Dental advice (are there any dentists on here?)?

[SteveN]

Okay, while I do take good care of my teeth they are actually terrible. Even brushing twice a day I have a few of fillings, to be honest I ate ridiculous amounts of sweets when I was younger and didn't give it a second thought and now it's too late...I have a couple of fillings on my front teeth and while they aren't that noticeable because they're white I would rather have a perfect smile, my teeth are also quite crooked.
I was reading up on cosmetic dentistry, but I read that veneers may not be possible if a tooth has had fillings? I'm only in my 20's and this hurts my self esteem. I'm thinking this is a really uncommon problem? everyone I know has perfect teeth, have they never eaten sweets??
P.S. please don't be cruel when answering

[xSweetie]

try going to your dentist. she/he could help you more and fix the problem, here we cant exactly fix it so i say go to your dentist. if you dont have one go and make one then book an oppointment.

[Sam Hill]

Nope, I'm not a Dentist. Implants are an option, although they are spendy.

[emnari]

I'm not a dentist but I've had similar problems corrected!!

My front teeth were erroding because I had used them to replace the chewing from my molars .. so they really looked bad (crooked & decayed).

I had root canals and crowns placed on them and replaced a few with bridges .. I now have a straight smile and my teeth look so good I love to smile now!!

I'll be honest it hurt like hell but if you get the right dentist who can do a root canal in one appointment you'll be fine.

I don't believe it was sweets that did me in, I think that it was a combo of bad water, no fluroide and bad dental genes!! You'll be fine.

[TSTK]

I'm not a dentist I'm a dental nurse. The first thing you should do is the obvious, go to a dentist. Try to go to one who has a hygienist at that surgery, she will give you a scale and polish and tell you the right way of flossing and brushing your teeth. I know it sounds pretty childish but most people brush their teeth wrong and you can do more harm than good. Then when you see your dentist tell him what your feeling and ask him/her to draw up a treatment plan. Implants are an option but they replace missing teeth and you would be looking at about £2000.00 per implant. Veneers are possible but if not then maybe crowns which is full coverage of a tooth where as veneers are just a front covering. I don't know if your in the UK, but if you are you might be looking a private treatment as although this type of work can be done on the NHS most dentist only offer it privately. I do wish you luck, but once you get started on a treatment plan it will make a world of difference to you and your confidence. If you want or need anymore info please send me a message I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have.