I recently had porcelain to metal crown put on to cover an existing tooth that already had a large cavity. The tooth covered was an upper back tooth. The bite feels normal; however the outside out the crown feels like it protrudes from the rest of the teeth. My dentist said this is normal but I feel self conscious like I have a big tooth. Can the crown be filed or smoothed down so that it is flush with the rest of the teeth? Will filing down the outside of the tooth damage the crown?

Dear Dr Hughes

Can you tell me what the cost of replacement porcelain veneers are these days and if so can you recommend anyone in the west midlands, solihull area. I have had veneers since i was 16 and i am now 34. My veneers are very dark D2 to be precise and i would like to go lighter. I have four that i would like replaced and today the front one cracked. I am so upset could you help at all.

Kind regards 

Hello Dr Kalpesh Bohara. How are you? I am hoping to find out about the dental bridge what procedure it involves from the initial stages to the very last .i also would like to know about tooth selectoin for which tooth we can make bridges and what is the procedure for this. Could you tell me how i should start and also if you can what intrument are needed for the preparation of this treatment.pleasetell the new cosmatic procedure .now adays there is more emphasis on cosmatic dentistry lots of advancement are are there .there are new composiye and cement used .plz give the details of the newer material used

Hello! Can you explain me the full procedure of veneers? how long it takes, and how many visits I will need.

Dear Dr Hughes

I had 10 porceline veneers fitted yesterday – to put it bluntly they look rubbish, not what I hoped or thought they would look like. my two issues are the colour and the way they arent level. I went for shade OM3 which is the 3rd lightest in the amercian shade range and they seem rather yellow. secondly, the teeth sort of bow – they are sort of lop-sided as in the right side is longer than the left. I actually preferred my temporaries to these! What can I do? I paid £7000!

Thanks

i need 4 crowns, are silver crowns that terrible to use…and if i chose silver…can it be removed and replaced to porcelain, later in the future or are they permanent.
thank you,

Can you tell me what the differences in quality and cost are between ceramic and porcelain crowns.

Kind regards

I’m under 18, and I have a gap between my two front teeth (incisors), and I don’t like it at all, I was considering getting porcelain veneers for just them two teeth, but can I get it for free?
Since I do not want braces at all, and I haven’t got the money to pay approximately £400 (for both teeth) to get a private dentist to do it.

please advise as to what a precious and non precious crown is and what it is made of. Also is it possible to do a root filling through an existing porcelain crown and then fill it with amalgam?

I just wonder how much it cost to have a Hollywood smile by porcelain veneers method (cost by tooth) ..And where is the best dental clinic in london to do all this..