Posts Tagged ‘crown’

Can anythin be taken off the crown & bridge to make it look less bulky or not?

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
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I have had a crown fitted which is connected to a bridge. but i feel that it is slightly bulky can anythin be taken off the crown & bridge to make it look less bulky or not?

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Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk

Can a veneer be applied to a crown?

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
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Hello Dr Suri I have a bridge and crowns, the bridge is still v good, but the crown on the left side is showing the grey metal near the gum. Can you apply veneer to a crown? 

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Dr Komal Suri Smile Design Dental 33 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire HP22 6DU Web: www.smiledesigndental.co.uk  Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Suri

Can porcelain veneers be placed over my crowns. I do not want lumineers

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
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Dr. Suri, I am interested in porcelain veneers for my upper and lower front teeth. Two of these teeth are crowns. Can porcelain veneers be placed over my crowns. I do not want lumineers. Thank you, 

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Dr Komal Suri Smile Design Dental 33 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire HP22 6DU Web: www.smiledesigndental.co.uk  Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Suri

I grind my teeth, which is better? Crown or Implant

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
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Hi there Over about 20 years I have had endless fillings in my lower 5th tooth back from the middle which whilst flossing 2 months ago finally disintigrated leaving enough route apparently for route canal treatment and a crown according to two detists. However the first private dentist advised a dental implant instead of a crown due to the fact I grind my teeth fairly badly and said that a crown wouldn’t last. The NHS dentist which I have just seen knew nothing about implants and simply said she could do route canal and a crown, not really mentioning that it may not last due to grinding. So bearing in mind that I could afford an implant, am I better to just bite the bullet and get an implant done as opposed to a crown which according to the private dentist I may have to replace in a couple of years? Or is the private dentist just after more money? In addition am I better to go to a special centre that specialises in implants or register with a private dentist that does them? Also if I went the route canal and crown route someone said that nowadays they can fit very slim night mouth guards to protect teeth from night grinding and if so is this true because I had one about 20 years ago and felt like a gorilla in bed!! Thanks for your help

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Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

Wearing teeth due to grinding can i use lumineers?

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
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I have/ had straight and beautiful teeth all my life, but I am a grinder and have been consciously grinding my teeth for the last 25 or so years. I am very vain and my smile is the core of my confidence. Now my teeth are worn down, cracked and yellowing. I would like to cap all of them (to close gaps and lengthening them) and add a couple of bridges (to replace missing teeth) but I don’t like the artificial look that some veneers give. And also don’t like filing down my natural teeth. Luckily with Lumineers they are thin and transparent enough to avoid both. But are they strong enough for my griding? And is there anything I can do to stop griding because my jaw and that whole area has shifted and changes (not in a good way). Can my case be helped and how? Thank you!

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Dr Riten Patel The Mulberry 18 Ashley Road, Walton on Thames Surrey, KT12 1HS Web: www.mulberrydental.co.uk Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Patel

i have been diagnosed with bone loss dentist wants to remove my 4 front teeth and supply dentures

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
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I have been diagnosed with significant bone loss in my front teeth.My dentist wants to remove my 4 front teeth and supply dentures.As two of the teeth are not loose would a crown be able to be fitted and a bridge on the two loose teeth.He says bone loss is there in the two other teeth but they are fine at the moment and i would rather not have them removed

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Dr Komal Suri Smile Design Dental 33 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire HP22 6DU Web: www.smiledesigndental.co.uk  Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Suri

Will the crown have to be removed and the root canals cleared?

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
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I have a problem with one of my lower right side teeth. It had a root filing around 1990 with no problems. About 5 years ago the dead tooth stated to break up and so about 2 years ago it was fitted with a crown again with no immediate problems. However about a year ago I stated to get small abscess in the outside gum just below the crown line. It would occasionally bust releasing a small amount of milky fluid and then heal but only to reoccur a few week later. Now the discharge is more puss and erupts every 4 to 5 days. I can feel the pressure of the build up increasing in the interim. I presume I have an infection in one of the root canals? Will the crown have to be removed and the root canals cleared? Many thanks for your advice.

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Dr Komal Suri Smile Design Dental 33 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire HP22 6DU Web: www.smiledesigndental.co.uk  Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Suri

Which is the best option to fix a chipped tooth crown bond or veneer?

Saturday, March 28th, 2009
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I recently had my front tooth chipped on the bottom, the dentist filed it down too much. My choices to fix the tooth are a crown, bond, or veneer What would be my best choice?

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Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

How much of base metal showing is acceptable on grinding the porcelain

Friday, March 27th, 2009
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Today I had a porcelain crown put in. In order for the dentist to not have an interference with my jaw closing he had to grind a large amount of porcelain away to the base metal. What are the specifications of doing such a thing. I.E. how much base metal showing is acceptable. I paid a significant amount of money for the crown. Thanks, 

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Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

can i have a plate with a tooth and a cover tooth for my incisors

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
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I have a tooth missing at the front next to my 2 main front teeth. Can i have a plate with a tooth and also like a cover tooth for my incisors to make the colour the same as my other crowns,A1. so that would be in effect a plate with 3 teeth but i only have 1 gap? sorry to be complicated.

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Dr Komal Suri Smile Design Dental 33 High Street, Wendover, Buckinghamshire HP22 6DU Web: www.smiledesigndental.co.uk  Tel: 01932 223 479 View My Profile Dr Suri