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I needed a dental crown. It was my first one and I don’t have much money. I decided to look for someone who was affordable. I did the scientific process of asking Uncle Google to find me one. Most affordable dentists were close to the same price, but I found one that was several hundred dollars cheaper than the rest of them. I thought I’d found the holy grail of dentists. But, in the five years since I’ve gotten this crown, it has needed to be replaced three times. Is that normal for a dental crown? Online it says they should last five years, but maybe that is just dentists trying to get people hopeful?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Penny<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Penny,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you are unfortunately learning, not all affordable dentists are created equally. I call it the difference between an affordable dentist<\/a> and a cheap dentist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some dentists lower their prices a great deal more than other dentists in order to draw patients in. This is usually because they are either new dentists who have not built up their patient list yet or they are a dentist that has trouble keeping patients and use their low prices to get new ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem is the cheaper the prices, the harder time they will have making ends meet. Some, less scrupulous dentists, will use substandard materials in order to make up the profits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for how long a dental crown<\/a> should last, five years should be the minimum. Some crowns, when well taken care of, can last around fifteen years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the number of times you have had to replace this dental crown already, you have already paid what you would have with one of the other dentists who cost more. My guess is this affordable crown has cost you even more than that. Then, factor in all the time you’ve spent getting a new crown and I think this has been a bit of a disaster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this point, my recommendation is you bite the bullet and go to a different dentist to prepare your new crown. Make sure you check their reviews to see if patients have had a good experience with them or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog is brought to you by Phoenix Dentist<\/a> Dr. Hillary Peck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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