Hello Andrew. I paid £1270 for two porcelain crowns. Is that about right or did I pay too much for them?
Also I need deep cleaning and the dentist told me that it is going to cost me £235.00 and that is not including the medication that I need for my teeth.
I have an appointment in two weeks and I would really like to know before I go so I will not be surprised on the price they will give me. Should I have a look elsewhere as this seems a little excessive to me. Thank you.
Hello Dr Hughes. I hope you can answer my question. Last year I paid for four front porcelain crowns and I was also advised to have root canals which came to a total of £3,600. 3 months later one tooth came out when I was eating. Then, as months went on, all of them had to be cemented back in. The dentist now is replacing them with 4 teeth on a bridge. I am really most upset as 3 years ago I paid £3,000 for 4 new teeth and they failed. Do you think that a bridge a good option? Thank you for your reply.
Hi Mark, I would like to know if it possible for me to have lingual braces? I have porcelain crowns with metal posts on my two front teeth and veneers on the two teeth either side.
I have a small upper arch and originally my upper front teeth were overlapped before they were replaced with crowns and posts. I have always wanted to have my teeth straightened but was put off by a dentist who did not want to offer me braces. I have since read on the internet that it is possible to have lingual braces on crowned teeth. I would like some advice on this if it’s possible. Thank you for your time.
Is there a general period of time for which porcelain crowns are guaranteed for? This was done at a private practice. I have two crowns on my front two top teeth that were done 4 years ago by an emergency dentist in Hammersmith, London. The level of customer service there was atrocious so they knocked £600 off the £1800 bill. I am seeing the same practice again tomorrow and I’m hoping the repair/ replacement treatment will be free. The crowns they gave me are now cracking up and will not last too much longer. I am really disappointed with the level of service and standard of care I received. In your opinion, should I have to pay again for this treatment?
My daughter, 5, has several silver crowns on her bottom molars. Is it costly to have them replaced with enamel crowns, or is there dental paint for them? She has two on each side and I don’t like the way they look. I know they are just baby teeth, but I do not want her to grow up with all this dental work in her mouth. Her dentist says that the enamel did not form properly around her teeth and that her whole mouth may need to be capped.
Hi , i am half way trew the process of getting four poceline crowns done. I got stage one of my crowns done today the top front four and the temp crowns are horrible very thick front and back and the wight is shocking. I look like bugs bunny, its pike i have dentures on. Im 23 years old I’m so scared and upset they are worse than my original teeth what should I do? the dentist said this is all normal and tried to say it looks like the picture I asked for. There not please help 🙁 is there another opinion I can take? I can send pictures if you would like to have a look at the before and after 🙁
All my top teeth have had crowns on from an early age, I recently had them replaced with all porcelain crowns but some of the tooth stumps i have are dark and unfortunately this darkness showed up through the crowns. I then had these removed and my dentist suggested metal porcelain bonded crowns instead, I have had these fitted but they don’t look right, the colour of them changes quite dramatically in different lights and they look dull, lifeless and ugly. They also seem bulkier than the previous crowns. There is a translucent area that has been incorporated into the crown which as I understood was supposed to make them more aesthetic but it doesn’t look very well blended with the crown and gives the appearance of a grey outline around the sides and bottom of the crown. I realise that metal bonded porcelain crowns are not as realistic as all porcelain crowns but mine look very false. Can metal bonded porcelain ever look natural and is this my only option due to the dark tooth stumps that I have?
Many thanks for any advice you can give me.
HI there
My teeth are in a really bad state. I had some porcelain crowns on posts done (front top 4 teeth between canines) about 20 years ago. I am now 38 and have lost two of the crowns which has obviously left two gaps and has left some quite ugly decaying bone where the teeth were. All four canines are decaying. ALL my back teeth at the top are either filled, decaying or both. I have no back teeth at the bottom apart from the very back ones. I had a breakdown in November 2011 and have been suffering from anxiety and depresssion since then and I take Fluoxetine on a daily basis. I have just got myself a new job at Jaguar but the state of my teeth is causing people to comment which is making me more depressed. I am not in a position to pay for cosmetic dentistry and am looking for some advice. Hope you can offer something in the way of an answer.
Many Thanks.
Hi Dr Moore, I went to receive 10 upper porcelain crowns/veneers today – and was very, very disappointed. My dentist has done a very thorough job of preparing my teeth & made umpteen impressions for the lab. And the lab seemed to be very competent. But somehow the final set, when put in my mouth looked like the before picture, whereas the temporary crowns looked like the after! I’ve asked to have changes made but how can this happen, i.e. does the actual fitting in your mouth affect the final result? Really worried I’ve paid £8000 to end up with teeth pretty much the same as I started with. Thank you in advance for any advice you can give me.
