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Do I Need Crowns on my Top Front Teeth? (photo)

ive been good with brushing my teeth, however whenever i graduated im 19 now i got a little lazy and wasnt brushing my teeth i did drink lots of soda and smoked, now ive had serious erosion on my teeth i have completely quit drinking cola drinks and only drink water for the last 6 months and have been using baking soda which is how i got my teeth as white again, what are my alternatives to having crowns placed on all my top front teeth like my dentist wants?

2 Doctor Answers | Asked by Jay ZizzleMyGizzle
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Do I Need Crowns on my Top Front Teeth? (photo) What are my Options?

I see a lot of teeth problems from poor diets. Some drinks can be tremendously erosive, so good for you that you've changed those habits. Make sure that you are also using a prescription strength Fluoride preparation to re-harden your teeth. Your photos show that you have some crowding. The fact that your bite isn't fitting well on the side is a concern that affects the durability of any type of work you have on your front teeth, so that should be evaluated further. Since you are... more
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Crowns on Top Front Teeth

I'm not sure what the purpose of the crowns is. Is it purely cosmetic or is there decay on the teeth? This question really can't be answered without seeing X-rays and much better quality photos, as well as your answer to my first question. If cosmetics is the reason, and there is no decay, you might be able to hjave Porcelain Laminates. It's hard to tell from your photos exactly what type and size fillings you have in those teeth.

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Jay ZizzleMyGizzle 22 Sep 2012
well the two front ones are just a little bit dark streakened from soda, which i have been using baking soda and it seems to be whitening this all quite well and about a quarter of their surface area is filling but the ones on the left of the two front inthe photo dont have cavities at all or any filling they just have dark stains at the top and the two on the other side just got a little eroded and a piece chipped off the one
Jay ZizzleMyGizzle 22 Sep 2012
but no none of it is cosmetic there telling me my teeth will continue cracking but i dont think they expected me to actually just quit drinking soda altogether and stick mainly to just water, other thanthat im very good with cleaning my teeth between brushing/flossing although some times i tend to get lazy with it

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