I had two dental crowns placed. I wasn’t crazy about them having a metal based crown but my dentist said that I had to because they were back teeth and all porcelain crowns don’t work on back teeth. I agreed, mostly because I did not feel like I had much of a choice. Now I […]
A Fortune Wasted on My Smile Makeover
I’ve been in tears for months and finally decided to see if there is something I can do about this. I spent close to $30,000 on a smile makeover. It looks awful. I have a small mouth. The dental crowns he gave me are so huge that I can barely close my mouth. The only […]
Full Mouth Reconstruction Horror Story
I had 18-year-old porcelain veneers that needed to be replaced. I just wanted the same smile I had. For some reason, he said my bite needs to be opened so you can see the teeth and he needed to do a few crowns to make that happen. Whatever he did doesn’t feel right and you […]
Are My Teeth Too White?
I recently had to get a dental crown on a lateral incisor. My dentist has given me two crowns that are too dark. He’s telling me it is the whitest shade available. Are my teeth too white to have any restorative work done that will match? Kelli Dear Kelli, The problem is not how white […]
Dental Crown Disaster
My daughter had an accident several years back that damaged her two front teeth quite a bit. Both needed a dental crown. One also needed a root canal treatment. The tooth with the root canal treatment has turned darker over the years and it was really bothering my daughter. Being a teenager is hard enough, […]
Crowns On Front Teeth Do NOT Match
I am so frustrated. I had two dental crowns placed on my front teeth due to an accident. My dentist struggled with getting them to match the shape and character of my other teeth and decided to send me to a prosthodontist to complete my case because they are “experts”. The first pair of crowns […]
Full-Mouth Reconstruction Problems
I am having a full-mouth reconstruction done. The first set, which he called temporaries, were fine. However, ever since the permanent ones were placed I have been miserable. The teeth don’t all meet together the same so any chewing has been painful. It is also painful to move my jaw. My dentist finally agreed to […]
He Needs to Stop this Full-Mouth Reconstruction
I need some advice. My dentist is giving me a full-mouth reconstruction. I like the way the temporary crowns look. They’re perfect. I have a bit of trouble eating but I’m sure I’ll get used to that. My question is how perfect they look. Should I get one of the teeth offset a bit so […]
Can You Get a Single Porcelain Veneer?
I was planning on just getting one porcelain veneer for a tooth which has always bothered me. It’s always been darker than the other teeth. Originally, my dentist wanted to do a dental crown, but I didn’t want to grind the tooth down. He agreed to do the porcelain veneer. When it came in, it […]
Dentist Insists on Metal Based Crown
I have sensitivities to metal. It took me years to get my dentist to give me a white filling instead of a silver one. He finally gave in when most dentists were already doing them. Now I’m having to fight him about metal in my dental crown. He says the all-porcelain crowns can’t go on […]
