Re: Need Good Quality Upper Plate in Baltimore

From: Joel M. Eichen, D.D.S. (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 07:14:59 -0400

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:21:19 GMT, "Mike" <wxyz09@yahoo.com> wrote:

>He's fixing the broken teeth with Crazy Glue, but it builds up.
>I'll pass on your message.
>
>Mike

This is especially a problem when the bite is very close (between
upper and lower teeth).

JOEL

>
>"Joel M. Eichen, D.D.S." <joeleichen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:6usvd099p82du7tsevrnf2h6ggil4nfv92@4ax.com...
>> Lucitone 199 denture material will solve most problems. I cannot
>> understand why anyone would use anything else!
>>
>> As for teeth breaking, here is the ticket. The broken tooth must be
>> repositioned in the breakout socket and a small round bur and/or
>> inverted cone bur (drill) is used to create a diatoric box. OK you
>> ask, what is that?
>>
>> Its an undercut box that anchors into the tooth and anchors into the
>> plastic of the denture. The old porcelain teeth used to come with them
>> already there. They mechanically held the tooth in place as acrylic or
>> (shudder) Vulcanite would not chemically bond to porcelain.
>>
>> Acrylic bonds to acrylic teeth ... well kinda. Try the diatoric box if
>> you are the repair guy and see if it helps.
>>
>> (This information may prove to be unpopular ~ dentists prefer to make
>> a new set ~ claiming the bite is off!)
>>
>>
>> JOEL
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:13:30 GMT, "Mike" <wxyz09@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> >A buddy c/o breaking front teeth in his upper plate.
>> >Last time I visited my dentist I asked him what he thought the problem
>might
>> >be.
>> >he responded that "his bite is probably off." He recommended my buddy
>see a
>> >prosthodontist
>> >but he didn't recommend one. Any suggestions for a good prosthodontist
>who
>> >could make
>> >my buddy a plate in the Baltimore, MD area?
>> >
>> >(buddy not an internet user, so I'm posting this message)
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >
>> >Mike
>> >
>>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: one tooth becoming brittle at its very tip/edge
    ... Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on ... > Go to the mirror and look at how the teeth bite together. ... > top and bottom teeth meeting), especially the tooth in question, does it ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: Crowned tooth needs root canal? - UPDATE after Root Canal
    ... that he said the bite didn't need to be adjusted when the crown was ... almost all my teeth on my left side are now out of occlusion. ... went to three different dentists asking to have the bite adjusted on my ... If I hadn't had my NTI in who knows what would have happened. ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: Possible malpractice from unauthorized and incompetent equilibration
    ... have gotten informed consent. ... What is not in the air is the condition of your teeth. ... dentists, one that says he specializes in occlusion and a TMJ ... the theory that the bite should conform to ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: Build up tooth or file down?
    ... >I have braces on right now to fix my bite, ... >front teeth are now slightly uneven. ... >apparent at the bite. ... >2) Build up the shorter tooth ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)
  • Re: Is It A Cavity?
    ... never had a cavity in my 30 years, but I now have yellow/brown lines and spots on the crowns (I don't mean dental implants, I mean the part of the teeth that you bite with) of my two back teeth. ... Does the pain seem to be coming ... Is there a specific place you bite to produce that pain or is it anywhere on that tooth? ...
    (sci.med.dentistry)