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Question:
Black Line with New Crowns: I had crowns on two of the upper backside teeth of my mouth.

After everything was done I noticed this light black line avove my teeth which worried me. The doctor said it was a little of gum recession and stopped at that.

He recommended that I have crowns and veneers for my front teeth. I am worried that if I get crowns for my front teeth there will be more gum recession and my teeth will look worse having a black line above them.

I don't know what to do and do not feel comfortabe to talk to him as when I mentioned something about that he seemed to ignore it. My front teeth underwent root canals and of course they are not the whitest, one of them looks slightly gray.

I definitely think the gum recession happened because of the crowns as I have not experienced this before. ...Visitor from DE

Answer:
It sounds like your current dentist used porcelain to metal crowns for your back teeth, but may have not brought the crown margins (gum edge of the crowns) below the gum margins.

By bringing the crown edges below the gum line, you do not see the dark root or dark crown margins showing through. Also, a full porcelain crown could have been done which has no dark metal at all.

The preparations for crowns and veneers must be carefully done to ensure they are at the proper gum level and fit perfectly to prevent gum inflamation and recession. Some cosmetic dentists use special microscopic glasses to assure this degree of detail.

ComfortableDental.com
Ron Briglia, DMD
Chester County Medical Building
600 East Marshall Street, Suite 201
West Chester Pennsylvania PA 19380
(610) 692-4440

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