Hi Dr. Hall,<\/p>\n
Firstly, I’d like to tell how you relieved I am to have come across your website, which addresses many of the questions I have regarding a top-front crown I recently had placed.<\/p>\n
Long story short, I fell as a kid and had a root canal done then that left the tooth discolored. I’ve since spent the last few years trying to improve it’s appearance with my general dentist at increasing levels of invasiveness, ending up where I am now, with a discolored, crown and aggravated gum line.<\/p>\n
I’m exhausted from the experience and would like to understand all options, before moving any forward, to get this tooth to a place where it looks and feels acceptable or ideally “good”.<\/p>\n
I work in Manhattan and have been talking to Dr. – – – – (name withheld), I’d like to know if you’ve heard of his practice? He says he’s a cosmetic dentist. My feelings are that an all-porcelain or porcelain-layered crown with zirconia core would produce the best result, but as you’ve said in your articles, I shouldn’t encourage any doctor\/lab to use a material they’re not comfortable with.<\/p>\n
Any insight would be greatly appreciated!<\/p>\n
Thank you,
\nTerrence from New York<\/p>\n