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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / May 2007A cosmetic question
I've got a permanent bridge that was put in over 20 years ago, and it's fine, except one front tooth is a little off in color from the other. Is there any covering that can be "painted" on that would allow the two to match? I don't want to replace the bridge. Thanks You are looking at a new appliance if you want to change the color.  Signature/ Amatus / > I've got a permanent bridge that was put in over 20 years ago, and it's > fine, except one front tooth is a little off in color from the other. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks not necessarily.... if the bridge was cemented 20 years ago, there is a good chance that it can be removed if it hasn't been recemented since. if it can be removed, if the color change isn't significant, it is possible to restain the porcelain, if the tooth needs to go darker. if it needs to go lighter, you are in trouble. the porcelain can be stripped and re applied but i'm not sure exactly what a dentist will charge for that. good luck C Dental labs find that if the restoration has been in the mouth for many months or more, that when they heat the restoration to dry off any moisture, all the porcelain "pops" off (or much of it). Doing anything to the porcelain after it has been in the mouth for a long time generally means stripping off all the porcelain and applying new. Lab fee for this is almost the same as having a new restoration fabricated. To have the porcelain re-done, the dentist has to send an opposing model and a pick-up model with the restoration. The dentist may as well get the margins in the impression and make a brand new one. Signature/ Amatus / > not necessarily.... > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > C > Dental labs find that if the restoration has been in the mouth for many > months or more, that when they heat the restoration to dry off any [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > model with the restoration. The dentist may as well get the margins in > the impression and make a brand new one. I misdescribed the situation. The tooth I would like to change in color is actually a live tooth that the permanent bride anchors to. That probably makes it more dificult, right? >> not necessarily.... >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> good luck >> C If the tooth is part of the bridge, and it has porcelain on it, my comments are applicable. Signature/ Amatus / > >> Dental labs find that if the restoration has been in the mouth for many [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >>> C |
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