Dental crowns

[Jan Lucinda1]

I have to have a crown on a tooth. What material do you think is best for a crown? I know mercury is no good, although there are still people who say it is O.K. I think there are nonmetal materials but not sure what they are. Anyone have a recommendation?

Jan

[Jan Lucinda1]

I just did a search and found some posts but they are locked.

[Rosey UK]

Hi
When I have fillings I ask for white fillings, but a crown usually has a post drilled into the root then th e new tooth is fixed in place. I would Ring your dentist and ask.

regards
Rosey

[PhilC]

Hi Jan,

Which tooth is it? Is it a molar or one of the teeth toward the front of the mouth? Do you know if a root canal will also be necessary?

Phil

"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
- Albert Einstein

[Jan Lucinda1]

It’s toward the front of the mouth, 3rd on the right side. No root canal necessary.

[richie]

Hi–you can request an all porcelain crown –make certain to tell the dentist no metal or gold at all–
richie

[Jan Lucinda1]

Do you think porcelain is the best material? I read that gold lasts the longest but does it have a negative effect?

[Kash]

I went to my dentist a couple of weeks ago and he said I had a cracked tooth that had a filling in it. He said might want to think about a crown. The next week I saw my LLMD and he said crowns are fine, get a porcelain one. No root canals, if you have to have one, don’t…just pull the tooth. He said something about the Lyme possibly getting worse if I had a root canal.

I went back to the dentist in reverent fear my tooth would have a major crack on Christmas Eve, when all the dentists are at home, hiding from people like me who should have had the tooth fixed.

He starts to drill and a quarter of the tooth flies off. I told him I wanted a porcelain crown and he said porcelain has metals in it too and they don’t last as long. I stuck by the porcelain.

I would like to see an article on crowns and root canals to send to my dentist. I don’t think I explained it well.

That is my story…….

[Jan Lucinda1]

I asked the dentists receptionist what they use that is nonmetal and she said they have been using e.max, lithium glass ceramic. Heard of this? http://www.1800dentist.com/dental-encyclopedia/ips-emax-crowns

Jan

[Maz]

@Kash wrote:

The next week I saw my LLMD and he said crowns are fine, get a porcelain one. No root canals, if you have to have one, don’t…just pull the tooth. He said something about the Lyme possibly getting worse if I had a root canal.

Kash, I know this isn’t the type of article you were asking for, but thought it might help validate what your LLMD was telling you…the video at the end is mind-boggling!

http://lymebook.com/nordquist/tag/oral-spirochetes/

Also, I’ll be taking a copy of the last eBulletin to my dentist when I next go in for a cleaning…in case you missed it, see the first two studies in the articles section:

https://www.roadback.org/EmailBlasts/ebulletin_fall10.html

[Jan Lucinda1]

I’ve also been warned about root canals.

I’ll ask again if anyone is familiar with e.max. I’m seeing the dentist Monday so doing some research.

Jan

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