- 3 days ago
But What if I Want to Keep My Teeth?
Q: I’ve kept most of my teeth to this point of my life even though I was told by my parents when I get old, I’d lose my teeth and have to...
- May 14
Fussy... May Be Good
Q: Dr. Crapo: I’ve got a bit of a dilemma and I don’t know if I’m being too fussy, (aka) anal, or if my doctors dentists) are not...
- May 7
Where There’s a Will, There’s Technology!
Q: As a kid I hated going to the dentist because every time I went it was because of a toothache and the dentist just pulled teeth. Even...
- Apr 30
My Teeth Don’t Like My Cooking
Q: Many years ago as I decided my vocation, I fell in love with cooking. Almost forty years later, I still love to cook. I make very good...
- Apr 24
My Worst Nightmare
Q:I’m terrified going to the dentist because of a nightmare surgery. My eye teeth were sideways – fangs under my lips. My front teeth...
- Apr 17
Pulled In Different Directions!
Q: Dr. Crapo: Last week I went to the dentist because I had a bad ache in my upper right, last molar. When he looked at it he said it had...
- Apr 9
Tooth or Consequence
Q: I’m a guy who can put off tooth pain with the best of them. I’m so good in fact that I’ve lost most of any back teeth. I get pain,...
- Apr 2
How Big A Deal Is My Lost Crown?
Q: I am 56. Ten years ago, a gold crown came loose and fell off one of my right lower molars. The hollow tooth hasn't bothered me since...
- Mar 26
Implants in Time Saves Mine!
Q: I retired three years ago and I’m in good health, but I’m having a hard time chewing my food. I have most of my lower teeth but only...
- Mar 19
Serious Chewing
Q: I’m a youngish adult, early thirties. I have family in Canada and the US so one year it seems I’m getting my teeth cleaned in one...
- Mar 12
Easy as 1, 2, 3
Question: Dear Dr. Crapo: I’m forty-five and have started a company that’s looking successful. I love the work and we’re growing. Up to...
- Mar 5
I’m a Bad Boy
Q: When it comes to teeth, I’m a bad boy. I think it stems from the fact that I have a tremendous gag reflex. I mean, when a dentist gets...
- Feb 26
What A Headache
Q: I have excellent health, at least I did until about eighteen months ago. I saw a dentist for some dental work and had two crowns done...
- Feb 12
Self-Treatment, Oh My!
Q: I recently went to the dentist because I felt things in my mouth weren’t right. I hadn’t seen a dentist for eight years. He wanted to...
- Feb 5
A Boatload of Trouble
Q: I just visited the dentist and I’m nervous, confused, and angry. I guess at myself. I’m nearly fifty and I go to the dentist because I...
- Jan 29
But I've Got No Pain
Q: I have a tooth problem. My wife says this to me all too often. My retort is, “I have all my teeth,” to which she says, “Really? I...
- Jan 22
To Bridge or Implant?
Q: I have a beautiful daughter, she’s twenty-one. When her permanent teeth were coming in as a child, we found that she was not going to...
- Jan 15
My Teeth Are Growing Out Of Control!
Q: Dr.Crapo: I was raised in a country where all dental decay meant the tooth was coming out. I have no back teeth on my upper right side...
- Jan 8
Let's Blow This Joint - Not!
Q: Dr. Crapo: I am writing because I’m in pain, I don’t know where to turn and I’m frightened about my future. I’m middle aged, in what I...
- Jan 1, 2023
The “New Man” Theory
Q: Dr. Crapo: I’m seventy-two years old and thank goodness, I’ve had great health all my life. I feel much younger than my age. I have no...
- Dec 24, 2022
Loose Teeth and Implants Don't Mix
Q: One of the unspoken but hard rules I learned as a child was that of personal sacrifice. So, as our children needed things we counted...
- Dec 18, 2022
I’m 80 But I Still Want to Look Good!
Q: Dr.Crapo: I just turned 80. I’m in great health but I’m really unhappy with my teeth. Four years ago I had my upper teeth taken out...
- Dec 11, 2022
Curbs, Gutters, & Gums – A Continuation
Q: Dr. Crapo: In the last article, the question dealt with maintenance; how to make certain one could prevent decay and gum disease from...
- Dec 4, 2022
Curbs, Gutters, & Gums
Q: Over my adult life I have had a lot of dentistry. I’ve been well looked after and everything looks and feels good. I can eat anything...
- Nov 27, 2022
I Don't Like You... Can you help me?!
Q: I try to avoid the dental profession as much as possible. Despite that, I do have my share of crowns, root canals, etc. About fifteen...
- Nov 20, 2022
Up a Creek Without a Bridge
Q: A year and a half ago, I had to have my right upper front tooth pulled. I had previously, some years before, had my molars pulled, so...
