New Front Dental Crowns Don't Match my other teeth...Here are some Pics?

I just had my two front crowns done. They looked fine in his office but now I am not happy with their appearance. They don't match my other teeth. I argued with the dentist and the lab today to do them over. What's your opinion of them?





Also, isn't the dentist supposed to put some sort of primer on my teeth before permanently cementing the crowns? If they don't will my crowns last just as long? I'm so sick of this. Can't they get it right???





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New Front Dental Crowns Don't Match my other teeth...Here are some Pics?
Natural light is always best for matching porcelain shades. Often, the lights in a dental operatory are color corrected to help simulate natural lighting. Some dental cements due requuire the use of a "primer" but not all of them. Your pics have been pulled from photobucket so I can't give you n opinion on the crowns. Good Luck!
Reply:I couldnt look at the pics, the link says they have been deleted.


When I had a partial denture made, the dentist tried to have it a strange color that didnt match my teeth, it was way darker, he insisted my teeth were that color. I insisted that he make them the shade I wanted, I was right in my choice.


Dentists can be stubborn, you've got to fight for what you want.
Reply:Matching crowns to the surrounding natural teeth is always the largest challenge color wise. It begins with the dentist selecting the right color mach from his many choices of shade guide teeth. It then becomes the job of the ceramist technician to create the crowns so that crown size, shape and color meets the patients needs. Selecting the proper color requires the proper lighting and exam room wall color. An exam rooms wall color can drastically affect tooth color selection. The best exam room color is one in which the walls are a lite to medium blue. Even the overhead lighting can be a problem. Daylight bulbs are best. If there is any doubt about the color being correct the DDS and the patient should step outside in the daylight to select the tooth shade to be used. The patient should never except the statement, "That's as close as we can get"...When a close call is happening the ceramist should be given access to the patient to make his or her own evaluations and determine the shade selection. The ceramist can alter shades using the many stains they have available. The thickness of the crown is a major issue as well. The thinner the porcelain, the more difficult it is to achieve a proper shade....By the way, your photos wouldn't come up.

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