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aintreallyme
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Hello! Well I finally made it to the dentist (I will post full details later) but I have a couple questions regarding temporaries that I hope someone can answer.
I had two implants placed for my upper canines and will have 6 crowns across the top front teeth (among other procedures). When I met with the dentist, I told him that I wanted the shape of my teeth and the gumline improved, but that I didn´t want to have bigger or longer teeth.
Yesterday I had the temporaries placed on my top teeth, and they look and feel awful. They are about 3mm longer on the bottom and give me a much more pronounced overbite than with my old teeth due to projecting further forward in my mouth. They also feel very thick and affect my speaking. I only need to have them in for a couple weeks, so if this is normal I´ll just deal with it, but I´m worried what this might mean that my permanents...
So my questions: Are temporaries normally placed further forward in the mouth than the permanent crowns? And is the size/shape of the temporary indicative of what the permanents will be like or am I worrying needlessly?
I´m afraid while they seemed to be listening to me, that they may be going with their preferences for a toothy Hollywood smile vs. my preference of more natural smile. I plan to talk to the dentist or technician today if possible but it would be helpful to have any advice, reassurance, or warnings from the DFC dentist or patients!
thanks!!
I had two implants placed for my upper canines and will have 6 crowns across the top front teeth (among other procedures). When I met with the dentist, I told him that I wanted the shape of my teeth and the gumline improved, but that I didn´t want to have bigger or longer teeth.
Yesterday I had the temporaries placed on my top teeth, and they look and feel awful. They are about 3mm longer on the bottom and give me a much more pronounced overbite than with my old teeth due to projecting further forward in my mouth. They also feel very thick and affect my speaking. I only need to have them in for a couple weeks, so if this is normal I´ll just deal with it, but I´m worried what this might mean that my permanents...
So my questions: Are temporaries normally placed further forward in the mouth than the permanent crowns? And is the size/shape of the temporary indicative of what the permanents will be like or am I worrying needlessly?
I´m afraid while they seemed to be listening to me, that they may be going with their preferences for a toothy Hollywood smile vs. my preference of more natural smile. I plan to talk to the dentist or technician today if possible but it would be helpful to have any advice, reassurance, or warnings from the DFC dentist or patients!
thanks!!