Since 12/2013, the dentist has tried porcelain crown over zicronia base (with a metal abutment) screwed on the implant. But result was too opaque and the color was not right. Then he tried a metal ceramic crown (to be glued to the metal abutment). Dentist is now pleased to have captured the hue. At direct light it looks ok, but otherwise it stands out as a very gray unnatural tooth. Every crown was remade at least 2-3 times. I'm getting desperate. Should I change dentist?
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April 12, 2014
Answer: Difficult problem with Grey tooth over implant.
I would get them out soon. I remove metal (amalgam) fillings everyday and greater than 95 percent of them have recurrent cavities if they are over ten years old. Depending on the size of the filling, they can be replaced with composite fillings or all porcelain restorations....
It is difficult to evaluate without any Xrays. But from the pic, we can see that even your teeth are worn out, they have strong roots. So I believe a good solution for you could be performing crowns, porcelain crowns, and of course it is possible to match your upper teeth color and fix your bite...
I assume the filling was done on the upper arch. It is very likely you have a hematoma, basically and internal bruise. There is a network of blood vessels in the area the dentist gave you the anesthetic. If the needle enters that area, which is very easy to do, it can cause the...