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Question:
New Crowns - Feel the edge? I got into a bicycling accident almost two months ago and bent my top four teeth out of alignment. As a result, I had to have 4 root canals and 4 crowns.

The permanent ones are in but I can feel the edge, on the backside, of one of them. Is this normal? It doesn't not feel loose but I constantly feel it with my toungue to the point that my tongue is irritated.

My other concern is that because I did so much trauma to my face (I hit the pavement face first), I'm not sure if my swollen gums are because of the trauma or the root canals.

There are spaces at the gum line between a crown and gum. It looks awful. I'm wondering if my gums will eventually fill that space. ...Visitor from FL

Answer:
The edge you are feeling is the junction between the tooth and the crown. Perhaps your dentist can smooth it.

As for the swollen gums, it would be hard to diagnose without seeing you. The gums could be swollen because the crown margins between the teeth are too bulky and are causing inflammation.

The spaces between the gum and crown are more of an esthetic issue and your dentist should have placed the margins of the crowns slightly below the gum line unless there was a reason for placing them where he did.

I would discuss it with your dentist or seek another opinion.

Mitchell Pohl, DDS
Boca Raton Cosmetic Dentist
2900 N. Military Trail, Suite 105
Boca Raton Florida FL 33431
(561) 368-3440

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