Re: Question for any dentist here

Probably a clencher.

I have found, over the years, that if the tissue recede to expose a metal
collar on a PFM, re-making the PFM, still results in the metal showing in a
couple of years. You have to solve the abfraction problem first.

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"REP" <rep~@inanna.com> wrote in message
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In article <f4cnu1$aqu$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Mary" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A question for any dentist here please. What is the average time a crown
might last? Just in general. The crown I got done a couple a couple of
weeks
ago is made of porcelain and metal underneath according to the dentist
when
I asked him.

I am a patient with crowns, and this an anecdote. For real advice, pay
attention to the actual professionals and your dentist.

I currently have a porcelain fused to nobled metal crown (#11 - front
tooth; it shows) and a gold crown. In the opinion of dentists who've
seen these crowns, they could have been done a lot better, but they're
holding up very well after 13 years (alas, since I'd really like a #11
that looks more like #6).

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- Helen Keller, on learning of the death of her grandfather

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