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StuckInIndia
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The front of my mouth is pristine but every quadrant the three back teeth have old amalgam fillings. They are on the larger side and ugly. I have always been self conscious of them and since I recently got crowns on perfectly healthy front teeth for pury cosmetic reasons (crowding and overlapping) got me thinking. Can I cover all 4 quadrants back 3 teeth with porcelain fused to metal crowns so they all look white again? The plus being that as I get older (Im 47 now) the crowns will protect those teeth? I read that amalgam over time can cause cracks in teeth due to temperature changes as it expands and contracts often leading to a piece of the remaining crown to crack and break off later on. So would it be a good idea for both cosmetic and preventative reasons? Anxiety aside, Im willing to do it for my self esteem and to prevent further damage to the teeth down the road as long as I get sedation.
Or is it better to wait until something happens that they need to be worked on? I know probably switching to white composite fillings wouldnt be recomended due to size and the fact they dont last as long. Hoping white crowns would posaibly last until my senior years if taken care of.
Or is it better to wait until something happens that they need to be worked on? I know probably switching to white composite fillings wouldnt be recomended due to size and the fact they dont last as long. Hoping white crowns would posaibly last until my senior years if taken care of.