Recently, I had my veneers redone with a fresh set on 8 and 9 to close two very tiny triangles on the distals. The dentist did slice prep on the distals of the teeth to close the triangles with the veneers. Down the line, many years from now, when I redo again, if I had to transition to all porcelain crowns (just assume for some reason veneers would no longer work) instead of veneers is that possible with teeth that are slice prepped to go to porcelain crowns restorations instead of veneers?
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I agree with the other dentists, very likely it is an amalgam tattoo where the metal (mercury?) leaked out of the old filling into the gum area. This most likely occurred when the original filling was placed.
If this bothers you, the tissue can be removed and replaced with a...
Sounds to me as if you have an infectious or inflammatory process going on around your tooth. This may indicate a failing root canal treatment, periodontal infection or even a fractured tooth. Make sure to find out if anything like this is occuring prior to having a new crown placed.
A post and buildup should only be necessary if there is not enough sound tooth structure for a crown to br placed on. If they are necessary in your case, make sure that tooth colored posts and buildup material is used to prevent any dark areas showing through the crown. This is only...