Severely Worn Teeth
09/15/2009 |
Question:
Hello. I have severely worn teeth. On the Glidewell Laboratories web site Iâve seen a dental product called âtransition crowns and bridges.â Would this be a good option? Do they prepare your teeth then cement these over your teeth? Thank you
Answer:
The “transition crowns” advertised are plastic crowns that can be done supposedly less expensively than porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns.
Yes, the teeth are prepared and the plastic crowns are cemented. The problem is that even the best plastic crowns will likely not last more than a year. So the “transition” is to get moderately priced crowns initially and then still need full price crowns in the not-too-distant future.
This scenario would make the total cost of treatment much higher than just doing the definitive crowns initially.
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