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Two of my front teeth have crowns. The initial ones I had were fitted by the NHS, and lasted exceptionally well, probably in excess of 20 yrs. However, in 2009 I was seeing a private dentist who recommended that both needed to be replaced. I was a bit reluctant about this, but since he was the ‘expert’ who I had to trust, I went ahead and had two porcelain crowns fitted.
Costing around £1,000 I felt this was expensive treatment, although the dentist explained to me that porcelain were the best, and I was hopeful that they would last just as long as what I had before.
I have now moved to an NHS dentist, who I really like. Sad thing is however that one of my crowns has recently become loose, and re-cementing hasn’t helped. I’m not happy about this, especially as I’ve now found out that the suspect crown has a very short/narrow pin, which makes me feel that it was never destined to last long.
So I’m now thinking what would be the best way forward. My preference would be to keep a crown, perhaps (??) with a longer/broader pin to ensure a better fit, though I may need to go along with one of the options suggested by my new dentist, of having either a bridge or an implant instead.
Any thoughts and/or suggestions on this matter would be hugely appreciated.
Costing around £1,000 I felt this was expensive treatment, although the dentist explained to me that porcelain were the best, and I was hopeful that they would last just as long as what I had before.
I have now moved to an NHS dentist, who I really like. Sad thing is however that one of my crowns has recently become loose, and re-cementing hasn’t helped. I’m not happy about this, especially as I’ve now found out that the suspect crown has a very short/narrow pin, which makes me feel that it was never destined to last long.
So I’m now thinking what would be the best way forward. My preference would be to keep a crown, perhaps (??) with a longer/broader pin to ensure a better fit, though I may need to go along with one of the options suggested by my new dentist, of having either a bridge or an implant instead.
Any thoughts and/or suggestions on this matter would be hugely appreciated.
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