Dental Crown Porcelain Dentist Answers, Q&A, Tips

Teenage Crown Plastic or Porcelain

13 year old boy, injured his tooth and broke it 1/2 way up. It was suggested that he have a crown. We are left with the decision of a plastic or...

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Should my All Porcelain Crowns Have These Gaps Between the Crown and Gum Line at the Back?

I can also rub my tongue off the back of the edge and it feels thick, and food gets stuck up in those gaps every now and then and are hard to remove....

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Are Lighter Shades of Porcelain Being Used for Now As Opposed to 20 Years Ago?

I have read that porcelain doesn't stain much, but in most of the pictures I have seen where old crowns have been replaced the new shade is...

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Why Would a Doctor Put a Metal/porcelain Crown in my Mouth? (photo)

I went to the dentist with a cracked molar....and he suggested a crown. He put it on last week and naturally you don't look in any mirrors at the...

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All Porcelain Crowns 2 Front Teeth, Now They Have a Dark "Hinge"?

Fractured front tooth roller skating, rootcanal, had it bonded, then braces. After braces the bond starting to crack, asked for it to be fixed. The...

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Can I Replace my Two Front All Porcelain Tooth Crowns with Lava Crowns? (photo)

My two front teeth are crowned with porcelain crowns, done at seperate times with atleast a 1-2 year gap. My two front tooth crowns do not match in...

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Plastic Crown, Porcelain or Extraction (Root Canal)?

Hi i am a 28 years old lady. I just had my root canal therapy last May 2010 without a crown. It was my third tooth from the right starting from the...

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Crown, Veneer, Onlay, Inlay, or Combination - for Hollowed out Vertical Decayed Half Premolar? (photo)

Save or Chop off Top of Tooth? I've read 1mm is minimum width of porcelain. My tooth appears hollowed out. Better to chop off top of tooth for crown...

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PFM Crown Warranty/Guarantee? And Ratio Metal to Porcelain?

Hello Doctors, I have two questions. I need a crown on a molar (that is noticeable when I smile). I would like to go with porcelain fused to high...

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Cost of Porcelain Fused to High Noble Metal?

I went to the dentist today and was told that I need a crown. On the treatment plan, the fee for "Crown-porc fuse high noble mtl" is $944.00 plus a...