Re: Unhappy with my dental work. Options?

Christa,

This is probably the case with the bottom left bridge: it feels bulky to
your tongue because you were missing a tooth there and now you don't...less
room for your tongue overall. That's my guess without seeing your mouth. Try
to adjust to it and if you can't, ask your dentist if it's feasible to
recontour it a bit.

Lower front teeth: nightmare to have crowns made. Natural lower front teeth
are quite tiny to begin with. Reducing them enough to allow esthetic-looking
crowns without encroaching on the pulp is quite a challenge. They will be
bulky to some degree. The far left tooth is your canine and will tend to be
bigger compared to the other anterior teeth. The crown for it will need to
be made the same way to prevent you from grinding down your other teeth
(move your jaw to the left, you will notice your canines touching each
other).
That said, if you truly feel uncomfortable and can't adjust to them, express
it to your dentist. He started it, he'll complete it. I'm sure he'll take
steps to make you smile with pride :-)
P.S.: This is based on assumptions since I don't have your models.

"Christa H via MedKB.com" <forum@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:513E4FED1919F@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Gosh. I am so unhappy. After many years of holding back on "smiles", due
> to
> discolored or missing/damaged teeth, I finally have been undergoing a
> smile
> transformation. It has not been happening with out much financial
> sacfrice
> for me. I finally have a job with dental insurance, but my portion has
> still
> been hefty. I have had 3 series completed. Two of which I am unhappy with.
> A
> 4 crown bridge on my upper right fits perfectly, and I have no problem
> with
> it. But I also had a 3 crown bridge on my lower left. These were done
> about
> 10 months ago. They were the first ones to be done, and I did not know
> they
> could be better till I got the previously mentioned one done. These 3 on
> the
> bottom left seem to be oversized...compared to the rest of my teeth. They
> jut
> out on the inside, and my tongue (the un-managable muscle) is continually
> drawn to them. It is so annoying. Plus when I am chewing, because they are
> larger, I bite the lower inside of my mouth. I got over the appearance of
> their size, because they really do not show, but still ....after all this
> time, the "fit" annoys me. NOW....I just had 4 seperate crowns on my 2
> front
> teeth, and the two to the left of them. Three of them seem fine, but the
> one
> to the far left drives me crazy....it too being oversized I think. It
> feels I
> have something stuffed under my lip, and when I smile, it feels like a
> fang...
> like it bulges out. When you look at it...at first glance...it looks ok,,
> but
> when I study it...it is just thick and bulky...and I hate it. I really
> like
> my dentist, he is kind, and a nice person, but he acts like he doesn't
> know
> what I am talking about....grinds it down a bit,polishes it, and says
> "hows
> that?". I think it needs to be taken off and remade. Can it be taken off
> since it is permantly cemented on? I am not of an assertive nature, but
> think
> I can speak up about how I really feel about the work if I knew my
> rights/options. I think between what the insurance company has paid, and
> my
> portion it has cost around 10,000 dollars + already. And what about the
> bottm
> 3...since it has been so long. I have mentioned to him repeatedly that
> they
> are big, and I bite my mouth while chewing. He just kind of ignores the
> comments. Do I have the right to request new ones be done. I don't want to
> make an enemy out of them. There are a couple of other doctors in the
> practice. He is young, they being more senior dentists. Should I ask their
> opinion? All I want to do is smile with pride, and having this work done
> has
> long been a goal of mine...hence my unhappiness, and disappointment.
> Sorry this is so wordy. I hope you understand what I am asking and what
> advise I need.
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Christa


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