New Orleans Dentist

April 15, 2019
help avoiding dental implant failure
I’m looking at dental implants. One dentist is insisting on a CT scan but he uses a brand of implants I’ve heard a lot of good things about called Straumann. The other dentist says the CT scan isn’t necessary, but he uses a brand I can’t find much about called Southern Venturi. I like the…
April 5, 2019
Custom mouthpiece for grinding because of meds?
My dentist is trying to convince me to get this custom-fitted device to sleep with. He says I’m grinding my teeth because of the medicine I take. First, wouldn’t I know if I happened to be grinding my teeth and second, can medicines really make you do that? Does it even matter? Clark Dear Clark,…
March 19, 2019
Are Lumineers the best?
I am planning on a smile makeover. I want to get the best one possible. I keep hearing good things about Lumineers. Are they as good as their advertisements say? Georgiana Dear Georgiana, You are right that Lumineers are heavily advertised. They happen to be one of only brands known by name because of that.…
February 25, 2019
Clorox for teeth whitening
I want to whiten my teeth fast. I know that traditional teeth whitening costs money and takes several weeks. I’d like it done faster. I was thinking if Clorox bleaches clothes, maybe it can bleach teeth too. If I put it on with a Q-tip, how fast will it work? Margie Deqr Margie, Whitening your…
February 19, 2019
worried teeth whitening store damaged my teeth
I’d been considering teeth whitening for a while. My dentist is pretty pricey so I had been putting it off and slowly saving. I happened to notice a new teeth whitening shop in my mall when I was window shopping. I popped in and asked some questions. What they offered sounded great. Their workers were…
February 13, 2019
Deciding between traditional & ultra-thin Veneers
I’m very excited about getting a smile makeover. I don’t want to go into this blind. At the moment, I’m trying to decide between traditional veneers and ultra-thin veneers. The only thing is, i keep reading that some people who get the ultra-thin veneers end up with a bulky smile, while others a beautiful one.…
February 1, 2019
Composite filling hurts
I needed a dental filling on a back tooth. My dentist prefers placing the silver ones, but I didn’t really want that. I kind of pressured him to place the white one. Now I’m worried I made a mistake. The tooth hurts when I chew. I checked when I’m not eating and clenched, but it’s…
January 31, 2019
Do I Have tmj or tmd?
I’m a little confused about which problem I have. I’ve been having problems with severe headaches and pain in my jaw. Someone said they think I have TMJ . I went home to look that up and there seems to be two things. One is called TMJ and one is called TMD. How do I…
January 26, 2019
Lumineers versus DURAthin
I’m planning on a smile makeover. I’ve been looking at images of both Lumineers and DURAthin. I like the DURAthin a lot better based on what I’ve seen, but wondered about cost. Are the DURAthin much more expensive? Lisa Dear Lisa, I’m concerned you are going about this the wrong way. It really isn’t the…
January 18, 2019
Worried Dentist Ruined My Porcelain Veneer
I just had a set of porcelain veneers placed. I did like them but noticed one of them had a scratch on it. I mentioned it to him and he said it’s no problem he could even fix it before I left. I was thrilled and he bonded them on. Then he did some something…