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LuckyCharms

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5. There's probably a lab onsite...

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 24, 2025, 10:57 PM

Sep 24

They'll take an impression and pictures, drill the remaining tooth down to a nub, and then you'll wait in the chair a bit while they make the crown.

Better than the old days when you had to wear that stupid temporary crown for a few weeks!

My temporary crowns always fell out.

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Ok, got a dentist appointment for two crowns tomorrow. They just happen to be my two front upper teeth!!!! [View all] a kennedy Sep 24 OP

My sympathy montanacowboy Sep 24 #1

Wishing you a competent, caring dental team and an easy, succeessful niyad Sep 24 #2

Good luck! You'll be good... LuckyCharms Sep 24 #3

It just takes two hours!!! Always took 2 weeks for sure.... Now??? 2 hours. a kennedy Sep 24 #4

There's probably a lab onsite... LuckyCharms Sep 24 #5

and imagine my two front, the most powerful of all teeth, front teeth, getting crowns. a kennedy Sep 24 #6

I had those same two teeth crowned 10 Turtle Day Thursday #7

Hope it goes okay. I bet it will. Dem2theMax Thursday #8