Getting My First Crown, YEA! (1 Viewer)

[mr roboto]

The cool thing is the dentist has a machine in the office, makes the crown same day. I get to watch it formed.

 

[shadyridr]

Thats weird. Im getting my first one today too. I had an implant placed in October.

 

[bucs4life_99]

If the dentist looks like a spaghetti monster with green ears, RUN.

 

[NutterButter]

Thats weird. Im getting my first one today too. I had an implant placed in October.

Oof. Been there. That's one long process.

 

[shadyridr]

Thats weird. Im getting my first one today too. I had an implant placed in October.

Oof. Been there. That's one long process.

yeah its been annoying. I basically have a screw sticking out of my gums for two weeks now. Other than the extraction its been painless though

 

[mr roboto]

They scanned my teeth and then the computer designs the crown. Then the machine will mill it out. So cool.

 

[kentric]

Went 52 years without a crown, last year got my first two (and a root canal). Go figure.

 

[mr roboto]

Watching the crown being carved out by the machine. Sounds like a loud printer.

 

[Apes with Guns]

i have six. four are gold. i love showing them to the kids and reminding them to bring pliers to my funeral.

 

[Black Box]

Watching the crown being carved out by the machine. Sounds like a loud printer.

Hold off on posting until after they give you the silly gas.

You are getting the silly gas, right?

 

[mr roboto]

Watching the crown being carved out by the machine. Sounds like a loud printer.

Hold off on posting until after they give you the silly gas.

You are getting the silly gas, right?

No.

 

[Dentist]

the machines that mill your crowns are pretty cool... man they are expensive.. like 60K

my buddy has one

I don't yet... maybe someday

 

[VA703]

when are crowns required? after a root canal?

 

[TheIronSheik]

I came into this thread thinking I was about to talk to a royal. Kind of bummed it turned out to be a dentist visit.

 

[mr roboto]

I had a cavity on one of the back bottom molars along the gumline. They filled it, but it didn't seem to take, and so he put the crown in so that it wouldn't get to the point that I would need a root canal.

 

[Ilov80s]

What exactly is a crown for?

 

[El Floppo]

What exactly is a crown for?

It's for when a tiara just won't do.

 

[Ilov80s]

What exactly is a crown for?

It's for when a tiara just won't do.

When do you wear a coronet then?

 

[El Floppo]

What exactly is a crown for?

It's for when a tiara just won't do.

When do you wear a coronet then?

When you have a kind heart.

 

[shadyridr]

when are crowns required? after a root canal?

I had a baby tooth with no adult tooth under. Tooth finally got loose so it was extracted and implant installed. Crown getting places tonight.

 

[mr roboto]

What exactly is a crown for?

From wiki

A crown is a type of dental restoration which completely caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant. Crowns are often needed when a large cavity threatens the ongoing health of a tooth.[1] They are typically bonded to the tooth using a dental cement. Crowns can be made from many materials, which are usually fabricated using indirect methods. Crowns are often used to improve the strength or appearance of teeth. While inarguably beneficial to dental health, the procedure and materials can be relatively expensive.[2]

The most common method of crowning a tooth involves using a dental impression of a prepared tooth by a dentist to fabricate the crown outside of the mouth. The crown can then be inserted at a subsequent dental appointment. Using this indirect method of tooth restoration allows use of strong restorative materials requiring time consuming fabrication methods requiring intense heat, such as casting metal or firing porcelain which would not be possible to complete inside the mouth. Because of the expansion properties, the relatively similar material costs, and the aesthetic benefits, many patients choose to have their crown fabricated with gold.

As new technology and materials science has evolved, computers are increasingly becoming a part of crown and bridge fabrication, such as in CAD/CAM Dentistry.

 

[Ilov80s]

What exactly is a crown for?

