This was a case of a fractured root causing the old crown to fall out of the upper left lateral incisor. You can see it quite clearly in this dental image.
Wallace, as often seems to happen, refused the long term cosmetic denture option but wore one during his treatment.
Broken tooth removed
The old root was removed in our Glasgow surgery, he was given a new dental implant and then a porcelain crown was placed on top of the implant. Dr Brendan Murphy advised Wallace it might be difficult to match the new porcelain crown to the existing porcelain which had originally been provided by his referring dentist.
“The way we usually get around this is to get our ceramist to attend at the key stage – the shade selection. That means we get to discuss all of the issues and make sure everyone’s aware of the expectations.” The dental laboratory team are very skilled as porcelain matching and the technicians are very much a part of the Glasgow team.
Wallace felt that Appletree got it spot on and has been referred back to his NHS dentist for regular checkups.
“I’m just going back for annual implant checks and the hygienist. My own dentist doesn’t have a hygienist.”
Wallace paid £2224, including X-rays, extraction and implant crown.
It is not unusual for other Glasgow dentists to refer their patients to Dr Murphy for tricky cases such as for dental implants, short term orthodontics and other forms of cosmetic dentistry and new approaches are welcome.