Bulu all naik reading your guys story
Sound painful by the word "extraction"

This post has been edited by marukopi: Jul 21 2023, 10:01 AM

anyway, just an update.

just came back from the dentist - wanted to proceed with the crowning but needs to do scaling first so that has already been done.

set an appointment for next Wednesday to start the 2 stage process.

1st stage is to mould and take impression of the teeth to be crowned (estimated time: 1 ~ 2 hours), after that, a temporary crown will be put in place.

approximately 2 weeks later, the 2nd stage will commence and this is the easy part, just install the permanent crown.

as for material of the crown, there are basically 2 options; one the dentist called "e-max" and another "zirconia" - according to the dentist, they are essential more or less the same but the former has a metal sheet inlay which contributes to a stronger structure but will appear "less white". the later is the more expensive option, made entirely of ceramic/porcelain, relatively weaker but appearance wise will look similar to natural teeth and usually recommended for teeth that are on the front row (visible).

all-in costs RM1,000.00.

be that as it may, while the crown is synthetic but it can also crack, chip or fracture like normal teeth if subjected to high pressure or bad oral hygiene.

ouh, how is the crowning holding up? still good?

da phuck! what did you do?

Did my root canal a few months back on my molar teeth, quite a painful process drilling the hole into the nerves and injecting the chemical to melt them. Sucking the melted nerve out is fine since its already dead and cant fire pain signals anymore.

Root canal alone cost 1.8k, crowning appointment this weekend

So far so good. Baru few months

Mine not painful at all except when the dentist injected the bius. Only took like 4 hours per session coz the dentist first time doing root canal at molar. Had to call seniors and specialists to assist and clarify some issues. Apparently my tooth was complicated.

that's good, it's 4x cheaper than going private.

The pain is free.

wear and tear in general

UPDATE: Leaving this here for posterity.

I misunderstood regarding the crowning material.

To simplify things, there are basically 2 materials commonly in use at the moment; one being Porcelain Fused Over Metal (PFM) or the higher end, Zirconia. The price difference between the 2 is 1x of each other (ie: PFM is at RM1,000.00 per tooth and the Zirconia is somewhere at RM2,000.00 per tooth).

PFM is basically metal base with porcelain exterior hence the name but now, it can be had with Zirconia on its exterior with no extra charge. There are pros and cons for both the PFM and the Zirconia but the biggest consideration is that if you have or suspect or fear that you may have an allergy to metals then PFM is to be avoided.

Pls PM the location, bro. Back tooth loose liao, can remove soon.

Why nobody mentioned about Emax material? I thought Emax are now widely used also? Apparently with better translucency and aesthetics compared to Zirconia, but less stronger than Zirconia?

Has anyone done their crowning at PPUM Klinik Dental ? I am split as shld I go to normal Klinik Pergigian to do it or shld I go PPUM ?

Yep this. Private dentist some very unethical especially those big franchise ones, anything just sensitive not even infected will ask you to do root canal then crown just to earn your money. Never explain to customer the teeth will die and become brittle, once break even with crown you need to do implant pulak, luckily I tarik handbrake and Google first then go to another dentist padahal can solve with filling and sensodyne toothpaste, now totally fine and teeth healthy. Celakak

Long time ago try one , wait one month queue appointment, doctor lady from Indon, the filling last for 6 month only

This post has been edited by bereev: Sep 9 2024, 11:27 AM

some people just born with sensitive teeth. really cant do much other than using sensitive tooth paste everyday. just avoid extreme cold and hot drink enough edi.