Re: Composite Crowns


pubbievoter@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I understand that crowns made of composite material are available now.
I'm wondering what the professionals who post here think of the quality
of these crowns compared to porcelain and PFM crowns.

What advantages are there?

Can they be used on any tooth?

Thanks for info.
Crowns are never neccessary. Dentists do them because they are big
money makers. Read the book "Tooth Trurh" by Frank Jertome. He
discusses crowns extensively.20% of teeth die the day they are filed
down for a crown ,probably due the trauma caused by high speed drills.
If it does'nt die that day chances are it will in several years.They
also promote infection and gum recession adjacent to them.When you get
dental work,preserve as much tooth structure as possible. Get an onlay
or inlay instead.My dentist said i needed several crowns. I got one and
that tooth died. The others are okay.
The only crowns unlikely to kill your teeth are gold ones perhaps
because far less tooth structure is removed.Dentists attend seminars on
how to talk patients into getting crowns. Trust dentists like you trust
used car salesmen.

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