Ugly Front Crowns

If you had a crown placed on one of your front teeth some time back,
you may know this problem. Your dentist did his or her best to match the color
of the adjacent teeth (not an easy task, we promise you)
and carefully slid the edge of the cap just under your gum to hide
its metal rim – but even so, the tooth screams “FAKE” every
time you smile.

To understand how that could be, it helps to take a look at
exactly what front tooth caps are supposed to do.

A Virtually Impossible Situation

First, crowns need to be strong – tough enough for things like
biting into a nice crisp juicy apple. And, second, they need to
look natural.  Unfortunately, with the materials available in the past, that
was nearly impossible.

To get the strength they needed, dentists had to rely on
crowns made of metal coated with tooth-colored porcelain.
To hide the color of the metal, that porcelain had to be
both thick and opaque.

Tug of War Between Form and Function

Because the porcelain fused to the metal had to be thick,
old-fashioned crowns were potentially bulky. And because it
had to be opaque it was nearly impossible to truly match the
teeth on either side.

You see, things that are opaque reflect light. But your natural
teeth are actually translucent – which means they let some light
filter in and through. The effect is totally different –natural, and
a lot more attractive.

Black Line Syndrome

To make things even worse, the dark metal shows through at the
edge of old-fashioned crowns – and the best dentists could do was
try to hide that metal edge under your gum.

With luck, that worked for a while – although in some folks the
darkness showed right through the gum. As the years went by,
however, your gums may have receded ...sooner or later
developing that tell-tale black line that makes it obvious the
tooth is fake.

Problem Solved!

Fortunately, today no one must put up with a front tooth
crown everyone knows isn’t real. Thanks to new techniques
and materials we now have a number of esthetically
excellent choices, including making crowns completely out of ceramics that are both strong and natural looking.

Even if you’ve had non metal crowns done, the dentist and lab technician must use the latest techniques and materials available and have the artistic eyes to create natural looking crowns. Cheaper labs and materials , and less trained team members to save on cost will heavily reflect on the results.

And that black line?
Gone for good. In short, we’re not satisfied until your
friends and family have no clue you’re sporting crowns
right there in front of their eyes.

If you’ve been living with an old-fashioned crown that
makes you self conscious every time you smile – or if
you have a front tooth that’s cracked, chipped or has
a large cavity or old filling – these new crowns could be
the beautiful answer you’ve been looking for.

If that sounds good, we’ll give you all the details about how easy it is to go
from fake looking to fabulous.

Yours in Health and Happiness,
NYC Smile Spa

 For more information, you can contact Dr. Michael Krochak at

drk@nycsmilespa.com

NYC Smile Spa

30 E. 60th St., Rm 1201

New York, NY 10022

(212) 838-2900

Relax and smile!