i have a few broken teeth. i am not sure what caused it. i brush my teehth about 4 times a day. it started 1 year after i had my 4th child. can i just get a cap or do i have to get a crown. cant i get partial dentures. which one is better. i dont want and cant afford expensive procedure.
2007-05-27 06:29:48 · 4 answers · asked by grumpyjen28 3 in Health ➔ Dental
Go see a dentist to see what can be done.
He/she may just file it down. I chipped a tooth during my 20s and the dentist I had then filed it down.
2007-05-27 06:33:55 · answer #1 · answered by Tara662 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is something that you need to talk to your dentist about as to what needs to be done to get them fixed. But I can tell you one thing that I would not do! I have had this done it the past and IF I had the chance to do it again, I would not do it. Do not get partial dentures for any reason what so ever. That is the worst thing that anybody could ever do, that is my opinion. Why you ask? Well here is why...I got mine (lower) several years ago. As you know, the partial has to be attached to something in your mouth to hold them in. They are attached to your other teeth with wires. Well over a period of time, with the wire moving most of the time, it "wears" on the good teeth, which in turn wears them out. Then you have to get them fixed as well. Like I said, I had a partial and have had to get the others that it was connected to it fixed about once every 2 or 3 years. I am now loosing those 2 teeth because of the partial. I have heard many people saying that this happens to them as well. Even the dentist will tell you the same thing as I have now. I have not wore my partial in several years now. After my dentist told me this, I took it out and never wore it again. I can eat what I want to as well with out the partial. I can't speak for the upper, just the lower.
2007-05-27 14:49:17 · answer #2 · answered by SapphireB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caps and crowns are the same thing. And they are not cheap. But you will have them for many many years. My first ones are 25 years old.
For a fill in denture they pull the broken ones and make one or two to fill the space and they attach over the next solid molar on each side.
I have one (a triple) that fills in for one that was pulled and is permanently attached to a molar on each side. The I have about 9 other crowns.
A crown is made by grinding down the remainder of the tooth into a peg and a tooth is made to cement to it. They look just like yours.
Usually a Dentist will take payment. I made payments for years.
Do your family members have poor quality teeth? Dental quality runs in a family. Brushing your teeth 10 times a day will not make them stronger.
Swishing with Hydrogen Peroxide at least once a day will keep your gums healthy. I have swished and brushed with it for 40 years, I have great gums and (thanks to crowns) OK teeth.
2007-05-27 13:46:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to get crowns. And you don't want to get partials unless you really have to. They can cause a lot of problems and once your own teeth are taken out there is no turning back. Have you had blood work done to see why your teeth have suddenlly started to break?
2007-05-27 21:49:24 · answer #4 · answered by shelly92555 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