Question: I recently had an implant and crown to replace my upper front center tooth. The crown sticks out too far compared to the next one. Why? - S.V., Jupiter Island
Answer: Think of the mouth as a stage in a Broadway theater. The lips are the curtains that rise up revealing the lead actors taking center stage: the central incisors.
It is very difficult to fix one central incisor without restoring its twin brother, sitting next to it. Fixing both will almost always guarantee that the two will match.
A crown over an implant can wind up a bit out of sync esthetically compared to its brother if the implant is angled too far forward. We often compensate for this by using custom abutment posts to correct odd angulations, before the crown is made.
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