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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / August 2007white compsite vs. stainless-steel caps
Hello, I'm just a layman and troll to this newsgroup from Ontario. I have no denistry background so I'm trying to do a little shopping and look for alternatives. My dentist is pretty good, however, a little pricey. I have a white composite filling that needs to be replaced. It is being held in place by two pins. Well, the pins now have some decay around them and now to replace the filling I need a cap. I do not need a root canal but my dentist wants me to have a white composite cap made for me at a cost of $800 (approx) where she would take a mold, give me a temp filling, then give me the new filling once it comes back from the lab. In trying to search for an alternative (researching with Google) I have seen stainless-steel caps mentioned on numerous sites, however, I am wondering if this is a feasible alternative to the white composite. The cap is for one of my back teeth, so, I really don't care if it's white or not. Any ideas? TIA... Look into CEREC Onlay's.  Signature/ Amatus / > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > TIA... The stainless steel crowns are for baby teeth on children, not for permanent teeth on adults. You could have a gold crown instead of a porcelain crown, but I don't think there is much difference in the cost (at least not where I practice). Regards, George > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > TIA... I don't have any dentistry background either, but I will say that you do care whether or not it's white. Trust me! I used to have a couple of caps that I had gotten when I was a teenager and I hated that you could always see them in pictures if I was laughing or something. they looked awful! And they were on my very back teeth, so you can still see them. I wouldn't get metal caps if you can afford not to because they are more visible than you would think. Mine were old and my insurance paid to replace them and I love it because even looking at my teeth close up in a mirror, they look wonderful and you can't even tell anything was done to them. I don't know what my dentist put on them, but I think it was composite. I'm not sure about Canadian insurance, but I didn't have to pay for mine at all. My insurance covered it all because they were in need of replacing. > Hello, my dentist wants me to have a white composite cap made for me at a cost of $800 (approx) where she would take a mold, give me a temp filling, Hello, I have questions for the illustrious dentists, scientists and engineers: Can we get a composite cap in the US? Why a temporary filling, why not a permanent filling? Should we ask research and development for improvment to the temporary filling to make it more permanent? Gordon Gaskill I have to say it......................... I can't hold back! What's a temp? Seriously, there are lots of options available to restoring teeth. Composite crowns are an option which most dentists seldom use. I just made one not too long ago for a patient who likes to break teeth. Are you sure it is a composite crown and not a ceramic one? Also, be aware that some of us crazy dentists have technology in our office to fabricate these without an impression nor a temporary. We scan the tooth, design the restoration on a computer and mill it while you read a magazine. Signature/ Amatus / >> Hello, > my dentist wants me to have a white composite [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > filling to make it more permanent? > Gordon Gaskill > Seriously, there are lots of options available to restoring teeth. > Composite crowns are an option [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Amatus Hello Mr Dentist: Thank you, I love you man. Gordon Gaskill Well, we will just have to ignore you since you're a troll. SignatureChristopher A. Young You can't shout down a troll. You have to starve them. . : Hello, : [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] : : TIA... |
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