Overwhelmed!
Question: I’m from Poland. Two years ago, I moved to Canada. Last week I went to the dentist because a filling fell out. I also have...
Apr 29
A Tall Order But That’s What I’d Like
Question: I grew up in a remote village in Northern Alberta. Few amenities were available to us and because we were a large family, there...
Apr 23
Veneers, Veneers, Veneers
Question: I am in a good time of my life. Family raised and now I have time for myself. One of the things I have put off over my adult...
Apr 10
Everyone Knows This
Question: I’m the oldest of a family of four. All of us kids have health issues, so we watch out for one another. We’re close, but I’ve...
Apr 10
A Decision Gone Bad
Question: Dr. Crapo: About ten years ago I had dentures made and I hated them because the lower wouldn’t stay put and I couldn’t taste...
Feb 17
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...
Feb 3
Worn Down But Not Worn Out!
Q: Dr. Crapo: Twenty years ago I had a nice bridge and many crowns done to fix my teeth and my smile. Everything has been just fine...
Jan 12
Are My Teeth Causing My Headaches?
Q: I have tried to keep my oral health under control all my life. I still have all my teeth but they are almost all filled with fillings...
Jan 5
When Root Canals Are Not Enough
Question: Dear Dr. Crapo: A year ago I had to have a tooth pulled. I’m a big guy and I’ve been told I have a very strong bite. For the...
Dec 16, 2024
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...
Dec 2, 2024
Thinner & Thinner
Q: Dr. Crapo: I’ve had good teeth all my life. Despite that I’ve noticed my lower front teeth seem shorter. I’ve had fillings in three...
Nov 25, 2024
I Can’t Get No… Satisfaction
Q: I am very frustrated about my teeth. I am first generation here in Canada so it may be hard to ask what I want and even then to know...
Nov 11, 2024
Instant Teeth, How Can That Be?
Q: I have worn an upper denture for most of my adult life. I have most of my lower teeth, thank goodness. My husband has gone through...
Oct 20, 2024
A Compromised Choice
Question: Dr.Crapo: I’m a twenty-eight year old student. I have two teeth that are black, one of which is broken off. I can see dark...
Oct 14, 2024
“I Saw It But I Didn’t Think Much Of It”
Q: Yesterday I saw my dentist for a regular check-up . The hygienist saw me first and said everything looked good. I was happy because I...
Sep 16, 2024
I Didn’t Know Veneers Broke!
Q: Dr.Crapo: About ten years ago, I learned about veneers. I liked the looks of them very much and as I had a lot of old white fillings...
Sep 8, 2024
Egg Salad, Anyone?
Question: Dr. Crapo: I had a frightening and frustrating experience on my holiday this past summer. On the second day of my trip, I was...
Aug 26, 2024
I Feel Your Pain
Q: Life is really three steps forward and two steps back. Try as I might I can’t seem to get my teeth fixed and they stay fixed. Over the...
Aug 11, 2024
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...
Jul 28, 2024
A Chip Off The Old Block
Q: Dr. Crapo: Many years ago (thirty-five plus), I had extensive bridgework. I lost my right eye teeth and the one beside it towards the...
Jul 15, 2024
Dealing With Conundrums
Q: I’m in a state. My life has had all kinds of ups and downs. It seems that I go from emergency to emergency, putting out fires. It’s a...
Jun 17, 2024
A Deep and Steep Grind
Q: I’ve had trouble with my teeth all my life. I’ve had big fillings, crowns, root canals and extractions. I never seem to be able to...
Jun 10, 2024
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...
May 27, 2024
The Gold Standard of Treatment
Q: Dr. Crapo: I am from Mexico. My husband and I moved to Canada forty years ago. We had a family and made a life here. My husband was a...
May 12, 2024
Implants To Replace Front Missing Teeth
Question: Dear Dr. Crapo: I’m a forty-five year old man with an upper partial denture that’s been there for fifteen years. I lost my...
Apr 22, 2024
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 8, 2024
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...
Mar 25, 2024
Out of the Deep
Q: Dr. Crapo: I’m a hard working forty year old who owns his own construction business. I’ve been in construction since I was a...
Mar 3, 2024
This is Not a Gag!
Q: Dr. Crapo: About ten years ago I gave up on my teeth. They were crooked and full of fillings and every time I went to the dentist he’d...
Feb 19, 2024
Another Crossroad in My Life – How About Some Help
Q: I’m nearing my eighth decade. I’ve cared for my teeth in the best manner I could but at this point I find myself at a crossroads. I...
Feb 4, 2024
“What If We Didn’t Have Implants?”
Question: Dear Dr. Crapo: I’m eighty years old and I just broke a tooth, at least that’s what I thought, so I went to the dentist. It was...
Jan 29, 2024
Getting A Grip On Things!
Q: Dr. Crapo: Nine years ago, I decided I wanted a better set of teeth. I had an upper denture and seven lower teeth with a partial. I...
Jan 14, 2024
Heal Thyself – Not!
Q: Many years ago, I had a lot of dental work done. It has served me well, but about two years ago I was hit while driving on the side...
Dec 18, 2023
Headaches, Headaches, & More Headaches
Q: About eight years ago I had problems with my front teeth and they had to come out. I had to wait till my gums healed to get a partial...
Dec 3, 2023
What’s Happened to Your Teeth
Q: This is a hard letter/confession to vocalize. During the Covid time with all its precautions and warnings, I was affected more that I...
Nov 19, 2023
I Was Afraid To Deal With Teeth…Period. Then…
Q: Two years ago, I came to the realization that my teeth, my lower teeth wouldn’t make it through much more indecision. They were...
Nov 6, 2023
Instant Teeth, How Can That Be?
Q: I have worn an upper denture for most of my adult life. I have most of my lower teeth, thank goodness. My husband has gone through...
Oct 25, 2023
The “Big Deal” With Implants
Q: When I was twenty-five, I was told that my back teeth were soft. I was told they would never hold a filling, so my best bet would be...
Sep 25, 2023
Taking Your Lumps
Question: Dear Dr. Crapo: A year ago I decided to get my teeth capped. I had the dentist cap my six upper front teeth. I wanted to get...
Sep 11, 2023
“Back Breaking” Challenges
Question: Dear Dr. Crapo: Two years ago I was in a terrible accident where my back was broken in three places. Fortunately I survived the...
Aug 28, 2023
Radiation and Implants
Q: Dear Dr. Crapo: Twenty years ago I developed a lump under my jaw. I went through the tests and it was discovered to be a lymph node...
Aug 13, 2023
My Implant Broke!
Question: Dr. Crapo: A number of years ago I had a lot of dentistry. I had four implants put in. Two of them held a bridge on the upper...
Jul 23, 2023
Second Chances Can Be Miraculous
Q: When I was a kid, we moved around a lot – and I mean a lot – and always in the hinterlands. There were no medical or dental services...
Jul 16, 2023
What’s A Dental Sink Hole?
Q: About six weeks ago, I’d had it with my front teeth. They were so sharp they’d cut my tongue and it would literally bleed and then...
Jun 25, 2023
As Flabby as a Double Chin
Q: I don’t know if you’ve come across a problem like mine but it’s getting serious. I’ve managed to keep some of my teeth. They are all...
Jun 11, 2023
“Not Nah nah----na Nah Nah”
Q: I’m a sixty-three year old man. I’ve had bad teeth for the last twenty-five years. I’ve pressed my dentist for every idea under the...
Jun 4, 2023
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 25, 2023
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 14, 2023
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...
May 7, 2023
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 30, 2023