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	<title>Expert Advice from an Alabama Cosmetic Dentist</title>
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	<description>The place to go if your smile is holding you back.</description>
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		<title>Is it necessary to have a metal crown on my back molar?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m in need of a crown on my back molar, and I was told by my dentist that he would have to use a metal crown due to the size of the tooth and the lack of space. I’m a little unsure about this, because I had read that metal is thicker than porcelain, which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beasleydentistry.com/blog/?p=71</link>
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		<title>My 3-year-old&#8217;s two front teeth are discolored. What can I do about this?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While my 3-year-old daughter was playing, she fell and injured her top front teeth. Not long after her fall, her two front teeth began to darken. Is there anything I can do to get her teeth to return to their normal color again. Should I change something in her diet?
Vickie in Portland
Dear Vickie,
I’m sorry to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beasleydentistry.com/blog/?p=66</link>
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		<title>Are porcelain veneers expensive?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have very small teeth, and this has always bothered me when I smile. I have been considering getting porcelain veneers on my top 4 teeth, but I&#8217;m afraid it may be very expensive. Can you please tell me how much this will cost?
- Tammy from San Jose, California
Tammy,
Porcelain veneers are a good choice for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beasleydentistry.com/blog/?p=57</link>
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		<title>Why is my new composite filling sensitive?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About a week ago I had my teeth whitened along with having a composite filling replaced. Now I’m feeling a bit of discomfort in the corner of my tooth when pressing down on it. Do you think I should go back to see my dentist?
Jack from Florida
Dear Jack,
It’s difficult to determine why your tooth is sensitive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beasleydentistry.com/blog/?p=52</link>
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		<title>My dentist used crowns to fix my tetracycline stained teeth and now they look worse.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I went to my dentist to see if he could fix my tetracycline stained teeth. My dentist recommended putting 8 crowns on my upper front teeth and 6 crowns on my lower teeth. After the crown work was finished I noticed that my teeth looked yellowish and really thick, so my dentist made a second [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beasleydentistry.com/blog/?p=45</link>
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		<title>Can I switch dentists after my invisalign treatment?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just finished my Invisalign treatment, and I&#8217;m very satisfied with the results! However, I&#8217;m unhappy with my current dentist. I would like to find another dentist, but I&#8217;m a little apprehensive since I still need to get retainers every four months. Will this be a problem for me? Do I need to find a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beasleydentistry.com/blog/?p=35</link>
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		<title>Can I bleach my teeth if I have Lumineers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it possible to bleach my teeth if I have Lumineers on my top teeth. I had Lumineers put on about three years ago, and now I would like to bleach my teeth. What will happen if I do this?
Stacey from Kentucky
Stacey,
Let me ask you a couple questions: Did you request a certain degree of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beasleydentistry.com/blog/?p=32</link>
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		<title>My child may have damaged his front baby teeth. Should I have them extracted.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Roughly four months ago, my 20-month-old son fell and bumped his mouth and hit his upper four front teeth on the coffee table. His teeth seemed to be okay until recently, when I noticed that they started turning a funny shade of green and the enamel seems to be wearing off.  I’ve always raised my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beasleydentistry.com/blog/?p=28</link>
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		<title>Is there any way to whiten my new veneers?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several months ago I had porcelain veneers placed on my upper front teeth. I asked the dentist for the whitest shade possible, but they are darker than my own bleached teeth. Is there a way to bleach them or get them whiter somehow?
- Stacy
Stacy,
I wish I had a better answer, but I don&#8217;t. Once porcelain [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beasleydentistry.com/blog/?p=25</link>
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		<title>Space maintainers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My daughter is six, and she has two baby tooth molars that have broken off because of decay. The dentist says they are infected and need to be extracted. Is there something that can be done to save them?
- Kristina in Wisconsin
Kristina,
Because of the shape of the roots of baby molars, it isn&#8217;t possible to do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.beasleydentistry.com/blog/?p=21</link>
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