{"id":292,"date":"2009-09-18T17:24:42","date_gmt":"2009-09-18T23:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=292"},"modified":"2009-09-16T17:47:41","modified_gmt":"2009-09-16T23:47:41","slug":"all-porcelain-crown-vs-porcelain-fused-to-metal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/all-porcelain-crown-vs-porcelain-fused-to-metal\/","title":{"rendered":"All porcelain crown vs. porcelain fused to metal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Dr. Hall,
\nI have an old crown in a front tooth. I visited a cosmetic dentist who works as an associate of a very famous cosmetic dentist in my area. He said he won’t know if he can do an all porcelain crown or a porcelain fused to metal crown until he removes my current crown. He also mentioned that even if he has to use a porcelain fused to metal crown, he will be able to add several layers of porcelain to make sure the metal won’t be shown or leave a shadow thorugh my gum.<\/p>\n

Can I, as a patient, request that my crown be all porcelain or all ceramic? or should I let my cosmetic dentist pick the most appropriate for me?. I was initially going to have my general dentist have the crown done, but decided to go to a cosmetic dentist after exhaustively reading your website. Thank you for taking the time and effort to reply to our e-mails. Your website is so helpful! Margarita<\/p>\n

Margarita,<\/p>\n

First, no I think it’s a big mistake for you to try to push a dentist into any type of crown that he or she doesn’t recommend. Dentists that are comfortable doing all-porcelain crowns will by far prefer them on front teeth,\u00a0provided they have a strong esthetic sense.<\/p>\n

Please forgive me if am missing something, but I can’t imagine any reason this dentist would need to take your existing crown off before being able to tell you if he can do an all-porcelain crown on your front tooth. I haven’t met a front tooth that I couldn’t do an all-porcelain crown on. And no matter how much porcelain he layers over the metal, he can’t make the metal translucent – it’s still porcelain fused to metal<\/a>. Is this guy trying to pull the wool over your eyes? What makes you think he is a cosmetic dentist? And being “famous” isn’t a credential for cosmetic dentistry.<\/p>\n

I recommend you get a second opinion from someone better – someone who loves doing all porcelain crowns<\/a>.\u00a0 Is there anyone on our recommended list who is close enough to you that you could go see them for this crown?<\/p>\n

Especially if it is ONE front tooth – you need a real artist to get it matched right, and it needs to be all porcelain.
\n– Dr. Hall<\/p>\n

Read more about porcelain crowns for front teeth<\/a>.
\nClick here to find a cosmetic dentist<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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