Prosthodontist/cosmetic dentist

Subber08

Hey guys,

Just looking for some help/advice. I posted here a while ago about this topic but only got one reply so just looking for others experiences and/or recommendations. I've finally managed to save some money so need to get sorted.

I broke my two front teeth years ago in my early teens. At the time the dentist put what I think was a white filling or something to fill the gap. I've absolutely hated anything to do with dentists ever since so don't really know much about what is available to me.

Basically my two front teeth are very dark in colour and are really getting me down. I remember at the time the dentist had said I would need crowns later on. I'm happy to pay what ever needs to be paid to get it right. I'm not sure whether I would need crowns or just veneers to cover the front teeth.

I would also like to get all my teeth whitened while I'm doing it as well. Can I go to the same person/clinic for this? How long would the whole process take approximately? As in how quickly could I get it all done, would it be over a few visits/weeks/months?

Can anyone pm with some advice/recommendations or even your experiences or certain dentists.

I'm in Dublin

Subber08

Anybody??

Subber08 wrote: »

Hey guys,

Just looking for some help/advice. I posted here a while ago about this topic but only got one reply so just looking for others experiences and/or recommendations. I've finally managed to save some money so need to get sorted.

I broke my two front teeth years ago in my early teens. At the time the dentist put what I think was a white filling or something to fill the gap. I've absolutely hated anything to do with dentists ever since so don't really know much about what is available to me.

Basically my two front teeth are very dark in colour and are really getting me down. I remember at the time the dentist had said I would need crowns later on. I'm happy to pay what ever needs to be paid to get it right. I'm not sure whether I would need crowns or just veneers to cover the front teeth.

I would also like to get all my teeth whitened while I'm doing it as well. Can I go to the same person/clinic for this? How long would the whole process take approximately? As in how quickly could I get it all done, would it be over a few visits/weeks/months?

Can anyone pm with some advice/recommendations or even your experiences or certain dentists.

I'm in Dublin

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Dark teeth can be for a number of reasons.

Sometimes bleaching can work, or specific inside out bleaching of specific teeth.
Crowns or veneers are and option depending on the condition of the teeth.
Most prosthodontists will do all the treatment for you as for reccomendations I will leave that to others. Reccomendations by PM only please.

Subber08

Ok thanks for that, hopefully get some feed back

Trenton Wailing Link wrote: »

Dark teeth can be for a number of reasons.

Sometimes bleaching can work, or specific inside out bleaching of specific teeth.
Crowns or veneers are and option depending on the condition of the teeth.
Most prosthodontists will do all the treatment for you as for reccomendations I will leave that to others. Reccomendations by PM only please.

Subber08

Subber08 wrote: »

Ok thanks for that, hopefully get some feed back

Anyone any recommendations? Or is there another site I can go to to look for help?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

http://prosthodonticsocietyireland.com/

pillphil

Should I expect a good prosthodontist to be on that site? There's only two listings for Connaught and they're both for the same place.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

They are the only two prosthodontists in connaught and both are part time. There is a guy in Limerick not on that list. Prosthodontics is a rare specialist there are only about 25 in the country.

pillphil

So is a Master’s in Prosthodontics from King’s College London a different qualification?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

The dentist will overtly call themselves a prosthodontist, they will usually have memberships of the prosthodontic societies in ireland and other countries, maybe even GDC registeration or american board certification. The practice will be specialised and not offer treatment outside of prosthodontics unless other specialists are there often the dentist will have a "practice limited to". Best way to find out is to ring the practice and ask are they a specaislist with a spoecialist qualification registered with the dental council.

res ipsa

Fitzgeme is a highly regarded prosthodontist in SCD.