I have bulimia for 15yrs will i have to crown my teeth?

Q. Dear Dr Caplan i have been suffering from Bulimia for over 15 years and hence my teeth will need to be crowned (upper row). the bulimia is inactive but occasionally i regress to the same crutch, ie purging. my teeth are so sensitive that i have no choice but to crown them, do you think its advisable or are there any other options? thank you so much for your input.

A. Usually my treatment for such a situation is to crown the damaged teeth due to the backs of the teeth being severely damaged by acid and the fronts of teeth looking short due to acid damage to their tips.  Sometimes composite filing material can restore the damaged surfaces followed by veneers to improve the look of the smile.  Pleae contact my surgery if you wish for a free cosmetic consultation where I can discuss your options in more detail.

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March 24th, 2011 at 08:47 PM
nadia Says :

hi i am bulimic i have been like that for over 10 years my teeth are wearing out and very sensitive to hot and cold and i get alot of headahes i cant see my self improving so please do you recomend porcelian crowns for top and bottom o teeth and will they remain strong with my ongoing problem and i live in melbourne australia who do you recomend to do them for me .thankyou.

July 17th, 2012 at 08:47 PM
Kyler Says :

wat would be best dentures or bridge to have my lower jaw only has 6 teeth in front and upper jaw only has 2 front then on left have gap k9 then no more and on right side small 1 next to front tooth no k9 gap gap tooth gap so teeth on bottom fit into top gaps wen I fully bite down and I had a bridge on plastic but the thickness of plastic at roof of mouth made me really gag as used to be bulimic thanks for any advise.

July 17th, 2012 at 08:47 PM
Cadence Says :

it sounds like a smaller denture might work best, perhaps ask your dentist about chrome dentures

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