These front two teeth took a nasty knock and the upper right central incisor lost most of the tooth above the gum, exposing the nerve in the process. Because this happened to teeth in a very  young mouth I was keen to preserve the health of the nerve and do as little adjustment as possible to the teeth before repairing them. The patients regular dentist had built the teeth up as an emergency … [Read more...]

When people are very conscious about their teeth they will often, inadvertently, try to hide them from others. This is often seen as a "tight lipped" smile or a hand gesture to cover the mouth when smiling or laughing. Sadly these understandable and entirely innocent bits of body language can be misinterpreted by others. We can be wary of an individual and fail to warm to them or trust them … [Read more...]

This case is a classic example of acid erosion combined with a grinding habit. Tooth surface loss such as this is almost always from more than one cause and on this occasion the individual was aware of grinding habit and had been suffering with heart burn for years. The doctor eventually prescribed something for the heart burn but if either the dentist or the doctor had taken a closer look at the … [Read more...]