rich

Usually, when you get a crown that is the wrong color (like 2x's the
brightness of other teeth)... and 75% bigger than the natural tooth, who
has to pay to redo it?

a. The patient?

b. The dentist?

c. The crown manufacturer?


I am bound and determined to get this fixed Monday. No question about
it. But I don't know who is supposed to foot the bill.


Thanks
btw I still can't get my digital camera to work

joel m. eichen d.d.s.

"b"

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steven fawks

Yep. It is the responsibility of the dentist that cements the final
restoration. If it wasn't "right", it should never have been cemented
in the first place (but some insurance plans don't pay enough for the
dentist to use a good lab or remake anything that isn't perfect without
losing money).

Sometimes you get what you pay for....sometimes you get less.

Fawks

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vaughn

(answered after a consultation with my lab-tech wife)
This might vary regionally, but from what I have seen the typical answer
is "a combination of b and c". Many labs will do the occasional "redos"
cheap or free just to keep the dentist happy, but that is just the lab bill;
the dentist is still out the chair time, a comodity that may be worth
hundred$/hour.

I think the dentists here will tell you that the "big" crown could be
the result of a conservative prep job, not always a bad thing. I can't
explain why a dentist would cement a crown that was drastically off-shade
unless he/she was simply hoping you would settle for it.

Vaughn

noyb

Wow! I doubt it's 75% bigger, however.

joel m. eichen d.d.s.

Can you say, "Chicklet?"


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wb

Most dentists have an arragement with their dental labs
concerning remakes.

Shouldn't cost you any money at all.

joel m. eichen d.d.s.

Yup the arrangement is that each blames the other!

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wb

Not in my situation. The C & B lab I use is very consistent.
If it's an impression or shade problem it's my fault;
if it's something like contour or occlusion it's their fault.

My remake numbers are very low.

WB