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Question:
New Crown causes Blood Taste: About 1.5 years ago I had a dentist perform a crown on tooth #2.
As soon as this was completed I began to taste blood or something like it in my mouth. This continued on for about 9 months.
Another dentist said that I needed a root canal. He did it through the crown in one visit. The taste and blood were still there.
I then went to a peroiodontist - he did a modified "crown lengthening." He removed some gum tissue around the tooth. He said that my crown was loose.
I went to a dentist and it came right off and was very loose and smelled really foul. He cleaned it and recemented it.
I am still having the problem about 1 month after this. No one seems to know the answer. ...Visitor from MO
Answer:
The taste of blood could be from a periodontal or gum problem.
If the tooth was dying or dead it could have had a fistula or pimple that was draining into your mouth around the root of the tooth and this could have been both the reason for the root canal and the reason for the icky taste.
It is unfortunate that it wasn't explained properly to you.
So a root canal was done, the crown became loose and it smelled underneath. All of this points
to a poorly fitting crown or an improper core build up (filling) under the crown.
Regarding the crown lengthening - it had to be for the crown being buried too far under the gum, too close to the bone. We call this violating the biological width. It too can lead to irritated, puffy, smelly gums.
So what should you do? Go to another dentist, have the crown removed, the post and core or filling evaluated and if need be, replaced, and a NEW CROWN. Since your crown is only 1.5 yrs old, insurance won't pay for it..... but it still needs to be redone.
Perhaps the original dentist will give you a discount given your problems, history and issues. Either way, they must be able to explain the taste, perform a thorough evaluation of all of your gums. You may have gum disease elsewhere that needs attention!
Also the crown with the hole in it from the root canal, the crown lengthening after the crown was done and the loosening of this crown point to the fact that there is a problem that has not been solved. I hope this helps.
Wisconsin Reconstructive Implant Dentistry
Richard Winter, DDS MAGD
Winter Dental Associates
5323 W. Hampton Avenue
Milwaukee Wisconsin WI 53218
(414) 464-9021
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