Hello,

I'm just a layman and troll to this newsgroup from Ontario. I
have no denistry background so I'm trying to do a little shopping and
look for alternatives. My dentist is pretty good, however, a little
pricey.

I have a white composite filling that needs to be replaced. It is
being held in place by two pins. Well, the pins now have some decay
around them and now to replace the filling I need a cap. I do not
need a root canal but my dentist wants me to have a white composite
cap made for me at a cost of $800 (approx) where she would take a
mold, give me a temp filling, then give me the new filling once it
comes back from the lab.

In trying to search for an alternative (researching with Google) I
have seen stainless-steel caps mentioned on numerous sites, however, I
am wondering if this is a feasible alternative to the white
composite. The cap is for one of my back teeth, so, I really don't
care if it's white or not.

Any ideas?

TIA...

Look into CEREC Onlay's.

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Amatus

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"Blue Streak" <> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I'm just a layman and troll to this newsgroup from Ontario. I
> have no denistry background so I'm trying to do a little shopping and
> look for alternatives. My dentist is pretty good, however, a little
> pricey.
>
> I have a white composite filling that needs to be replaced. It is
> being held in place by two pins. Well, the pins now have some decay
> around them and now to replace the filling I need a cap. I do not
> need a root canal but my dentist wants me to have a white composite
> cap made for me at a cost of $800 (approx) where she would take a
> mold, give me a temp filling, then give me the new filling once it
> comes back from the lab.
>
> In trying to search for an alternative (researching with Google) I
> have seen stainless-steel caps mentioned on numerous sites, however, I
> am wondering if this is a feasible alternative to the white
> composite. The cap is for one of my back teeth, so, I really don't
> care if it's white or not.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA...
>

The stainless steel crowns are for baby teeth on children, not for
permanent teeth on adults. You could have a gold crown instead of a
porcelain crown, but I don't think there is much difference in the
cost (at least not where I practice).

Regards,
George

"Blue Streak" <> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I'm just a layman and troll to this newsgroup from Ontario. I
> have no denistry background so I'm trying to do a little shopping and
> look for alternatives. My dentist is pretty good, however, a little
> pricey.
>
> I have a white composite filling that needs to be replaced. It is
> being held in place by two pins. Well, the pins now have some decay
> around them and now to replace the filling I need a cap. I do not
> need a root canal but my dentist wants me to have a white composite
> cap made for me at a cost of $800 (approx) where she would take a
> mold, give me a temp filling, then give me the new filling once it
> comes back from the lab.
>
> In trying to search for an alternative (researching with Google) I
> have seen stainless-steel caps mentioned on numerous sites, however, I
> am wondering if this is a feasible alternative to the white
> composite. The cap is for one of my back teeth, so, I really don't
> care if it's white or not.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> TIA...
>

I don't have any dentistry background either, but I will say that you do
care whether or not it's white. Trust me! I used to have a couple of caps
that I had gotten when I was a teenager and I hated that you could always
see them in pictures if I was laughing or something. they looked awful! And
they were on my very back teeth, so you can still see them. I wouldn't get
metal caps if you can afford not to because they are more visible than you
would think. Mine were old and my insurance paid to replace them and I love
it because even looking at my teeth close up in a mirror, they look
wonderful and you can't even tell anything was done to them. I don't know
what my dentist put on them, but I think it was composite. I'm not sure
about Canadian insurance, but I didn't have to pay for mine at all. My
insurance covered it all because they were in need of replacing.

On Jul 30, 12:49 pm, Blue Streak <rdlebre...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,

my dentist wants me to have a white composite
cap made for me at a cost of $800 (approx) where she would take a
mold, give me a temp filling,

Hello,
I have questions for the illustrious dentists, scientists and
engineers:
Can we get a composite cap in the US?
Why a temporary filling, why not a permanent filling?
Should we ask research and development for improvment to the temporary
filling to make it more permanent?
Gordon Gaskill

I have to say it......................... I can't hold back!

What's a temp?


Seriously, there are lots of options available to restoring teeth.
Composite crowns are an option which most dentists seldom use. I just made
one not too long ago for a patient who likes to break teeth. Are you sure
it is a composite crown and not a ceramic one?

Also, be aware that some of us crazy dentists have technology in our office
to fabricate these without an impression nor a temporary. We scan the
tooth, design the restoration on a computer and mill it while you read a
magazine.

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Amatus

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> On Jul 30, 12:49 pm, Blue Streak <rdlebre...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> my dentist wants me to have a white composite
> cap made for me at a cost of $800 (approx) where she would take a
> mold, give me a temp filling,
>
> Hello,
> I have questions for the illustrious dentists, scientists and
> engineers:
> Can we get a composite cap in the US?
> Why a temporary filling, why not a permanent filling?
> Should we ask research and development for improvment to the temporary
> filling to make it more permanent?
> Gordon Gaskill
>

On Aug 1, 11:08 am, "Amatus Cremona" <Nic...@sottovocce.com> wrote:

> Seriously, there are lots of options available to restoring teeth.
> Composite crowns are an option
>
> Also, be aware that some of us dentists have technology in our office
> to fabricate these without an impression nor a temporary. We scan the
> tooth, design the restoration on a computer and mill it while you read a
> magazine.
>
> Amatus
>

Hello Mr Dentist:
Thank you, I love you man.
Gordon Gaskill