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Posted in Uncategorized | August 27th, 2011

questions about dental crown?

I am planning to get a crown for one of my front tooth. This tooth broke from the middle a long time ago when I was a kid. I never had any problem with it, except that it’s a bit uneven. My girlfriend wants me to crown it, but I have some concerns.
1. Will it affect the health of the teeth?
2. How long does the crown stay? what if it comes off?
3. Can I decide later to get rid of the crown permanently?
4. After the crown is put in place, will I be able to do everything that I can do now? Is there any restriction on that?
5. Can I put braces (or invisaligns) on crowned teeth?

My other front tooth is a bit long. Is there some way to make it short so that the two are of same size? If so, how? Again, is there any risk associated with that? Currently my teeth are in good health (although they are not in the perfect shape and size), so I am worried if that will change if I go for crown etc.

Thanks for any help.

Instead of a crown, have you considered a veneer? Normally crowns are used for teeth that have had a root canal on them and often times, the existing tooth has to be filed down to fit the crown. I personally think veneers look more natural and will easily be able to compare to the tooth next to it.

Braces can be put on crowns. My son had this done recently. There are normally not too many restrictions with crowns and what you eat or do, but like I said, I prefer the look of veneers.