Front teeth crowns are short, big and wide. Can I reshape these without taking off the crowns? (Photo)

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I hve my front teeth crowns for 3 months.And I feel like they are big and wide. How do you think??? Can I reshape without taking off these crowns ??

Scott Young, DDS · Answer

They do look pretty wide.  Not much you can do other than replace them.  From the photos the case would turn out much nicer if you did four teeth as opposed to two.  Best of luck.

Kourosh Maddahi, DDS · Answer

Hi:You can have your dentist do limited adjustments to see if the apprearance can be improved.  If not, I suggest to redo the two crowns and also do two veneers on the adjacent two teeth to make all four front teeth more proportional.  Best,Dr. Maddahi

Dipesh Sitaram, MICCMO, FICCMO, DDS · Answer

It is not a good idea to reshape the existing crowns as it is not going to look correct.  You will want to consider doing the front six teeth to get proper symmetry and harmony.

Michael Mazaheri, DDS · Answer

Hello,
It is not possible to reshape these crowns unless a weak/temporary cement is used to cement them. They do look wide, did you have a diastima (gap) between the front teeth that they closed with the crowns? For best proportions you might need to also put veneers on your other front teeth to proportionally space them.

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