Re: orthodontist work -> cosmetic work
From: Joel M. Eichen (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/23/05
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Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 16:53:17 -0500
On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:54:46 -0700, "Rich" <nomore@spam.no> wrote:
>I'm looking for a serious reply, I've got some major questions and need
>unbiased answers.
>You know it's tough to find an unbiased answer when you go into a dentist
>telling him you're thinking about having $18k worth of work done in the next
>2 weeks.
What is the rush?
> That's why I'm posting here. Refresher: I've been posting here for
>2 years. I'm the one with semi-crooked, gray colored, misshaped, decayed
>teeth. Got all the decays fixed last September. Set me back $6k with
>multiple fillings in all my teeth (guessing 30+ composite fillings). Next
>step was to straighten #8, #9 (both rotated outwards slightly) and #23
>(crowded inwards). Got metal braces in October and the fact is that I still
>need to get veneers and crowns (for all the RCT jobs done on #4, #8, etc.)
>when the ortho work is completed plus these braces are driving me nuts.
>
>So I went to two different "cosmetic" dentists to see about getting the
>braces off and reshaping the teeth since they needed a lot of work anyway.
>One dentist wanted tooooo much money and the other seems ok but at the end
>of each sentence he adds in a "my only concern is that of the teeth moving
>back later, however it shouldn't be a problem if we use a retainer". He's
>building up to cover his ass if/when something goes wrong. On the other hand
>($) he's 90% sure we won't have a problem. Nothing would please me more than
>to get these braces off and get these teeth looking better now but I don't
>want to have crooked porcelain teeth 6 months later.
Some people get porcelain veneers or crowns to avoid the need for
braces and avoid the possibility of shifting back.
Q. Why did you switch from dentist #1 to another dentist?
Joel
> I don't know if this is
>really going to be a problem. Has any dentist here ever removed braces early
>to do cosmetic work like this? Did they come back with crooked porcelain
>teeth?
>
>The dentist is telling me that the temporary plastic teeth will have a wire
>behind them which will hold them in position for 6 to 8 months, then when I
>get the porcelain installed I will have to wear a retainer for awhile.
>Comments please.
>
>And what is the life expectancy of a mouth full of porcelain? Suppose that
>the dentist does a really good job and everything goes fine, will I need to
>have this stuff replaced after 20 years? He offers a 7-year guarantee and
>he's been in town at least that long. I'm 30 years old and this is a
>concern..
>
>THANKS for any feedback.
>
>Rich
>
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