Posts Tagged ‘porcelain’

I would value you opinion on tooth whitening and veneer replacement.

Friday, September 10th, 2010
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Hi, i have my own bottom teeth apart from 2 crowns,my top jaw is implants and veneers,i wanted my remaing teeth whitened and the implants &crowns replaced with porcelain to match the newly whitened teeth,i thought whitening should be done first but my dentist has said he will replace teeth on implants and the crowns veneers then whiten my own teeth to match,he suggested 2 shades lighter,i would value your opinion, regards,
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Dr Rob Tennet St Johns Dental Practice 18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk

What kind of material will be used for my crown on the NHS?

Monday, September 6th, 2010
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I am due to have a NHS crown fitted on my first large molar bottom left which is clearly visible. Will I be able to get porcelain over metal crown on the NHS? If not what type of crown will the NHS fit?,
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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

One of my implant crowns doesn’t fit and it can’t be filed down any further. What can I do?

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
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hi i have had 2 upper front implants fitted and crowned but one of them does not fit even after filing down the dentist says he cant file anymore of or the porcelin crown will break so there is nothing he can do but i am having problems with biting my teeth together and eating what can i do.,
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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

Three weeks ago I had a tooth veneered and since then it’s been really sensitive. What can I do?

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
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Three weeks ago I had a tooth veneered in porcelain. Since then the tooth has been seriously sensitive and has not got any better. What can I or the dentist do?,
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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

I’ve had veneers for 20 years, but some keep falling off recently. Is the process faulty or is the porcelain contaminated?

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
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I have 6 veneers on my front top teeth. I had them placed over 20 years ago and have never had any problems. Last year one fell of and was successfully replaced. About a month later one of my large front ones fell off and has been replaced 3 times. Two others came off after that and they seem to have been successfully replaced. My question is can the porcelain from the one which keeps falling off be contaminated in some way or is it more likely to be either the bonding or the process which is at fault?,
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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

I’m worried that I have paid for a certain type of material, but have got another. What can I do?

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
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Hi, I’ve had 3 crowns fitted the first was metal based layered with porcelain – this was ok but I had a dark gum line. So I decided to have the next 2 crowns ‘all ceramic’ to avoid this dark line, but the dark gum line is even worse with the ceramic crowns. After reading up about crowns on the web and something a stand in dentist said at my practice I’m wondering if I’ve paid for ceramic but got the cheaper metal and porcelain crowns. Please advise.,
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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

I need bridges, but I can’t get my teeth whitened before they’re fitted. Will the porcelain react with the bleach?

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
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In around 5 weeks I will have porcelain bridges fitted after 18 months in braces, I have had these removed and now have retainers with plastic teeth in to maintain the gaps. My question is if I have my teeth bleached in the future will the porcelain bridges react and match with the bleach. If not what are my alternatives? I am in the forces and they would not bleach prior to matching for the bridges for cost reasons.,
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Dr Kailesh Solanki Kissdental – UK Practice of the Year 2007 157 Woodsend Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 8GN.2 New Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2QS. 13 Stanley Street, Manchester, M8 8SH. Web: www.kissdental.co.uk Tel: 0161 748 5250 View My Profile Dr Solanki

I had a filling replaced with porcelain, and now it hurts? How long should this last for?

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
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I went to the dentist days ago. He did an exam and said that I had a little cavity in one of my silver fillings. He said “lets take care of the cavity, and we’ll also replace the filling with porcelin. I said ok. It’s been three days and my tooth is very sensitive to hot and cold and sometime just aches. How long can I expect this to go on for? It wasn’t even bothering me when I went for the exam, now I have problems. I’m sorry I let him do anything. I should have waited until it started to hurt….if it aint broke dont fix it. Can you tell me if it should still be hurting.,
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Dr Safeer Butt S3 Dental – Synergistic Smile Studios Clinics in Kent, Surrey & Sussex Web: www.s3dental.co.uk Tel: 020 8398 6322 View My Profile Dr Butt

I’m considering dental implants, are porcelain implants the best type?

Monday, May 10th, 2010
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My front two lower teeth had root canal surgery about 25 years ago. They are discoloured. So I was going to have veneers over then. However, when my dentist checked the x-ray he noticed an infection around the two teeth. He said is would ne better for me to have the teeth extracted and have bridges a Maryland Bridge. When I researched this bridge I read that the two teeth supporting the bridge can become discoloured. I have also read that if the root is taken out and not filled then over time you can get atrophy. I would like to have dental implants but this can be expensive. Are porclean implants the best? Im not sure what to do? I did ask the dentist if I can have an x-ray every year to see how the infection is and to make sure it has not moved towards tooth number 3 as it is at the bottom of my two teeth I had root canal surgery on and I dont feel anything as the teeth have no feeling,. Can I just have an xray every year just to see how the infection is going, after all it has not caused me a problem for 25 years and just have veneers? If not and I should have my teeth removed what is the best permanent procedure? Thanks,
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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

Can anything be done about an implant treatment gone wrong?

Thursday, March 18th, 2010
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I have nearly finished treatment for an implant. However the way my gum was cut to place the implant means I have a v shaped gap in my gum, so the crown will not follow my normal gum line – the first one they tried had pink coloured porcelain at the top, (about 1/2 cm) which didn’t match my gum! It looks terrible. Can anything be done about this?,
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Dr Kailesh Solanki Kissdental – UK Practice of the Year 2007 157 Woodsend Road, Flixton, Manchester, M41 8GN.2 New Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 2QS. 13 Stanley Street, Manchester, M8 8SH. Web: www.kissdental.co.uk Tel: 0161 748 5250 View My Profile Dr Solanki