I recently had two front crowns placed for the 2nd time. My first placement (roughly a year ago) resulted in two front teeth that were bulky and too white. He wanted to fix this and did. I just had my 2nd crowns placed and they are now too yellow. He wants to try again. How will this affect my teeth underneath? He says he will have to shave down even more of the tooth stub. I'm very worried this will all happen again and cause damage under the crowns, but I refuse to live a life without smiling.
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When crowns brake is due to a bad diagnose, occlusion is one of the most important things here, and needs to be checked before giving a solution, now, the size looks big, and this can also be a problem for good support, do teeth have root canals and posts? are they fused together?do you have...
If you were hitting high on a tooth for a month it may take 3-10 days or so to feel normal unless there is a more complicated issue. The important thing right now is if the tooth is feeling better, even though it is not perfect. If the tooth continues to feel better and better than be p...
Thank you for your inquiry. We're sorry to hear about your temporary, but unfortunately the best solution for you would be to go to your treating dentist to have this addressed. Any type of at home dentistry may make matter worse and even affect other teeth, so it's best you seek profession...