I broke my two front teeth last year and had two emergency root canals/dental crowns placed in. But I'm not very happy with the results. They are appear to be tinted gray in certain lighting. Why is this happening and how can I fix it?
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September 20, 2020
Answer: The reason for the grayish appearance of the crowns is the filling material of root canals.
According to the pictures, in your specific case porcelain veneers or crowns also can be applied. This depends on the health of your teeth and gums. If there is too much caries and dental stones crowns can be better after cleaning all the caries and dental stones. You can still wear retainers...
OM3 is a beautiful bleached shade that looks white without looking fake on the majority of people. Of course, it depends on your skin tone. But for the most people this is the best shade.
Typically we only do 1 post per tooth, but he may have been talking about 2 implants (sometimes also called posts) to replace a 2 rooted tooth. This has been done, but is not very common. Often when a tooth with a post fails, the roots are cracked, so the tooth needs to be extracted and replaced...
