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Question:
Adjusting bite after implants: After recent major implant work the dentist had to `shave' bits of the crowns to get my bite right.
If when my face settles down, and I find he has shaved too much, can a bit be added back to build the crown up again? ...Visitor from Australia
Answer:
When temporaries are used correctly, that enable the dentist to make the final adjustments for size, bite and cosmetic value, the fabrication of the final crown is supposed to "mirror" the temporary crown.
Small adjustments to a new porcelain crown are normal. If adjustments to crowns are "significant" it often suggests that technical errors have occurred.
A crown is a "baked" product .... materials can't be added to a crown very efficiently to restore height. Most dentists would recommend fabricating a new crown.
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