Crooked Front Tooth
I have a very crooked front tooth that protrudes
slightly, and I have several cavities in other teeth. Do you think I am a
candidate for porcelain veneers?
- Trey from Oklahoma |
Trey,
From what you're telling me, you sound like an excellent candidate for
porcelain veneers.
If your cavities are on front teeth and if they're large on any one tooth, it may be a good idea to have an
all-porcelain crown on that tooth. A large cavity would weaken the tooth, and a crown would strengthen it, where a porcelain veneer would just cover the front of the tooth and wouldn't be adequate treatment if you have a large cavity.
Other questions:
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What does it mean to say I
have leaky fillings? How
can I know if I really do? |
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What is your
opinion of the new Lumineers?
I've been to two dentists. One of them wants to do Lumineers, the
other says I should have crowns. |
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Is there a way to put
porcelain veneers over
crowns? I have crowns across the front, but would like them
whiter. |
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I had a dentist
recommend an all porcelain crown
for my front tooth but a porcelain fused to metal crown for my molar.
What's the difference? |
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Do the
white fillings last as long as amalgam? I was told that they
don't. |
- From your Naperville, Illinois
cosmetic dentist. |
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