- Nov 13, 2022
Disease and Function – Do I Have A Choice?
Q: I am deathly afraid of dentists. I have always had trouble with cavities since I was a child. As an adult I’ve had tons and tons of...
- Nov 6, 2022
I Mash Quickly and Gulp
Q: What do you do when you wear your teeth down? I’m retiring soon and I realize now I’ve got big-time wear on my front teeth as well as...
- Oct 23, 2022
I’m Out of Crunchers, Doc
Q: I was born and raised on a ranch. Horses and cattle with enough farming to raise feed for the animals. My father and grandfather died...
- Oct 23, 2022
Crowns In My Mouth… Not My Hand!
Q: Years ago I said to my dentist, “I’m losing my back teeth. You Just had to pull another one. Is it just me or what – my genes, my...
- Oct 16, 2022
I Can’t Have Implants, Really?
Q: As a kid up till I was out of university I saw the dentist and hygienist regularly – Mom insisted. Even in university Mom made sure,...
- Oct 9, 2022
Headache, Malaise All Gone?
Q: I’ve had a bit of dentistry in my seventy-plus years. I know enough about going to the dentist and getting things done to almost be...
- Oct 2, 2022
Watch Out for Those Soft Bread Rolls!
Q: Two weeks ago I was eating a soft roll when I noticed something hard in my mouth. I thought what could have been put in that roll? I...
- Sep 25, 2022
Grind Once, Grind Twice, Gone!
Q: My father has been complaining of his teeth being sharp and he says they cut his cheeks and tongue when chewing his food. Sometimes it...
- Sep 18, 2022
I Wish I’d Known To Act Sooner
Q: Over the years I’ve been getting myself ready for my teeth to be fixed. I’ve had lots of work but it’s been by drips and drabs. My...
- Sep 11, 2022
A Trifecta of Problems
Q: Well,here I am, an older retired senior with “gas in the tank,” a great wife, and a set of teeth so bucked out I could eat a pie out...
- Aug 28, 2022
Cadillac’s Break Down Too!
Q: Many years ago I had four implants put in and very nice bridge work that has worked extremely well. It was, I was told, the Cadillac...
- Aug 21, 2022
What Are My Odds?
Q: Two days ago I went to see my dentist for a checkup and cleaning. I’ve needed an implant but have been putting it off. The hygienist...
- Aug 14, 2022
What If I Change My Mind?
Q: I’ve come to the point in my life where I’ve got to do something with my upper teeth – well lower teeth too, but I’ll start with the...
- Aug 7, 2022
Not Enough Bone?! Really?
Q: As a kid up till I was out of university I saw the dentist and hygienist faithfully. Mom insisted we all go regularly. Even in...
- Jul 31, 2022
I want to Eat, Speak, and Smile… In That Order
Q: I’m in my sixties. I have all but two of my teeth. The two I’ve lost are in the back and don’t bother. I can manage. It’s my front...
- Jul 26, 2022
Four Hours – That’s All!
Q: I’ve had a very enjoyable and intense business life. I’ve had forty years of challenge, growth, and fulfilment. In those years we’ve...
- Jul 24, 2022
My Teeth Are Done With Me and I With Them
Q: As I hit my fifties, I’m realizing I’m my own worst enemy. It seems that at every fork in the road I’ve taken what looked like the...
- Jul 19, 2022
Europe or Bust?!
Q: I’m in a state. My son is going to school in Europe. We immigrated to Canada twenty-five years ago and have a good life. We have...
- Jul 17, 2022
I Had a Mad On!
Q: Dr. Crapo: Eight years ago I was losing my teeth. I had nothing but black stumps on the bottom and lots of decay on top. My dentist...
- Jul 12, 2022
My Crown Isn’t Royal
Q: Dr.Crapo: I’m well into my 70’s and have been subjected to the English national dental system all my life. I have only six teeth left...
- Jul 10, 2022
I Need a Good Overbite?
Q: I have pretty good-looking teeth. I’ve been happy to smile all my life, I have no problem eating or chewing anything. When I went to...
- Jul 5, 2022
Wrestling With Difficult Issues
Q: Dr. Crapo: My mother had a trauma to the head fifteen years ago. Since then her speech has deteriorated to a state that she only can...
- Jul 3, 2022
Having Your Cake and Eating It Too – If!
Q: At fifty-two I’ve gone as long as I can without seeing a dentist. I’ve lost a few teeth to looseness and the rest are wobbly. My wife...
- May 29, 2022
I Want It My Way
Q: I’m not a dumb guy. I have many skills in many fields. That’s a good thing and a bad. Good because I see things that, in my field of...