My dental crowns are much longer and wider rthan my teeth
Q. I have visited a dentist to have cosmetic dentistry – to whiten my teeth and replace teeth at the front of my mouth that I am unhappy with. At present I am in the process of having my teeth whitened at home. Whilst I have seen a model of the proposed crowns, and am being recommended to go to the lab and discuss these with the technician, they are much longer and wider than my present teeth/crowns. This may be the right thing to do, but I have previously had bad crowns fitted which looked terrible, and I really want to have beautiful teeth that I am happy with. I have not received anything in writing and am becoming a bit concerned that I could end up with yet another expensive mistake. I may be being overly concerned, but I really would rather ‘see’ how my teeth would look before I go through an irreversible process. Can you advise? Thank you
A. Dear R
I understand your apprehension. Your desire to improve your smile can be a daunting prospect as you step into the unknown. My advice would be to chat to your dentist before you have your teeth prepared. Sometimes your dentist can superimpose your new teeth over your existing teeth so you can preview your smile, your dentist can also directly bond tooth material on your teeth to show you what the new length and width would feel like. The great thing about these options are they are 100% reversible. When your teeth are prepared your dentist will place you into prototype restorations so you can assess them at this stage he/she can make changes to suit you.
I hope this helps you.
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