{"id":1432,"date":"2019-08-20T22:25:29","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T03:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mikemalonedds.com\/blog\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2019-08-20T22:25:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T03:25:32","slug":"family-dentist-versus-cosmetic-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.camelliadds.com\/blog\/family-dentist-versus-cosmetic-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"family dentist versus cosmetic dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I had composite bonding done on a chipped tooth. The dentist who did them retired. My new dentist said they couldn’t replace the bonding and suggested a dental crown. He said because it was a front tooth the only way to get it to match was to do two crowns. I trusted. him. Now I have two crowns on healthy teeth and, while the match each other, they’re grayer than the rest of my teeth and look fake. What do I do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cameron<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Cameron,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The biggest problem you have here is you’ve got a family dentist who doesn’t understand cosmetic dentistry. You needed composite bonding repaired. He didn’t know how to do that. Instead of telling you that, he says it can’t be done and you need crowns. Why crowns? Because those are what he’s familiar with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A second issue is the fact that he said you needed two crowns in order to get them to match. A skilled cosmetic dentist can match a single crown to a front tooth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In your place, I’d suggest you do one of two things. First, tell your dentist you need these crowns re-done. But, only allow him to do it on some conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n