Crowns=purple gums???

I'm getting two crowns put in soon...i have temporary ones on right now...and i know two other people who have crowns and the top of their gums is purple [it looks bruised]





one of the people i know had a rotten tooth and had to replace it, and she said that they attached the corwn with a "screw", and thats why the top of her gum got [bruised]...





in my case, i'm just getting crowns because i dont want to get braces....





will my gums turn purple too?????

Crowns=purple gums???
The color your are referring to is not "bruised". The color is from the metal (silver color) core under the crown. The crown you are referring to sounds like a procelain fused to metal (porcelain over metal). The "purple" color is staining from the metal (silver color). This kind of crown is fine for the back teeth. If you are getting front crowns and don't want the "purple" color, I suggest getting Captek (gold metal with porcelain) or non-metal based crowns.


The "screw" you are referring to is the post that is placed into the existing tooth for retention of the crown. The screw did not cause the "bruising".


Why not get braces instead of getting crowns? with crowns, you are essential removing tooth structure which may cause future problems like sensitivity. I don't know how your teeth look, but braces may be a better option - get a consult with an orthodontist (person who places braces).
Reply:Crowns are usually porcelain-fused-to-metal. That means the crown is a metal cap with a layer of porcelain on the outside to make it look like a tooth.





Even though dentists try to hide the edge of the crown below your gumline, some people do have translucent gums and the dark metal edge of the crown ghosts through, giving that grey or purple gum appearance.





You can ask for an all-porcelain crown that has no metal in it, but all-porcelain crowns needs to be thicker for strength (so more of your tooth needs to be grinded off) and costs a bit more.





Hope this helps.
Reply:It does sound like the darkness you are talking about is from the metal that is under the porcelain on the crown. Sometimes for strength, depending on how deep your bite is, a porcelain fused to metal crown is the best but the metal can show and look bad. If a porcelain fused to metal (PFM) is needed it should be made with all porcelain margins show that the darkness of the metal does not show through. I am a dental assistant and the dentist I work for has been doing a lot of Full Bell Glass crowns which have no metal at all and look very natural. I recommend the Full Bell Glass.
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