At first sight, Madam X , a lovely lady in her mid 50’s who had a tight- lipped smile, came to KPF accompanied by her reluctant and dentalphobic husband. She sheepishly told me…
Arif had a small problem he lived with for quite some time. He had this missing tooth on his left side that bothered him a lot when he smiled. Before coming to see us, he admitted he did a lot of research on Instagram and…
Uncle Jimmy recently lost his tooth and needed it to be replaced badly for an upcoming weekend event. He needed it fast and really didn’t want a denture as a replacement. So the best thing to do, was a fibre reinforced composite bridge!
It took me roughly an hour to get ensure his teeth were clean enough to place the fibre strands, and then I was good to go to build up the tooth!
The fibre reinforced composite (FRC) bridge is meant to be a semi-permanent solution. As it’s not as strong enough as a conventional bridge, Uncle Jimmy needs to come back every 6 months to ensure it’s cleaned properly and that it’s still strong enough for his daily usage.
In his next visit, we’ll readjust the colour so it matches his other teeth better!
FRC bridges are a quick and cheaper solution especially for teeth not in heavy occlusion (biting forces). Come visit us for your consultation! – Dr. Shanaz
“Help doc! I don’t want to remove the tooth, is there any way you can save it? – sounds familiar? We deal with a lot of these questions! Truth be told, every single dentist would definitely want to try to save the tooth before removing…
The most common comment that I heard from parent to their kids is : ” If you don’t behave, Dr will take out your teeth! ” Em…I always wonder how true is the statement? Do all dentists like to take out teeth? Personally, I do…