Monthly Archives: Louisiana Cosmetic Dentist

• Why are my veneers turning yellow?

  I’ve only had my porcelain veneers for almost two months and they seem to be turning yellow. It’s quite disappointing, because I spent extra money to get my teeth whitened before I got my porcelain veneers. Now, my natural teeth are whiter than the teeth I had madeover. Is there some way to fix this?…

• A refund on porcelain veneers

  I got porcelain veneers. I’m a little disappointed in them and am wondering if I can get a refund on them. The color is darker than I expected and one of them is cracked. I didn’t do anything that should have cracked them. Elaina P. – New Mexico Elaina, It’s possible you can get a…

• CEREC crowns caused a tooth infection

  I got a CEREC crown and now, a few months later, I have a massive tooth infection on the tooth under the crown. I feel like the crown caused the infection. Have you noticed this to be common with CEREC crowns? Alonso G. – New Mexico Alonso, No, that isn’t an issue with your crown.…

• A Tale of Two Dentist

  IT was the best of makeovers, it was the worst of makeovers.  My dearest friend and I got our smiles redone. We live in different cities and so we use different dentists. However, we get together twic a year for two weeks each time. I was quite looking forward to our next meeting, becuase we’d…

• Dentist only does CEREC crowns

  My dentist recently got a cerec machine and says he’s only doing cerec crowns now. I’ve always had traditional crowns and really want to stick with the same thing. What do I do? Kate O. – Oregon Kate, What you would do is tell your dentist how you feel. There is nothing that says you…

• CEREC crown keeps falling out

  I got a cerec crown for the first time. It has fallen out twice. Is this something that is common with these types of crowns? Alai K. – Brownsville, TX Alai, No, the problem is an issue with the crown. In fact, CEREC crowns are generally more accurately milled because they are done with a…

• I damaged my aligner-what do I do?

  I drank a bunch of hot tea when I was with friends.  Now my aligner is warped. What do I do? Rhonda W. – Montana Rhonda, I would go see your dentist and let him look at your aligner. Worse case scenario is he makes you a new one, but go in as soon as…

• CEREC crown keeps falling out

  I needed a dental crown. My dentist told me about a new kind of crown he’s doing called a CEREC crown. I liked the idea of not needing a temporary crown and agreed. The problem I’ve been having though is it keeps falling out.  Is this because it is a CEREC crown instead of a…

• My Crown Looks Awful

  I got a makeover on five teeth. Four were veneers and one is a crown. The veneers look OK, but the crown looks different than the others. It’s like there is a shadow underneath it. My dentist says it is from the cement and that it isn’t noticeable. If that’s true, than how come I…

• Crown won't stay on

  My husband got a crown, but it has come off three times.  Our dentist cements it on again, but it then it comes back off a couple of days later.  Is it because we got him a CEREC crown that this is happening?  My dentist said there is nothing else they can do for him.…