Dr. Carla Schlissel, DDS

A couple of reasons your dentures may hurt> You may have sore spots and need a denture adjustment - see your dentist.Your bite might be off and you need an adjustment - see your dentist.Your bone may have lost or gained weight, so your dentures don't fit properly. You need to see your dentist.Your jawbone may have reabsorbed so your denture no longer fits properly. Your denture may need to be relined or redone - see your dentist.Good luck.

Dentures, in general, might need replacing every 5-15 years depending on a number of factors, including the condition of your your mouth (how much bone do you have? how is the condition of your bony ridges and the gums over and around them.) How are the condition of the teeth? Are they very worn? Check with your dentist.

You can - but bear in mind red wine can stain composite. And the little aligners that were bonded onto your teeth are bonded with composite. So I would think that over time they may stain. But I'm not sure, so check with your orthodontist.

I really don't know much about retainers. Please check with your orthodontist.

First, depending on how the crown is made, this is usually a 1 or 2 visit procedure, occasionally 3. If you had a root canal procedure on the tooth, you have no nerve remaining, so you won't feel the preparation at all. If you didn't, you will be numb, and, again, won't feel it. If the crown is being made "in-house" the tooth will be scanned into a computer and, a few hours later, the final crown will be cemented. If the crown is being conventionally made, an impression will be made either on the first visit and then a final crown will be cemented on the second visit, or (if there's too much bleeding for various reasons) an impression done on the 2nd visit and the final crown cemented on the 3rd. You would have a temporary crown covering your tooth between visits. So, in short and to answer your question, no.