I am replacing my top (middle) 2 front teeth (from a gnarly bike wipeout in 4th grade) sometime b4 this yr is over. I am currently on my 2nd set of porcelain crowns which were done in 7th or 8th grade. I am now 25 & replacing them since it's been over 10 yrs (so they're gettin pretty old, obviously) & also b/c they're not as asthetically appealing as they used to be & my gums have receded a little bit baring my natural teeth @ tha very top of my crown, which my dentist has assured me is due to normal aging gums. I want to bleach tha rest of my teeth (since crowns can't be bleached) quite a bit for a brighter, whiter & newer smile with these new crowns. I am planning on asking my dentist her opinion but I want others' opinions as well. Should I whiten my teeth B4 tha new crowns are cemented in & match it th@ way or after (& have tha crowns made as white as I want tha rest of my teeth to be)? Use a home whitening kit or a dentist whitening kit? SERIOUS OPINIONS/ANSWERS ONLY!!!
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yes! whiten first. Ive been in the dental business for 15 years and like you said, crowns cannot be bleached. and even with (any) whitening you do, it will have to be repeated periodically. SOMETIMES your dentist can tell how light your teeth will become and plan accordingly for the crowns. but trust me, its very frustrating(for the patient, dentist, and lab) when the patient decides to bleach after getting the crowns.
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