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Hello, I described to you my problem regarding the filling and the gap that developed (between upper teeth 4 and 5). You already answered this question today, for which I sincerely thank you!. Nevertheless, I would like to ask because I am very interested in why I also feel this filling as a foreign body, or as if the

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Dear Sir/Madam! The phenomenon you describe is common when treating extensive caries, when tight contacts between neighboring teeth have to be removed during preparation for a filling. In addition, the filling probably extends below the gum level, which means that the gum is no l
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Hello, for the last 4 days I have had severe pain in the mandibular tubercle area, the gum is swollen and very soft. I have a wisdom tooth, of which only half the tooth is visible above the gum level. I also have a lot of pain under the mandible, most likely a lymph node. I would like to know what is causing the pain i

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Dear Sir/Madam! Based on what you have written, I believe this is inflammation of the periodontal tissues around the last molar. The inflammation is caused by bacteria that accumulate in a relatively deep pocket around the wisdom tooth. The area is very difficult or almost imposs
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Hello. My daughter had a pus-filled spot on the gum above her upper central incisor. At the dentist’s check-up we learned that the tooth would have to be opened. Yesterday the dentist punctured the spot and today she also opened the tooth, that is, drilled a hole in it. The spot is smaller, which means the pus is obvio

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Dear Sir/Madam! en pon If it is a primary tooth, it can be closed and the root canal temporarily filled with special agents that prevent immediate infection. The filling material needs to be changed several times. An alternative to the described procedure is to leave the tooth op
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Hello! Five years ago I noticed that my gum had “shortened” above a tooth with a crown, meaning I noticed a dark gap between the crown and the gum. At the time I pointed this out to my dentist, but he said it was nothing serious. Last year I also noticed on two other teeth without crowns that the teeth had become longe

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Dear Sir/Madam! The phenomenon you notice is relatively common and is most often a consequence of tooth brushing (incorrect direction...) and also of minor recurrent inflammations that are difficult to avoid despite good hygiene. The phenomenon itself is not directly related to t
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Dear Sir/Madam, I have a successfully root-canal-treated lower first molar, which is a non-vital tooth and is filled. For 13 years there were no problems with the tooth, but now a small bump has appeared on the gum next to it. Can inflammation develop in such a tooth after so long despite the sealed roots? Otherwise I

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Dear Sir/Madam! The sign you are noticing is certainly a consequence of inflammation around the root apices of that tooth. An X-ray would show the extent of the inflammatory lesion, after which the further procedures could also be determined. Have a nice day!
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Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to know whether it is possible to make a complete denture without covering the palate if it is not supported by any implants / other devices? Secondly, I would also like to know the price of the following procedures: -removal of 8 teeth -temporary denture -final complete denture I would als

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Dear Sir/Madam! It is possible to make an upper complete denture without a palatal plate that is not supported by dental implants, but the stability of such a denture is considerably poorer. Four implants are required to retain an upper complete denture without a palatal plate. T
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Dear Sir/Madam! I had a filling in a non-vital tooth, then while biting something hard the tooth fractured and I received a white filling shaped like a new tooth. After that pain started in the tooth, but for some time I did not realize it was the same non-vital tooth. The dentist advised that I need an apicoectomy bec

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Dear Sir/Madam! The price of the procedure is 150 Eur. Since you are limited by systemic therapy, we can adapt the appointment accordingly. Before deciding on the procedure I would like to see the X-ray. Have a nice day!
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Visitor asks:

I need a bridge to the three front teeth...i have missing tooth... The question how much cost and how much time it takes to finish

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In case you need 3 crowns, the cost are: -210 Eur (porcelan crown) X 3 = 630 Eur. You can also choose an implant. In theese case the cost are: -750 Eur (implant) X 1 = 750 Eur -420 Eur (implant suported crown) X 1 = 420 Eur. We need one week to finish a bridge. During these time
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Dear Sir/Madam, recently, more precisely 14 days ago, I visited your dental office because during pregnancy the filling in my upper left second molar had gradually been crumbling. The tooth hurt and was very sensitive, so you opened it, cleaned the root canals, placed medication, and temporarily closed the tooth until

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Dear Sir/Madam! A tooth can be painful on biting or spontaneously because of inflammation of the periodontal ligament around the root apex, which can be the result of an infected root canal or the action of the substance placed in the canal. The treatment we perform is directed a
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Hello! For more than a month I have been getting pain in a tooth when I climb to a certain altitude. It usually started hurting when I was in the mountains, but now it is enough just to get home (I live a little higher up). The pain is quite strong and I can feel throbbing in the tooth. I went to the dentist... he open

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Dear Sir/Madam! The tooth pain was probably not related to altitude but to physical exertion, which caused an increase in blood pressure and therefore also pressure in the pulp chamber. Treating the tooth means removing the inflamed dental pulp, but the tooth can still hurt becau
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