Dental Implant Crowns - Shape & Translucence are off. Can it be fixed? (Photo)

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I've had dental implants in my lateral incisors for 2 years, and the shape and translucence have never been ideal. For context, I had a bone graph at each implant site. The right side failed initially and the implant didn't take so I had to have more bone put in on that side. I have porcelain fused to metal crowns. The right one is screw retained. The left is cemented due to the angle of the implant, I was told. I would like them to be less opaque & more symmetrical in shape.

Helen Carmenate, DDS · Answer

For improving the appearance of your dental implants, especially in terms of shape and translucency:
Reshaping or Replacing Crowns: The crowns on your implants can be reshaped or replaced to better match the symmetry and shape of your natural teeth.
Alternative Materials: Considering alternative materials such as all-ceramic or zirconia crowns could provide better translucency and a more natural look compared to porcelain fused to metal crowns.

Santiago Lopez, DDS · Answer

Hello there, I believe it can be fixed!, the key to the whole outcome when it comes to implant crowns is to determine which esthetic material is the best for each patient, depending on how their natural are, how much chroma, translucency and hue the patient has on their natural teeth. These factors determine which porcelain will be better to restore the implants and always trying tasty away from metal copings or metal abutments, to prevent the dark chroma from them. I prefer to use zirconia custom abutments on all anterior implant restorations and a selection of lithium disilicate or feldspathic, to provide a more natural looking teeth, being able to resemble translucency and enamel characterizations.

Kerem Turgut Atasoy, DDS, PhD · Answer

Hello. Restoring your implant restorations in the upper lateral incisor area with Zirconium or Emax materials instead of metal-fused porcelain is effective in preventing such opaque images.

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