Hi,I recently receive my all porcelain crowns for my upper teeth and I hated them.They are too opaque. I genetically have translucent teeth especially on my uppers. I am going to meet the dentist at the dental lab next week. How can I explained in words what is wrong with the teeth? Do I show him the pictures? Do I tell him to make the sides and top part of the teeth translucent? Do you all see that the crowns are too opaque? Can you all tell which teeth are the crowns? Please give me feedback.
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Your teeth shouldn't move unless your bite contact is heavy. If it is, the light/hard tapping continuously over time may move one or both. Also if gaps are left inbetween any of the teeth, the space will allow some movement.
It is sometimes advantageous to splint teeth for strength but it should only be done if necessary. You can floss splinted teeth but you must use a floss threader. The temporaries look oversized, make sure you are happy with how the permanent crowns look before they are cemented.
Zirconia is strongest, but not as pretty, Empress is prettiest, but not the strongest, and Emax is in between. Two front teeth is normally best treated with Empress or a feldspathic porcelain, since the strength issues are less important on front teeth.
