Dental Crowns

I went to the dentist yesterday and I got the bad news that I need a crown to fix a back tooth that broke on me a week ago. The cost is about the same for a gold crown or a porcelain crown. Sense it’s a back tooth ether would be fine, but which one is better or stronger?

Please let me know what you think. 😄

Shaky, I have both gold and porcelain crowns, and I can't tell the difference.

I can tell you this. I've had 4 root canals and 5 crowns (the last one didn't need a root canal as there wasn't a chance of nerve damage). And contrary to popular opinions, root canals are a basket full of puppies compared to crowns. Crown require grinding the tooth until it fits an acceptable shape to where they can place a molding to get an imprint. Of course you'll be numb (at least I hope you will be). You'll leave with a temporary crown and told to come back in 3 weeks to get the permanent crown (it's made outside the dentist's office).

That doesn't sound too bad so far, but here's the sucky part. I've never had a temporary stay in for 3 weeks. It always falls out at the worst time. It could fall out while you're eating, at a party, sleeping (gulp!), or while you're chewing gum. And it falls out when the dentist's office isn't open, of course. I've had 2 fall out on Friday night. Sometimes you can push the temporary back in and it will stay, but often you have to put it in a baggie. And don't swallow it or else you'll need to surf the toilets with a colander. Point is, when the temporary's off, your tooth hurts like hell when you drink ANYTHING except for warm salt water. Yum.

Then, when they FINALLY put the permanent one in, they usually don't numb you, and it never fits until about 20 tries. it's about an hour of pure torture (again, making root canals seem like picnics), and I've even had those fall out a few days later. Hope your dentist is better than mine, and hope this helps.

I´d get it pulled and save the money.

porcelain crowns are normally more expensive and are usually used where the teeth can be seen, gold crowns for the back teeth which cannot be seen. Ive got 3 Gold ones, ones already been drilled open and a root canal been done, that was fun.

Originally posted by botankus
Shaky, I have both gold and porcelain crowns, and I can't tell the difference.

I can tell you this. I've had 4 root canals and 5 crowns (the last one didn't need a root canal as there wasn't a chance of nerve damage). And contrary to popular opinions, root canals are a basket full of puppies compared to crowns. Crown require grinding the tooth until it fits an acceptable shape to where they can place a molding to get an imprint. Of course you'll be numb (at least I hope you will be). You'll leave with a temporary crown and told to come back in 3 weeks to get the permanent crown (it's made outside the dentist's office).

That doesn't sound too bad so far, but here's the sucky part. I've never had a temporary stay in for 3 weeks. It always falls out at the worst time. It could fall out while you're eating, at a party, sleeping (gulp!), or while you're chewing gum. And it falls out when the dentist's office isn't open, of course. I've had 2 fall out on Friday night. Sometimes you can push the temporary back in and it will stay, but often you have to put it in a baggie. And don't swallow it or else you'll need to surf the toilets with a colander. Point is, when the temporary's off, your tooth hurts like hell when you drink ANYTHING except for warm salt water. Yum.

Then, when they FINALLY put the permanent one in, they usually don't numb you, and it never fits until about 20 tries. it's about an hour of pure torture (again, making root canals seem like picnics), and I've even had those fall out a few days later. Hope your dentist is better than mine, and hope this helps.

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I have a good dentist.karte_02

Originally posted by botankus
Shaky, I have both gold and porcelain crowns, and I can't tell the difference.

I can tell you this. I've had 4 root canals and 5 crowns (the last one didn't need a root canal as there wasn't a chance of nerve damage).

Holy crap, dude. Either you never take care of your teeth or you have really crappy dental genetics.

Screw ALL of those Crowns and root canal ideas...get implants...they are much much better in the long run AND, you don't have to wear braces...I worked in dental insurance...trust me.

Originally posted by dadudemon
Holy crap, dude. Either you never take care of your teeth or you have really crappy dental genetics.

Screw ALL of those Crowns and root canal ideas...get implants...they are much much better in the long run AND, you don't have to wear braces...I worked in dental insurance...trust me.

I guess all the beer, sodas, and bad brushing really did amount to something, just like Mom and Dad said it would. However, now I floss, rinse, only drink 1 soda a day (down from 4), and drink a lot less beer.

And it's wasn't the beer itself that led to dental problems. Whenever you're blitzed and looking to pass out on the nearest floor space, brushing your teeth somehow slips your mind.

