot of people got temporaray veneeRs, I didn't. My dentist did not ask me for input on how I wanted my teeth to be, and the only time he actually asked for approval was when the porcelain veneers had already arrived: he placed them on my shaved off teeth and asked 'is this ok? and that was that. Is this behaviour professional?

Is it normal to not have had temporary veneers?

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