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December 16, 2010 at 4:27 am #305061Jan Lucinda1Participant
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
December 16, 2010 at 6:47 am #353843Jan Lucinda1ParticipantI just did a search and found some posts but they are locked.
December 16, 2010 at 1:43 pm #353844Rosey UKParticipantHi
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
RoseyDecember 17, 2010 at 3:52 am #353845PhilCParticipantHi 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 EinsteinDecember 17, 2010 at 5:05 am #353846Jan Lucinda1ParticipantIt’s toward the front of the mouth, 3rd on the right side. No root canal necessary.
December 17, 2010 at 10:19 pm #353847richieParticipantHi–you can request an all porcelain crown –make certain to tell the dentist no metal or gold at all–
richieDecember 18, 2010 at 12:54 am #353848Jan Lucinda1ParticipantDo you think porcelain is the best material? I read that gold lasts the longest but does it have a negative effect?
December 18, 2010 at 1:40 am #353849KashParticipantI 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…….
December 18, 2010 at 3:24 am #353850Jan Lucinda1ParticipantI 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
December 18, 2010 at 5:16 am #353851MazKeymaster@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:
December 18, 2010 at 8:27 pm #353852Jan Lucinda1ParticipantI’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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