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Hi. I have two porcelain crowns on my front teeth. They have been on for close to two years and one of them has never really felt right. It was always sensitive to pressure, hot and cold, etc.... My dentist who appears to be highly qualified told me that it would fade. Recently, I have been having interspersed periods of a throbbing dull pain directly under the crown. It gets quite uncomfortable at times and has me concerned that there may be a problem. My dentist used the best of everything including empress crowns and resin cements. What do you think the problem could be? ...Visitor from VA (answer)
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I have crowns on my top 7 front teeth that look black at the gums. What can be done about that. I haven't had them very long... only about 3 months. Should I have had Porcelain veneers? The crowns even cost me more. I am so unhappy about this, they cost me $720.00 a crown and I am very unhappy about the way they look. Now I am afraid to get the bottoms done. ...Visitor from VA (answer)
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My dentist recommends I need new crowns on my back teeth due to the time of having had them initially put in.....20 years. My question: I haven't had any problem, sensitivity or otherwise with them. Is it a "given" that crowns need to be replaced because of the time they have been on? ...Visitor from CA (answer)
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Last summer I had my very first root canal and crown. It took the dentist office five hours to create and fit the crown. They made several molds before they found one that seemed to fit. Approximately two weeks later I was back in their office because the crown was not comfortable. The dentist informed me that it had shifted out of place and she pushed on the crown and informed me it should feel better. Since then this crown has been very bothersome to me because food gets lodged up in the
crevices of the crown. i.e. there is a space on the right side. I never had trouble with food getting stuck in this area before. Now, it appears that the crown is absessed because the gum area above the crown is black. Should there be any empty space where the crown touches the gum line? (this
is where food is getting stuck). ...Visitor from FL (answer)
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Crowns and overbite: I went to the dentist and thinking I was getting porcelain veneers on my front top 6 teeth and crowns for the back 7 teeth. After the prep was done I went in for the final. But to my surprise, I did not get veneers, I got porcelain crowns. I was shocked. The dentist then insisted that they were veneers. After I pressed a little he said I had big fillings and I had to have these kind. What does that mean? Now my whole look is way different to my expectation. My problem now is that my top teeth hang over my bottom teeth. When I eat I hit the back of the top teeth. He shaved them down a little but I told him they still hang over the bottom teeth. He said that was to fix my bite. He said this is normal. I have been looking at everyone's teeth and I don't think it is normal. I believe the bite is wrong. I also have been stuttering on words I never have before. Does this sound normal? Are my teeth supposed to be over the bottom teeth? ...Visitor from SC (answer)
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Pain after Crown: Six months ago I had a crown put on my upper-right front incisor for cosmetic reasons. It's part zirconia, to avoid the visible metal undercoating. It looks terrific. However, after six months, it doesn't feel that way. It actually is very painful and annoying. There has been some recession of the gum on the inside of my mouth (nothing noticable from the front). I should note that the crown isn't loose. At first it was just annoying running my tongue over the distinct rough spot between crown and tooth. Over the last week, however, the gum/tooth is painful. The sensation changes from feeling like an irritation from something like aggressive flossing or even from having burned myself
with hot food (not a possibility) -- and other times it feels like an aching of the tooth. I do seem predisposed to gum recession. However, as preventive measures I brush with a soft tooth brush (and sensodyne)taking care to be gentle and massage the gum line, floss daily, and use a floride rinse. It always feels better after brushing -- and when I rinse with warm or cold water (so there's no temperature sensativity). Any ideas on what could be wrong / what treatment is needed? ...Visitor from NY (answer)
- Gold Crown: Approximately around the same time as a gold crown was put in a bottom molar, I have had digestive upset, abdominal pain and nausea 24/7. Doctors are mystified. Could this be from the gold crown? ...Visitor from MA (answer)
- Porcelain veneers: Does having caps on your teeth prevent you from having porcelain veneers applied? ...Visitor from MI (answer)
- Recently I did porcelain crowns using IPS Empress Crowns for my 6 upper front teeth and 6 lower front teeth. Unfortunately, the color (C3) chosen by my dentist did not meet my expectation. Would you please advise if there is any means to increase the lightness of existing crown without removing them. After some years, would the porcelain crown become greyer like the aging effect on natural teeth? Just in case in future, if I had enough money and want to replace these crowns with new ones of more satisfactory color, would the replacement procedure make further destructive impact on the teeth structure? ...Visitor from Hong Kong (answer)
- Crown Repair - Caps: About 10 years ago - four of my top front teeth had root canals and then they were capped. Three of the caps fell out with the posts attached to the caps, also some of the tooth broke off in the caps. What can I do to have them repaired and what kind of dentist should I see?
