I had a crown done on my front tooth and it doesn't match what should I do?

Question

I had tooth number 10 done on my front tooth and the color doesn't match I think it looks to white and my other teeth next to it doesn't match they are more like a grey color and the stupid dentist used a metal post to hold the crown and now i can see black stuff because of the post near my gums. Why would a dentist use a metal post for a anterior tooth. Is this a bad dentist

Answer 1

no he is not a bad dentist metal post is used to give extra strength to the tooth .he must have done the core build up with a metal so only ure rown looks discoloured................
the better solution is remake or else remove that particular tooth and go in for a full ceramic bridge by taking support of the adjusent teeth...............

Answer 2

u could always use whitening strips to try to match up your other teeth to the crown. the metal you see is not the post. it's a type of crown and design. usually it's hidden below the gumline. if your really unhappy, most doctors will redo depending on how long ago u had it done. ask about a captek or lava crown, they are designed to have a more natural appearance. although, u stated your other teeth had a grey tone. the dentist may have gone with that specific crown because of the greyish tone.

just go back and tell the dentist that your not satisfied with the look.

Answer 3

If he used a post, that would mean that the tooth had a root canal. Ceramic post are avaible but the metal post may not be able to be removed without damaging the tooth. Also, the root may have darkened after root canal treatment. That cannot be changed, unfortunately. An all ceramic crown may look better. But...shade matching for only one tooth is one of the most challenging things to accomplish. If the dentist's dental lab is local, the lab technician may have to come to the office and custom shade the crown.
You did not go to a bad dentist. His/her task was a difficult one.

Answer 4

There are no bad dentists, just bad dentistry and your dentist is practising the latter. I had a cap put on one of my front teeth with two brass rods. I had it for years and put up with black showing through the tooth. After years the cap wore away to the point that the brass came to the surface and was very sensitive to heat and cold. I went to another dentist (the first had long since died) and he removed and replaced the cap without any pins. No problem since and it's been longer than the first cap was in place.

Answer 5

It should be almost an identical match. The shape isnt so much the issue, as they usually do a fairly good job of that, but its the color. It will feel like it's thicker in your mouth. And, it wont be as sharp. You'll notice when you try to chew a fingernail, for example, that it doesnt have the cutting power of your own teeth. Please make sure that you get a perfect tooth. It should go up under the gum line because as we age, our gums recede from the teeth. When this happens, you'll be able to see metal at the top of the tooth which looks like a decay at the gum-line. Be careful crunching hard things afterward because I have one broken right now and cant afford to get it fixed. (this is embarrassing) . Also, these crowns tend to yellow faster than our own teeth from tea, coffee, cigarettes, etc. Keep this in mind. Do not brush overly hard as this will cause the gum-line to recede quicker. Purchase a water-pic instead of using floss. Floss is okay but nothing will clean between them like a water pic will. Your dentist should recommend this to you and may even be able to give you a coupon to purchase one.

Answer 6

what you see near your gums is not a post. metal-to-porcelain crowns have a small line of metal at the edge of the crown. With time that metal will oxidize and appear dark under the gums.

If your crown is done less than 5 years ago to replace it with full-porcelain or gold-to-porcelain crowns you'll have to go to the same dentist and make him redo it or to pay out of your own pocket for replacement with different dentist.

If it is more than 5 years old you'll be able to replace it with your insurance coverage.

Answer 7

he is not a bad dentist but some cases require to be metal ceramic
he is only bad that he didn't tell you what he is going to use nor asked you to choose a satisfactory shade from color guide
if it is disturbing you very much you may change it but that will cost time, money and effort because if it is finally cemented it will be hard to remove and the all ceramic crown costs more than metal-ceramic ones

Answer 8

Get another dentist to look at it..and then get you money back and have your new dentist correct the problem...

Good luck

Answer 9

yup, you got a bad dentist.