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Question:
Crowns replacing Veneers: I have had porcelain veneers on my two front teeth for several years for cosmetic reasons (the nerves on my front teeth died and the teeth yellowed significantly). When one broke recently, I went to my dentist (not the same dentist who originally put the veneers on).
After trying to put some replacement veneers on, he said that my teeth had yellowed significantly and that veneers would not work. He then proceeded to shave my teeth down so that he could put crowns on instead. He did not ask me whether I would prefer crowns (in my opinion, the veneer replacements did not look that bad), but just prepared me for them.
I have now had the crowns for about two months, and am very unhappy with them. While they do look great cosmetically, they feel much less stable and much less like my own teeth than did the veneers. I tried to eat an apple last night, and I found it challenging to bite into it, and then my teeth hurt the rest of the night.
The teeth feel much thinner than they did with the crown (they are almost sharp at the bottom). I am constantly paranoid that the crowns will fall out, and it has been very upsetting. I have two questions:
1) Is it typical that a porcelain crown would feel less stable than a veneer, and should my dentist have communicated that to me?
2) Would it make sense for me to go for a 2nd opinion on the crowns to see if it could be fixed? ...Visitor from CA
Answer:
Yes, your dentist should have asked for your consent to any treatment.
Generally, patients get used to the feel of new crowns. Here is a possible solution. Tell your dentist you are willing to see if you will get used to these new crowns. If at the end of 3 months you want to change them you will let him know.
Get the fees for changing them up front. Also, ask him if your teeth can handle the additional prepping necessary to make the new crowns.
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