My front tooth are dead and I have 3 porcelain crowns. But they are different color. My dentist said can't be done anything. I'm really sad. Is it true ? Is there somewhere else I could have fix all my front teeth to be the same color? Thank you very much
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June 10, 2014
Answer: The crowns on my front teeth aren't the same color. Can they be improved?
Typically, when a tooth has been root canal treated and more than 50% of the tooth structure has been removed due to a chip or cavities, it is recommended that the tooth have a crown made for it. A big reason for this is that once a tooth receives root canal treatment, the tooth becomes...
It is possible that the temporary crown covered more of the tooth than the permanent crown, going beyond the margin created in the tooth preparation.There are some tricks to hide a dark tooth that shows through a crown. One is to prepare more of the tooth, going deeper and further under...
Rough edges are difficult or impossible to clean, meaning that plaque will accumulate there unchecked, causing gum inflammation and possibly decay that will progress under the crown.