this is upsetting me beyond belief, i had 4 crowns fitted last year, within 2 weeks 2 broke and i was told it was my fault as i supposedly grind my teeth. i am quite happy to take the dentists prognosis but they always shatter in the same way straight down the middle and the tooth is still covered in the metal and so is the halves of the crown and these are never next to each other and wearing a guard at night makes no difference. so even that i have had only 4 crowns at this present time ive actually had 7 and the 8th is sitting in front of me .i know this may seem melodromatic but in the last year im scared to eat incase i hear that crack.if there is any advice , anything i should avoid ect because this is affecting my work, confidence ect. im now at the point im scared to eat certain food. i just want to be able to smile again and to go for my 6 monthly check up whithout spending 2 months in constant treatment for the same treatment .The worst part of this is i was compliant in this course of treatment as i was told not only would it fix any underlying problems but would also give an acceptable cosmetic result. i was told these would last for years when after the 2nd time of different teeth being chipped in very odd and splitting in half tonight the first crown i had just under a year ago and the only original crown that has not been replaced in the first couple of months, has as the rest split down the middle and is now sitting in a jar. i also am highly sceptical about teeth grinding due to the fact it only seems to affect 3/4 teeth plus none of my family have ever commented on this complaint even when told to point this out to me. any advice would be most appreicated as i feel this is not only making every treatment more fearful but the effect on my everyday life is becoming prohibative

I had implants (3) connected to a bridge for my upper teeth. One of the crowns broke a the gum line. My dentist is not in today and no emergency number when I called. What could cause this happen? Can the broken crown be replaced? This procedure was completed about three years ago.

Are you sure its the implant that has broken that would be very uncommon, see if your dentist is in today and get him to check it out, it could just need screwing back into place

Can I have two veneers fitted to my two front teeth if I grind my teeth? I had bulimia when I was younger and have worn away the enamle as well as bitting my nails I tend to grind my teeth in my sleep. I am really unhappy and depressed as my teeth have fractures in them and are slowly dissolving away. Please can I have some advise as I really would like to have my teeth veneered and can’t afford dentle implants .

Veneers would work well but you might need to wear a bite guard at night to protect your new veneers