The truth about complications when getting porcelain crowns

The tragicomedy of porcelain teeth cosmetic "trend"

Previously, porcelain teeth in dentistry were mainly used to restore damaged teeth, thereby helping to improve chewing function and ensure health. To meet the increasing demand for dental aesthetics today, porcelain teeth have taken on the additional mission of beautifying smiles.

There would be nothing to discuss if many people, especially young people, were caught up in the "trend" of porcelain teeth without paying attention to quality. As a result, there have been many tragicomic stories from porcelain teeth cosmetic surgery.

As in the case of Ng K Linh (29 years old, in Nam Dan district). With the intention of "renovating" her sparse and discolored teeth, Linh went to a dental clinic to have porcelain crowns. However, the joy of a beautiful set of teeth was nowhere to be seen, and just a few days after the procedure, Linh was constantly tormented by prolonged toothaches; she could not even chew hard foods.

Similar to Linh's situation, Ms. Phuong Nga (45 years old, in Vinh City) also chose porcelain crowns to replace her two broken molars. After 1 day of having her teeth done, while eating, her new porcelain tooth fell out, with many cracks. Returning to the dentist to complain, she received a roundabout explanation and was blamed because she had eaten hard food with her new teeth, so the warranty was not valid.

The stories that Linh and Nga encountered are not rare and are being widely shared on social networking sites; making many people wonder "should I get porcelain crowns or not?"

Causes of complications

According to Dr. Pham Thanh Ha - Deputy Director of the Center for Directive Line, Head of Endodontic Treatment Department, Central Hospital of Odonto-Stomatology: "Porcelain crowns are a good solution to help overcome dental defects such as: even teeth but bad tooth color, damaged enamel, unattractive tooth shape. However, porcelain crowns can affect health if the technique is not good, wrong indication..”.

According to research, most of the cases of complications after porcelain crowns today often originate from 2 factors:

First: The quality of porcelain teeth is not guaranteed. Normally, to ensure chewing, porcelain teeth are often made from sturdy, durable materials. If the dental facility uses poor quality porcelain lines, of unknown origin, with very low durability, easily cracked when chewing, and discolored after a short time.

Reason 2: The doctor's skills are not guaranteed. Porcelain crowns are a dental technique that requires high expertise, the person performing the procedure must have skills and experience. Because if the technique is wrong, the procedure is not correct, it can lead to incorrect tooth shaping, warping or misalignment, more seriously, misaligned bite leading to temporomandibular disorder.

There are even cases where customers have had their teeth ground down too much, leading to loss of tooth structure, pulp invasion, tooth sensitivity; seriously affecting chewing function and other oral diseases.

Notes for successful porcelain crowns

In order to help readers avoid unfortunate consequences when having porcelain crowns and have the teeth they want, we had a conversation with Dr. Le Thi Thanh Hien, cosmetic porcelain teeth expert ofThai Thuong Hoang Dental Hospital.

According to Dr. Thanh Hien, the demand for porcelain crowns is increasing day by day, however, you have to research carefully because not everyone can perform this beauty method.

In fact, porcelain crowns often help increase aesthetics as well as protect teeth when suffering from some dental diseases. However, in cases of severe misalignment of the bite, teeth that are too sensitive, loose or have pathological problems such as periodontal disease, cardiovascular disease, etc., it is recommended not to have porcelain crowns because of the possibility of serious complications.

Dr. Thanh Hien emphasized that in cases that meet the requirements for porcelain crowns, you need to consider two factors: address and technology. If you want to save money, you choose an unreliable dental facility, the doctor's skills as well as the technology and supporting medical equipment are not guaranteed, it is very easy to encounter complications after dental work.

Currently, at reputable dental facilities, all porcelain crown cases must meet the requirement of maximum preservation of the original teeth.

As atThai Thuong Hoang HospitalFor those who want to have porcelain teeth to change the enamel, doctors often consider customers to apply the Veneer porcelain method. Because with this method, only very little tooth grinding is required, helping to preserve real teeth while still helping teeth to be white and even as desired.

In cases where you want to cover only one or more porcelain teeth, you should research and choose good porcelain lines, ensuring quality and good resistance such as: Lisi, Lava, Orodent - Zirconia... Not only are they highly durable, but these porcelain lines also have natural, harmonious colors.

In particular, porcelain crowns must be performed by well-trained, skilled and experienced professionals.

And after porcelain crowns, you need to take care of them, clean them carefully, and have regular dental check-ups every 6 months - 1 year. Only then will the porcelain crowns be durable, beautiful, bright white, and limit the harmful complications that may occur.

Porcelain crowns are a cosmetic dentistry method that once performed, it will be difficult to correct as desired and porcelain teeth will follow us for the rest of our lives. Therefore, when you intend to do porcelain teeth, you should research carefully and choose a reputable dental facility to be able to own the smile you want.

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