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My dentist wants to put Lumineers over my gold crowns

I have interviewed a local dentist regarding Lumineers for 22 teeth. He has voluminous picture albums and seems to know his stuff, however, he has told me that there is no problem with him covering two gold crowns (30yrs in my mouth) that do show when I smile wide. He said the Lumineers will adhere to the gold, on the side of the upper molars. Is this really true, or […]

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One tooth on the bridge looks darker

I have a 3 tooth bridge placed on front teeth. Material used was all porcelain. The dark pontic shows through the crown on one tooth therefore gives a gray appearance to that tooth. It looks awful. Fortunately bridge was placed w/ temporary cement to see how I like it. Why is the dark shadow showing through & what can be done to correct it? – Liz from Tennessee Liz, You […]

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