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Dental Crowns for Teeth That Are Too Dark for Veneers?
My dentist wants me to have 10 dental crowns on my top teeth, the teeth that show when I smile. He says my teeth are naturally too dark to use porcelain veneers. I recently bleached my teeth for a month with reasonable lightening occuring. One of my two front teeth is dead and would definitely need a crown. Do you agree that crowns are the way to go in this situation?
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momala
in Oregon
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Crowns vs Veneers
Placing crowns instead of veneers to mask darker teeth is not necessary. A well trained dentist working in conjunction with a good lab should have no problems masking darker teeth with veneers without the unnecessary tooth removal for crowns.
Omaha Cosmetic Dentist
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Conservative treatment
Nope! your dentist don't have it right ...Sorry
You can mask dark teeth with venneers very well if he or she uses a good dental laboratory
The root canal tooth definitely needs a crown though
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Crowns and Veneers for discolored teeth
There are new materials on the market that can mask a dark tooth with a veneer, for example E-Max. It is beautiful, strong and could mask the color better than other materials. If possible be as conservative as you can. Perhaps some of the teeth could be veneered and the extremely discolored ones crowned to mask the darkness.
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Always choose the most conservative method to achieve the desired result.
Veneers will very adequately block out a dark tooth and blend with the existing teeth. Crowns require much more tooth reduction over veneers. There may be other reasons to crown the tooth, such as a previous root canal, decay on the sides or back of the tooth or large fillings.
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Veneers are the way to go!
I do it all the time and get great results. The key is to use a talented enough ceramist so you get a great result without the staining shining through.
Fairfield Cosmetic Dentist
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Go with veneers
I would say you need to get a second opinion. A crown is used to restore lost tooth structure or reinforce a damaged tooth to keep it from damaging further. If the tooth is healthy and doesn't need reinforcing, I always go with a veneer to fix stain. The thinner the veneer the healthier the tooth will be.
I have masked severe tetracycline stained teeth with as little as 0.7mm of porcelain. It can be done, but the dentist and the team need to understand the materials. The "dead...
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Veneers should be fine
It is very common to do veneers on dark teeth. There are many techniques for masking out dark teeth, including opaque veneer material, blocking out tooth structure before veneers are placed, etc. It is likely that your dentist is not familiar with some of the methods or materials availible.
Dark teeth are one of the main reasons I place veneers, as do many others.
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