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Son’s Dental Bonding Looks Horrible

My son had an accident on his bike that caused him to break pretty good sized chips to his front teeth. His pediatric dentist suggested dental bonding. We went ahead with it. The results were a disaster. The bonding is whiter than the rest of his teeth, plus the teeth are a bit bumpy and […]

Dentist Wants Me to Extract a Baby Tooth

I am in 9th grade and still have a baby tooth. There is a tooth underneath it that is trying to come out. It’s not coming out the right way, though. It’s pushing out the side of my gums. I went to see my dentist and he said that I should have the baby tooth […]

What Is a Pulpotomy for Children?

Can you help me? I brought my son to his regular dental check up. The dentist said he has a tooth that needs a pulpotomy. I wasn’t sure what that meant and the dentist was in a hurry. He didn’t have time to answer any questions. I did look it up online. It looks like […]

My Ten-Year-Old Broke a Piece Off of Her Front Tooth

My daughter fell off of her bicycle and broke a chip off of her front tooth. I took her to her pediatric dentist. He said the tooth is fine except for the missing piece and to come back in a couple of months and he’ll fix it. I told him I didn’t want her to […]

Can Anything Fix My Daughter’s Bonding?

I have a ten year old daughter. She is very sensitive to the way her peers view her, as most children are at that age. She took a pretty bad fall on her bike. The majority of her two front teeth were destroyed. It’s like she has the frame, but much of the center is […]