One of my back teeth felt a bit 'odd' last night - rough round the edges and possibly a bit missing at the back. Phoned my dentist this morning and got a 2.30 appointment hoping it would just be a new filling but when she drilled it there were several fractures, some quite deep. As I am off to Australia next week and a standard crown wouldn't be ready in time I opted for a ceramic crown - a little expensive but will last longer than me!
I have spent 3 hours in the chair and had my tooth drilled right back, all old filings removed then a CAD camera scanned and plotted the shape of my new crown and it was made in a special machine which carved an exact fitted 'tooth' from a small ceramic block in about 20 minutes .
Just had it bonded in place and you cant see the join - its a perfect fit. Although it's an expense I could have done without, I would have been in agony flying next week and would have had my holiday ruined, probably needing emergency treatment which wouldn't be covered by my travel insurance.
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