If so, right away or after some speculation?
2006-08-31 13:56:41 · 5 answers · asked by LvYahooAnswrs 2 in Health ➔ Dental
Also, state ur profession (ex: dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, etc...).
2006-08-31 13:58:11 · update #1
I agree with Justine. As a dentist, I can usually tell. Perhaps not in most social situations, but if I can get a good look in there, I can usually tell. Evenif there is no display of metal, the tooth would have a somewhat opaque charter to it. This is generally only a problem if it is a front tooth, as most of the time nobody can get a good enough look at the other teeth to tell. There are times when it is better to consider a metal-free crown if aesthetics will be your primary concern. There ARE times when it is simply not possible to "prepare" the tooth adequately for an all-porcelain crown and you just have to accept that and get the porcelain-fused-to-metal. In these cases, I virtually always do an all-porcelain margin near the gum on the side that shows.
Now... Can most people "walking the street" tell the difference? I highly doubt it.
2006-08-31 16:28:46 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 years experience assistant/receptionist, no , only if it is a front tooth you can see the metal showing if the crown was done poorly, the term porcelain fused to nobel metal is called this because the crown is made of porcelain on the outside which should match your teeth perfect and metal on the inside. You can have gold on the inside and this will not show thru especially on front crowns which is called cap tech.Only a dentist would be able to tell this.
2006-08-31 14:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by flower 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's on a front tooth, then yes, I can usually tell if it's a Porcelain fused to metal (PFM). Usually, the gum tends to shrink away from this type of crown & you will get a gray line around there. Also, since there is a metal sub-structure, the tooth tends to look "dead" while with the all porcelain crowns, they tend to let light shine through like natural teeth.
2006-08-31 15:16:38 · answer #3 · answered by justine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can sometimes see the metal at the top if you look hard enough, that is what my dentist told me and that is why I opted not to get a metal crown.
2006-08-31 13:59:56 · answer #4 · answered by Rawrrrr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have the person open wide and look at he back along the gum line... usually the porc. doesnot go allthe way to the gum on the inside.
2006-08-31 15:19:09 · answer #5 · answered by bbpip 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