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Need dental advice?  

answers 0:I have read alot of the advice and answers that people are giving. Some of it is just not accurate and is way off the mark.. I know as long as people are asking questions on here that they are going to get advice from all types of people, with all types of sources, either personal, professional, or just hearsay. Do people really want educated advice from dental professionals or just an opinion by someone who has gone through a similar experience? If you want a real professional opinion, you should really only listen to the advice of assistants, hygientists, and dentists. There are always some of them answering dental questions on here. So is anyone needing real dental advice right now?...Show moreanswers 1:I think it's good that users have identified themselves in their answers or in their profiles as a dental p! rofessional. If there is NOTHING in my response, such as the phrase "in my office" or "with my patients," I try to add a reference to my being an actual dentist - in spite of popular perception. (haha)It would help us all if we all engaged in that practice so that it didn't seem like we were offering just another opinion or retelling of an old wives' tale....answers 2:Hello maybe you should go to a site for dental hygenist and help there. If you think you know everything why don't you just answer it all then we do the best to give some advice and I say when in doubt about health things go to the dr but other than that most people have common sense and only want opinions.answers 3:YEAH!!!!!!! A voice of reason in this mess!!answers 4:A twenty seven year old bridge has been a good one, but it may have seen its better days. Porcelain chipping off is a common problem, it happens even with the newer bridges. It leaves only two choices, repair or replace. The above responder ! is correct in the fact that a filling can be placed on this ch! ipped porcelain area, although it will not “completely” hide the black marking of the underlying metal of the bridge that is showing through, nor will this bridge ever be as aesthetically pleasing as it once was but it will offer some coverage so it won't be as noticeable. This is a good option to “repair rather than a replace” though. I would also be hesitant to remove the bridge, if the teeth and bridge are sound and this chipped area isn’t going to present any problem, other than its appearance. The rough porcelain can be easily smoothed giving the patient time to consider their options or do nothing at all to the bridge. Some dentist would prefer to remove the bridge and re-make it; just to be sure the teeth under the bridge are sound, since we can’t see them through the metal of the bridge with an x ray. I can't think of any repair or dental work for that matter, that would cost 2 cents, don't even consider repairing the bridge to be "insane or crazy." Some! of the "best dental work" to be found, is the "oldest" work seen today. Helen DDS has given the most appropriate answer to your question. So the options of “repair or replace” are up to the patient, if the bridge is sound. The appearance vs. the cost of replacement is usually the deciding factor for most patients. Additional information: Someone advised that the bridge be removed and replace with a removable partial, if finances are an issue. It probably wounldn't be practical to do that, the abutment teeth under the bridge in question would "require crowns," which can be expensive along with the added expense of a "removable partial." Depending on the type of partial selected, it may be "nearly as costly" to take that route not to mention "less acceptable" since it is removable. Having the fixed bridge is the closest thing to natural teeth, with the exception of implants....answers 5:yes please email me [email protected], i really need adviceanswers 6:I'd like some d! ental advice... but wouldn't you have to look at my teeth?