Dental Crown Best Replacements Problems To Fix Repair Replace Failed Bad Porcelain Crowns

Dentist Finder

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
WashingtonDC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Dental Health Directory Library

FAQ: Dental Crowns

New crowns cause new pain Sensitive Teeth Loose Crowns Gold vs Porcelain Crown Lengthening	Leakage Historical Standard How To Prevent Failures Crowns - Getting it Right the First Time
Videos: Diagnosing New Crown Bite Pain Emergency Crown Care Crown Removal - Replacement Procedures Temporaries - One Day Implant

Question:
Replacing metal post for second bicuspid: I have a crown on my second bicuspid. The root inside the crown is very short.

At the time the crown was put in, twelve years ago, the dentist had root canal done and then inserted a metal post, with a "ball" attached, inside the remainder of the tooth. The cement was applied to the "ball" at the end of the metal post, and the crown was adhered to the post.

Recently the "ball" broke off the stem of the metal post and the crown came out. The metal stem is still inside my mouth.

I do not want an implant or a bridge to replace this crown. I would like to find a dentist creative enough to remove the metal stem, if necessary, or put in another metal post and a new crown.

Dentistry is very specialized these days. Would I search for a specialty within dentistry or do I go back to the dentist who originally designed this procedure? ...Visitor from PA

Answer:
We have dealt with this exact same problem many times. Usually the remainder of the post can be safely removed, and a new post can be placed. Today we are using non-metallic fibre-reinforced posts which are actually bonded into the root of the tooth and they do not fracture like the metal ones.

Editorial Staff

Return to Crowns FAQ - Part B

Metropolitan Area Crown Doctors:

Ask a Question

Return to FAQ Index

You also have the option of using Google search technology to conduct a specific search within our databases to find more specific information. Use key words or short phrases:

[Home] [Ask The Dentist] [FAQ's] [Polls] [Consultants] [Directories] [Employment] [Articles]
Contact the Editor
Dental Health Directory
Ask The Dentist
Featured in

Dental Pros and Cons

Videos
Pictures Photos
New Products
Bad Teeth Gums Gallery