Dental prosthetics (replacement of missing teeth)
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Visitor asks:
Dear Sir/Madam!
I would like to replace four crowns with zirconia crowns (upper front central and lateral incisors), because I have had them for about 20 years. I have a metal post and would like to know about replacing the post. Is it better to replace it? I am even more worried that the root might fracture during replacement. What is the approximate price? Thank you for your answer and best regards.
Branka.
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
Removing custom-made posts can be quite a risky procedure because the root may fracture. After twenty years, however, it most often happens that the posts simply come out of their seats, in which case replacement is logical. Even if a metal post cannot be removed, its dark show-through through an all-ceramic crown can be blocked with opaque coatings so that the optical disturbance disappears. Price of three zirconia crowns:
-350 Eur X 3 = 1050 Eur.
Have a nice day!
Removing custom-made posts can be quite a risky procedure because the root may fracture. After twenty years, however, it most often happens that the posts simply come out of their seats, in which case replacement is logical. Even if a metal post cannot be removed, its dark show-through through an all-ceramic crown can be blocked with opaque coatings so that the optical disturbance disappears. Price of three zirconia crowns:
-350 Eur X 3 = 1050 Eur.
Have a nice day!
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