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Question:
Hi! I have a crown (tooth #13) that was permanently cemented in about 3 weeks ago. It feels great, but there is one unusual thing: Whenever I drink something cold that tooth produces a "clicking" sound like it's contracting! I am not touching my bottom teeth or anything like that. The clicking seems to come from the tooth itself, not from contact with another tooth. Is this something to be concerned about? None of my other crowns have ever done this! ...Tracy in VT

Answer:
Interesting! I'm not sure what this is, however I may venture to guess that you could be getting some expansion/contraction of the metal in the crown...if your crown has metal in it. This may be true if you have a nonprecious type alloy, which is common under porcelain fused to metal crowns. Your main worry, if it is porcelain fused, is that the porcelain will not crack!

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