{"id":2091,"date":"2015-11-02T14:54:19","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T21:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=2091"},"modified":"2015-10-30T15:10:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T22:10:35","slug":"what-is-a-porcelain-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/what-is-a-porcelain-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a porcelain upgrade?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"40%\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"0\" width=\"350\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#A9C5A5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">We thank our advertisers who help fund this site.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- MyNewSmile sidebar tall --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 600px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4419877247826466\" data-ad-slot=\"6363395985\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hall,<br \/>\nI have been looking on the internet without any help. I am having a new bridge put in with 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/porcelaincrowns.htm\">porcelain crowns<\/a>. Then on the list they gave me it also stated 3 porcelain upgrades. What is a porcelain upgrade what does it mean? I have looked and looked without an answer.<br \/>\nThank you.<br \/>\n&#8211; Lisa from Florida<\/p>\n<p>Lisa,<br \/>\nA &#8220;porcelain upgrade&#8221; could be any of a number of things. It is not something that is standard in the profession, but is peculiar to your dentist. There is some extra service in connection with this bridge that he or she is charging you for. Here are some possibilities:<br \/>\n1. The charge could be for a more expensive type of porcelain that is being included in your bridge.<br \/>\n2. It could be a charge for premium esthetic treatment of your bridge, if this is to go in the front of your mouth. In my practice, I charged more for a porcelain crown in the front of the mouth than for one on a back tooth, because it was quite a bit more work to get it to look beautiful and match the other teeth perfectly.<br \/>\n3. Although it is phrased as a &#8220;porcelain upgrade&#8221; it could be for a more expensive type of metal that is being used as a framework.<br \/>\n4. It could be for a metal-free bridge, meaning that they will use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/cosmetic\/zirconia_crowns.htm\">high-strength ceramic<\/a> as a framework for the bridge rather than metal.<br \/>\n5. It could simply be a way to jack up the fee, without any other rational explanation. You could have a dental insurance plan that restricts the fee that your dentist can charge and this could be his or her way to get around that.<\/p>\n<p>The way they are putting it as an &#8220;upgrade&#8221; implies that it is an optional item. I would call the office and ask what it is for and then ask for an explanation as to why you should choose to have this upgrade rather than the standard service.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hall<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a comment? We&#8217;d love to hear from you. Enter your comment below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: currentColor; width: 450px; height: 80px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mynewsmile.com&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/askdr.htm\">ask Dr. Hall<\/a> a question of your own.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We thank our advertisers who help fund this site. . Dr. Hall, I have been looking on the internet without any help. 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