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The glaze is gone from my porcelain crowns and they have dulled. How can I restore them to white?

MerwriterNov 10, 2013
I paid $21,500 for 16 porcelain crowns 4 months ago. No one told me not to use whitening toothpaste. I had to have two of the crowns redone and they are extremely whiter than the rest! Now I am using supersmile but I cannot get my new porcelain back to white! The glaze must be gone. How can I restore them?

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Dr. Norman Huefner, DDS
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Answered on Nov 12, 2013
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