From wiki

A crown is a type of dental restoration which completely caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant. Crowns are often needed when a large cavity threatens the ongoing health of a tooth.[1] They are typically bonded to the tooth using a dental cement. Crowns can be made from many materials, which are usually fabricated using indirect methods. Crowns are often used to improve the strength or appearance of teeth. While inarguably beneficial to dental health, the procedure and materials can be relatively expensive.[2]

The most common method of crowning a tooth involves using a dental impression of a prepared tooth by a dentist to fabricate the crown outside of the mouth. The crown can then be inserted at a subsequent dental appointment. Using this indirect method of tooth restoration allows use of strong restorative materials requiring time consuming fabrication methods requiring intense heat, such as casting metal or firing porcelain which would not be possible to complete inside the mouth. Because of the expansion properties, the relatively similar material costs, and the aesthetic benefits, many patients choose to have their crown fabricated with gold.

As new technology and materials science has evolved, computers are increasingly becoming a part of crown and bridge fabrication, such as in CAD/CAM Dentistry.

So you had to look it up too?

 

[mr roboto]

What exactly is a crown for?

From wiki

A crown is a type of dental restoration which completely caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant. Crowns are often needed when a large cavity threatens the ongoing health of a tooth.[1] They are typically bonded to the tooth using a dental cement. Crowns can be made from many materials, which are usually fabricated using indirect methods. Crowns are often used to improve the strength or appearance of teeth. While inarguably beneficial to dental health, the procedure and materials can be relatively expensive.[2]

The most common method of crowning a tooth involves using a dental impression of a prepared tooth by a dentist to fabricate the crown outside of the mouth. The crown can then be inserted at a subsequent dental appointment. Using this indirect method of tooth restoration allows use of strong restorative materials requiring time consuming fabrication methods requiring intense heat, such as casting metal or firing porcelain which would not be possible to complete inside the mouth. Because of the expansion properties, the relatively similar material costs, and the aesthetic benefits, many patients choose to have their crown fabricated with gold.

As new technology and materials science has evolved, computers are increasingly becoming a part of crown and bridge fabrication, such as in CAD/CAM Dentistry.

So you had to look it up too?

No. I didn't want to type and didn't want to be a #### and link to lmgtfy.com

 

[shadyridr]

Wtf I gotta wait another week

 

[5Rings]

The cool thing is the dentist has a machine in the office, makes the crown same day. I get to watch it formed.

Hope it's not an anterior tooth. In general Those in house mills produce crap.Dentist-- you can cut preps at $500/hr or spend 2 hours making a $99 crown. It's a nice marketing ploy in large metropolitan areas with competition for fee patients. You tell me.

 

[5Rings]

Wtf I gotta wait another week

Depending on many factors such as quantity and quality of cancellous bone, smoker, etc, normal osseointegration to load a posterior tooth 3-6 months. Consider yourself lucky if your definitive restoration is going on this early. I think you are just getting the temp put on.

 

[Christo]

Wtf I gotta wait another week

Depending on many factors such as quantity and quality of cancellous bone, smoker, etc, normal osseointegration to load a posterior tooth 3-6 months. Consider yourself lucky if your definitive restoration is going on this early. I think you are just getting the temp put on.

I had mine done in just over two weeks.

 

[mr roboto]

Wtf I gotta wait another week

Depending on many factors such as quantity and quality of cancellous bone, smoker, etc, normal osseointegration to load a posterior tooth 3-6 months. Consider yourself lucky if your definitive restoration is going on this early. I think you are just getting the temp put on.

I had mine done in just over two weeks.

I had mine done in 3 hours.

 

[The Kerminator]

Congratulations! King or Queen?

 

[shadyridr]

Wtf I gotta wait another week

Depending on many factors such as quantity and quality of cancellous bone, smoker, etc, normal osseointegration to load a posterior tooth 3-6 months. Consider yourself lucky if your definitive restoration is going on this early. I think you are just getting the temp put on.

im pretty sure permanent one but could be wrong. Had my implant done in october. Thats five months

 

[5Rings]

Wtf I gotta wait another week

Depending on many factors such as quantity and quality of cancellous bone, smoker, etc, normal osseointegration to load a posterior tooth 3-6 months. Consider yourself lucky if your definitive restoration is going on this early. I think you are just getting the temp put on.

I had mine done in just over two weeks.

Implant loading, not a temp crown. Two different things.