Dental Crowns on Front 6 Teeth. Not Happy So Far?

I had my veneers taken off to replace with crowns on top front 6 teeth. I was quite disappointed with the colour, shape and size of the new crowns. I was quite disheartened. I was asked to try them out for 2 days - they said they will try to sort out the problem areas. My concerns are: how can they be so far out from an impression taken of the original teeth? Is this normal? I cannot talk properly either. How many attempts before they are correct? RSVP-I have an appt. today. What should I do?

Tags:

front teeth talking

Comment on this

7 Doctor Answers | Asked by NLightener

Doctor Answers (7)
Community Comments (0)

Unhappy with dental crowns

You mentioned your dentist wants you to "try out" the crowns. You should find out if they are placed on your teeth with temporary cement, because if so, it should be easy to remove them and either modify them or remake them. If they are cemented with permanent cement, they will usually not come off without being destroyed and having to be remade. Good luck

Top front 6 crowns

If you do not like your temporariy veneers, please do not get the permanent ones placed!!! I am assuming you did not see a cosmetic dentist. Please re-evaluate your situation. If you are seeing a cosmetic dentist, then they will address your concerns and attend your needs. This is very important when dealing with cosmetics. You are paying for a certain look and design, of which I hope you were involved in designing at the initial onset. Good luck and be involved!! more

Dental crowns on front 6 teeth

We use a template to place of your mouth that resembles your final product. We call it the "trial smile". If the template does not look right, it can be tweaked until it is correct. The final product should be identical to the final trial smile. We would never make the final smile until we have an approved "trial smile". Our impressions are extremely accurate when done properly and there should be no marginal openings. It should be a perfect fit or... more

Dental Crowns on Front 6 Teeth

An experienced Cosmetic Dentist would have had a trial run with properly fitting and shaped yemporary crowns. Once you approve those, the permanent crowns would be made to duplicate that shape. You should be totally happy with the look and color of the new crowns before allowing them to be permanently cemented.

Unhappy with crowns

The process of cosmetic dentistry usually starts with a provisional restoration designed to correct a smile. This is done in various materials, I use integrity. This allows a preview of the shape, color, and contour of the final restoation. An important consideration with provisionals is to ensure that there in enough room after prepping the teeth for ideal ceeramic construction, this information also comes from the provisionals. Creating a smile is... more

Dental Crowns on Front 6 Teeth. Not Happy So Far-What to Do?

It sounds like you are disappointed in your new crowns. You are at a critical step-in my opinion, don't have the permanent crowns cemented in until you sit there and try them first. It's much more difficult to make any changes after that. Here are some things you can do before you get any crowns put in permanently: Make as specific a list as possible about what problems or disappointments you are having. Prioritize them. Make sure to get the first few most important things... more