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I went to the dentist yesterday and I got the bad news that I need a crown to fix a back tooth that broke on me a week ago. The cost is about the same for a gold crown or a porcelain crown. Sense it’s a back tooth ether would be fine, but which one is better or stronger?

Please let me know what you think. 😄

I have porcelain where my front teeth were broken playing Rugby after a gum shield came out in a Ruck. They have lasted a long time and look just like my other teeth.

Declaration: In Shakyamunison's case, a gold crown is superior to a porcelain crown.

Statement: Although FeceMan would choose a porcelain crown for cosmetic reasons, the molars are less visible and therefore less of an issue for aesthetics. However, gold crowns are more durable and do not chip and so they last long, and gold is more pliable than porcelain so the fit is better.

Addendum: Gold crowns also do not cause excessive wearing on the teeth with which they come into contact.

Suggestion: Depending on the visibility of the tooth, Shakyamunison should opt for a gold crown with a porcelain veneer fitted over it.

Statement: To avoid a situation like Botankus's, Shakyamunison could either request a root canal on the tooth--something that FeceMan might suggest because of the inevitable wearing of the crown that will cause much pain in later years--or demand that anesthetic be used during the procedure.

Statement: The dentist may not want to use anesthetic in order to ensure a near-perfect fit on the tooth. Shakyamunison might be able to request sedation for this procedure, however.

Statement: FeceMan realizes how expensive root canals are, but it may be worth it. Root canals do not have a dramatic impact on the longevity of a tooth, though they tend to become more brittle, which is why the crown is put in place.

Originally posted by FeceMan
Declaration: In Shakyamunison's case, a gold crown is superior to a porcelain crown.

Statement: Although FeceMan would choose a porcelain crown for cosmetic reasons, the molars are less visible and therefore less of an issue for aesthetics. However, gold crowns are more durable and do not chip and so they last long, and gold is more pliable than porcelain so the fit is better.

Addendum: Gold crowns also do not cause excessive wearing on the teeth with which they come into contact.

Suggestion: Depending on the visibility of the tooth, Shakyamunison should opt for a gold crown with a porcelain veneer fitted over it.

Thanks. That is the type of information I was looking for. 😄

You could say that FeceMan gave me the straight poop. 😆

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
I went to the dentist yesterday and I got the bad news that I need a crown to fix a back tooth that broke on me a week ago. The cost is about the same for a gold crown or a porcelain crown. Sense it’s a back tooth ether would be fine, but which one is better or stronger?

Please let me know what you think. 😄

Robtard's father inlaw is in the dental field and has 30+ years of knowledge about crowns, implants, dentures etc. Robtard will ask his father inlaw concerning the pros and cons of porcelain vs. gold.

Originally posted by Robtard
Robtard's father-in-law is in the dental field and has 30+ years of knowledge about crowns, implants, dentures etc. Robtard will ask his father inlaw concerning the pros and cons of porcelain vs. gold.

Shakyamunison will thank Robtard in advance. 😆

Originally posted by botankus
Whenever you're blitzed and looking to pass out on the nearest floor space, brushing your teeth somehow slips your mind.

And the subsequent vomit doesn't help either.

I just got my wisdom teeth taken out. It wasnt half as bad as I thought it would be. I am a little sore today but painkillers rule.

Oxycodene?

Originally posted by KidRock
I just got my wisdom teeth taken out. It wasnt half as bad as I thought it would be. I am a little sore today but painkillers rule.

Rinse throughly after you eat and watch what you eat... one tiny food particle in one of the opening and you'll be in infection-hell. Happened to me in my lower left when I had them pulled.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Oxycodene?

No, I wish. but I hear that stuff is as addicting as heroin.

Originally posted by KidRock
No, I wish. but I hear that stuff is as addicting as heroin.

It is. It feels similiar to weed too, but you need a proscription to get it.

Originally posted by Robtard
Rinse throughly after you eat and watch what you eat... one tiny food particle in one of the opening and you'll be in infection-hell. Happened to me in my lower left when I had them pulled.

Observation: It has an unpleasant taste, but it is necessary. FeceMan took the precautions his dentist advised and recovered without complications.

Good for Feceman.

Gold. Stronger, and less likely to fall off or crack. It will also last longer than a porcelain crown will. As for the temporary they're going to give you, it shouldn't fall off. Most of the temp crowns we make here don't have that problem, but if you do, it's a quick fix. All they have to do is just re-cement it in, takes about five minutes.