Dear Sir/Madam, on your website I read about the experience of a woman who had a tooth that had been improperly treated endodontically. I suspect that the same is happening to me. Immediately after root canal treatment I had terrible pain that lasted for several months; after the pain subsided, the dead tooth became sensitive to cold or heat, as if I felt an electric shock. I know that without an examination it is difficult to assess the situation remotely, so I would also like to ask about the cost of root canal treatment at your practice and whether I can make an appointment in your concession practice so that the costs are covered by insurance. Thank you for your answer and kind regards, Jadranka

Dear Sir/Madam! Pain immediately after root canal treatment is relatively common, but it should subside later. Sensitivity to cold and heat in the tooth in question would be difficult to explain; a dead tooth (one that has undergone root canal treatment) has no ability to sense changes in temperature or osmotic pressure (such disturbances are characteristic of a vital hypersensitive tooth). The problem you describe can occur if vital tissue remains in one of the root canals. What is considered correct or incorrect in root canal therapy is a very broad concept and depends on many factors. The price of root canal treatment in our practice (two visits) is EUR 180. Have a nice day!

Hello, I would like to ask about a dead tooth. My dentist removed the nerve from the upper right second molar, but the tooth itself was already quite damaged, so only a small shell of the tooth or tooth enamel remains; everything else is a filling with reinforcement. My problem is that this tooth bothers me a lot. From time to time it irritates or itches, including around the tooth—the gum—and I have a feeling of fullness because the filling is made in such a way that the remaining piece of enamel is slightly pointed; this developed due to chewing and the filling has sunk a little in this area. The root is supposedly fine, at least that is what my dentist told me. Occasionally I also feel nauseous. I have had all the other medical examinations and they found nothing that could be causing the nausea, so I personally am convinced that something is wrong with this tooth, because I have also heard that dead teeth cause nausea. I would most like to have a crown made, but I do not know how much biting force a metal-ceramic crown can withstand. I would like your opinion, and also your opinion on whether implants are good, because some dentists claim that an implant is a foreign body because it is not natural, and that it is best to choose the most expensive implant together with a crown, costing from EUR 1,200 to 1,600, which is very expensive, or whether cheaper implants, for example for EUR 500, are not good enough. Thank you and kind regards

Dead and root-canal-treated teeth do not pose a danger to health or well-being. According to accepted doctrine, a dead tooth should be properly filled and, of course, retained. I have never heard that a dead tooth could cause nausea if all parameters (X-ray image, clinical examination...) correspond to successful root canal treatment. If the tooth is lost, the most successful way to replace it is certainly with a dental implant. Implant prices of course vary, but I do not believe that this factor affects the quality of implantation. Have a nice day!

Hello, I am 18 years old and naturally have quite yellow teeth. Otherwise my teeth are healthy, I do not drink coffee or tea, I do not smoke, I regularly visit the dentist and take care of my oral hygiene. Another issue is that I still have one primary tooth, namely a lower canine. I had an X-ray, which showed that there is no permanent tooth underneath, so in fact I have one tooth fewer. My dentist left the primary tooth in place because she said it is completely healthy. I would like to have my teeth whitened and would like to know whether this is possible in my case at all. Thank you for your answer. Kind regards, Marta

Dear Sir/Madam! Over time teeth change colour toward yellowish, brownish or greyish shades; in short, they become darker. These changes are the result of surface staining (which can be removed) or a deeper colour change that follows changes in the enamel structure. Teeth continue to mature after erupting into the oral cavity, which means that the structure of their hard tissues improves. The enamel crystals become increasingly well organised, and the enamel therefore becomes more translucent to light (similar to glass), making the darker dentine colour more visible. These changes can be masked by whitening, which means that we demineralise the surface enamel layer again, light is scattered more at the surface (rather than passing through the enamel), and the tooth appears whiter. Have a nice day!

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Dear Sir/Madam, on your website I read about the experience of a woman who had a tooth that had been improperly treated endodontically. I suspect that the same is happening to me. Immediately after root canal treatment I had terrible pain that lasted for several months; after the pain subsided, the dead tooth became se

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Dear Sir/Madam! Pain immediately after root canal treatment is relatively common, but it should subside later. Sensitivity to cold and heat in the tooth in question would be difficult to explain; a dead tooth (one that has undergone root canal treatment) has no ability to sense c

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Kind regards. I would like to know how much the following would cost at your practice. In my lower jaw I have my own teeth: the right and left canines, and the left first and second premolars. I would like to know whether a bridge can be fitted to both canines and a denture behind it with precision attachments so that

Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:

Dear Sir/Madam! The price of the treatment you are asking about: -EUR 210 (metal-ceramic crown) X 4 = EUR 840 -EUR 250 (precision attachment or joint; "press stud") X 2 = EUR 500 -EUR 900 (denture with cast base) X 1 = EUR 900 -total: EUR 2240 Have a nice day!

