{"id":261,"date":"2015-04-29T18:51:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T00:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/blog\/?p=261"},"modified":"2015-04-29T18:51:24","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T00:51:24","slug":"lumineers-over-crowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/29\/lumineers-over-crowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Lumineers over crowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I had some old, dingy crowns that embarrassed me. \u00a0My dentist told me that he could place lumineers over the old crowns to &#8220;restore&#8221; them, but they don&#8217;t look much better. There is still the gray line at my gumline. To me they look a little opaque. \u00a0Now three of them have fallen off. \u00a0My dentist has offered to put them back on, but I&#8217;m wondering if I should just ask for my money back on the ones that fell off. \u00a0They were pretty expensive to place.<\/p>\n<p>Amelia L. &#8211; Little Rock, AR<\/p>\n<p>Amelia,<\/p>\n<p>What a bad experience you&#8217;ve been through. \u00a0I think I know why your dentist thought this would be a good idea. \u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/lumineers.html\">Lumineers<\/a> company has advertised this as an alternative to replacing old crowns. \u00a0First, I&#8217;ll have to say this is a very advanced procedure that also requires specialized equipment. Second, even when pulled off, it doesn&#8217;t look beautiful. As you&#8217;ve noticed, you still have the metalic base to deal with, which is why you&#8217;ve still got the gray line at your gumline.<\/p>\n<p>The best thing for your dentist to do, would be to replace your crowns with all-porcelain crowns, if he&#8217;s artistically able to do that. \u00a0The results would be much more beautiful. \u00a0I would go back and ask him to replace them with crowns, or give you a full refund and send you to someone who can.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\">Oklahoma City Dentist<\/a> Dr. Don Swearingen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had some old, dingy crowns that embarrassed me. \u00a0My dentist told me that he could place lumineers over the old crowns to &#8220;restore&#8221; them, but they don&#8217;t look much better. There is still the gray line at my gumline. 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