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Dental Crowns - the Whitest Color on the Market?

asked 1 year ago by missk11 in Los Angeles, CA
Latest answer by Greg Lutke, DDS
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Tags: white

What's the code for the whitest color of porcelain crowns on the market? My dentist calls it 00 - "double zero".

4 answers to Dental Crowns - the Whitest Color on the Market?

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White teeth can look very different

When a dentist matches the color of a tooth, a shade guide is used. This is usually a starting point. Each manufacturer of porcelain has a shade guide that they match to. You should ask your dentist for the bleach guide for that porcelain type. The bleach guide is usually a separate set of whiter teeth shades. That way you can look at several different "white" shades and get an ideal of what will work best for you. The key to having a whiter shade, is making it look... more
Fred Peck, DDS

Cincinnati Cosmetic Dentist
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Porcelain Shades

Hi Missk11 There are different guides for classifying tooth shade.  The systems are for communication between the dentist and the ceramist.  Depending on the system, 00 might very well be the 'whitest' shade, while another system might call the same shade OM3, or 010.  So without knowing what shade guide system you are asking about its not possible to say what is the whitest.  Although, going by the way they are usually organized, 00 or 000 sounds like... more
Steve Alper, DMD

New York Cosmetic Dentist
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As white as you want!

You can get your veneers or crowns in any shade you wish - including very bleached white.  For dentists, there are several 'Shade guides' on the market - each shade guide will have a different code for bleach white. OM1 is the whitest shade in one of the guides I use, or BL1 in another.  Your dentist can show you the shade guide used in the office and you can make note of it then. You can also request an even whiter shade, if that suites your needs. ... more
Greg Lutke, DDS

Plano Cosmetic Dentist

www.lutkedental.com

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Whitest shade is OM1 or OM3

This needs to be discussed with your dentist and the lab doing the crowns. They may have a porcelain that is whiter...
Michael J. Thomas, DDS

Los Angeles Cosmetic Dentist

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