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Hello, I am interested in veneers. Since they do not last forever, I would like to know what happens to the tooth when the veneers fall off or are no longer there. Is it then necessary to make veneers again, or can we have the teeth without veneers afterwards (the same condition as before veneers were used)? Thank you

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Dear Sir/Madam! Making veneers is an irreversible procedure, although it is far less radical than making a dental crown. When preparing the tooth for a veneer, it has to be ground down slightly, so after the procedure the tooth without the veneer is no longer intact. This means t

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Hello, I am going to have all four first molars extracted (treated teeth, granulomas have developed), and I would like to know whether, because of the abscess visible on the X-ray and already painful, the local anaesthetic might fail to work. Is recovery after extraction of first molars similar to recovery after wisdom

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Dear Sir/Madam! If, because of interfering factors (an abscess), it is inappropriate to administer anaesthesia next to the tooth (terminal infiltration anaesthesia), it can be replaced with a nerve block, which is administered away from the site of inflammation, directly beside t

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Hello, I would like to ask about a dead tooth. My dentist removed the nerve from the upper right second molar, but the tooth itself was already quite damaged, so only a small shell of the tooth or tooth enamel remains; everything else is a filling with reinforcement. My problem is that this tooth bothers me a lot. From

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Dead and root-canal-treated teeth do not pose a danger to health or well-being. According to accepted doctrine, a dead tooth should be properly filled and, of course, retained. I have never heard that a dead tooth could cause nausea if all parameters (X-ray image, clinical examin

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Hello. My dentist extracted the lower right central incisor, which had previously been built up on metal together with the lower left central incisor. He is treating the lower right lateral incisor. What would currently be the best way to replace the extracted tooth? He mentioned a "žabica" temporary denture. What does

Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:

Dear Sir/Madam! A "žabica" is a removable temporary replacement that primarily serves aesthetic rather than functional rehabilitation. Its advantage is that it can be made quickly, but it is certainly not intended as a permanent replacement. In your case, a bridge or a dental imp

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Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to know the price of restoring an implant (phase 3). Thank you for your answer.

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Dear Sir/Madam! If we are talking about a restoration on a Bredent implant, the price of the crown (metal-ceramic) is EUR 420. If you choose an all-ceramic construction, the price is EUR 700. Have a nice day!

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Hello, in August, because of pain (severe sensitivity) when eating (chewing) and drinking, I visited a dentist. I was seen by the emergency dentist because my own dentist was on holiday at the time. Deep caries had developed under an amalgam filling. He performed direct pulp capping and placed a temporary filling, and

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Dear Sir/Madam! Clinically, we distinguish between reversible and irreversible pulpitis (inflammation of the dental pulp). If a tooth is painful on pressure, chewing, percussion, or is spontaneously painful, we can diagnose an irreversible condition, which means root canal treatm

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Kind regards. I am contacting you to ask for help in determining the cause of my pain. After six months of treatment of the upper 6 and 7, I still have pain on touch at the top of the gum all the way to the end of the jaw. The pain is constant and unpleasant, as if there were inflammation somewhere. My dentist has give

Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:

Dear Sir/Madam! You can certainly trust your dentist. In complicated cases, every therapist refers the patient to a clinic where they deal specifically with cases that cannot be resolved in conventional practice. A referral also represents a secondary opinion. Have a nice day!

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Hello, I am 18 years old and naturally have quite yellow teeth. Otherwise my teeth are healthy, I do not drink coffee or tea, I do not smoke, I regularly visit the dentist and take care of my oral hygiene. Another issue is that I still have one primary tooth, namely a lower canine. I had an X-ray, which showed that the

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Dear Sir/Madam! Over time teeth change colour toward yellowish, brownish or greyish shades; in short, they become darker. These changes are the result of surface staining (which can be removed) or a deeper colour change that follows changes in the enamel structure. Teeth continue

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