...Visitor from NY (answer)
- All porcelain vs. porcelain fused to metal crowns: I am 23 years old and I consider myself to be a beautiful young lady with one big flaw... my teeth! I had a porcelain crown in tooth #8 (very front) and now tooth #9 is in need of a root canal and ultimately another crown. At this point I'd like to have both re-made so that they can appear natural and similar to one another. I've gone to many different cosmetic dentists and they all have different opinions as to what type of crowns I should have made. The tooth that already has a crown has a metal post which according to my regular dentist "will probably be impossible to remove because there isn't much tooth left" and he just placed it less than a year ago. What type of
post is used for an all porcelain crown? Would it be possible to use the existing post for the new crown? Taking all of this into consideration should I have all porcelain crowns or porcelain fused to gold crowns made? ...Visitor from NY (answer)
- I have had crowns on my two upper front teeth for about 17 years. They were replaced about 6 years ago and I had no problem. I then went to a new dentist who suggested redoing them because of a 'bad fit'.
The latest ones were therefore done 18 months ago. At the same time he filled the roots and did some gum curettage to lengthen the crown. Since this time I have had a chronic odour from around these crowns and an acidic taste from the area. I am worried about the possibility of chronic infection, also the risk of bacteremia etc. What can i do? I have seen several dentists for an opinion with no answer. ...Visitor from Aldershot, United Kingdom (answer)
- Pain in capped tooth that had root canal: I have tooth ache pain in a tooth that went through a root canal. I had a temporary cap for a year with no problem. Since I got the permanment cap fitted and placed I been having swelling and bleeding. I went back to the dentist 3 times. Each time I was told it fits well and I should floss floss floss. Now my pain is so severe it feels like I did when I originally had the cavity before my root canal. What is going on? I want to rip this cap off. ...Visitor from NY (answer)
- Crowned tooth sensitivity: Two months ago, part of one of my back upper molars broke off due to a large filling from 25 years ago decaying further. I had a temporary cap put on while the crown was being made. During this time, anytime I bit down on anything, it was excrutiating pain. I told my dentist about this and she put the new crown on, taking alot of care to try to make my bite correct. The same pain persists with the permanent crown, so I returned to my dentist and she tried to further make the crown fit. She feels like it could just be trauma to the nerve, etc. I can't eat on that side at all. I have noticed that cold and hot liquids cause the same pain. Does this mean a root canal? Or could it be that the nerve is going to settle down eventually? ...Visitor from CA (answer)
- Is there a rule of thumb for how long a crown should last and is the life of a crown due soley to oral hygene, or with the best of care can a cavity still occur beneath it? I am nearing retirement and my dentist noticed a shadow (decay) under a crown on my x-rays. So, we will be replacing that crown,
but as we talked, he mentioned that we should consider replacing 3 additional crowns soley because they are between 15 and 20 years old. Is this a good idea? The reason we are even considering the additional 3 crowns is that I currently have 50% insurance coverage on crowns and will not have
insurance at all after retirement. ...Visitor from MN (answer)
- New Crown Pain: I had some crown work down about a month and a half ago and from day one I
have had problems even with the temporary crowns. Pain when chewing down on the left side. The permanent crowns were put on about 3 weeks ago and I have since gone back three times for bite adjustment. It has helped some all three times but the problem is still there. My dentist has even sent me to
an endodontist (hope this is spelled correctly)to see if I needed a root canal. The endodontist has seen me on two different occassions and says that there is no evidence for a root canal. The pain is not constant only when I chew down on these crowns which leads me to believe that it has to be these crowns. Emotionally I don't think that I can bear this much longer. I think that I should let you know that the fillings in the teeth prior to the dental work did not cause pain and I was able to chew fine before all of this crown work. In your opinion do you (like myself) think that the problem here is with the crown (I think #19) and perhaps with the impressions that were made or the lab when making the crown. I was at my dentist's office for the third attemp to adjust these just this morning and needless to say I am at my wits end. He has suggested that I wait one more month to see if it gets better but he has got to know that this isn't just going to go away. Like I said it is not a constant throbbing pain, it only happens when I chew (or try) to chew on the left side. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. ...Visitor from NC (answer)
- Space in between crown and gum: Is it normal for there to be a space in between a newly-placed crown and the gum-line? The scenario: my dentist had recommended I crown (no root canal needed) this back molar, since the filling was very large and very old. I am now experiencing some fairly uncomfortable sensitivity to hot and cold, as well as problems with the bite (feels like the crown is too long, even though he shortened it a great deal and the crown no longer has natural-looking and feeling indentation along its surface, it's almost completely flat). It upsets the tooth to chew on nuts, seeds, crunchy
foods, soft foods are okay. The space in between the gum and the top of the crown is visible, about one millimeter or so. At the permanent fitting, the dentist encouraged me to rub the gum to bring it down to cover the space, but didn't say much else. I hesitate to go back because the permanent crown placement was unpleaseant (felt as if the nerves were being stimulated and jangled as he kept poking into that empty space with metal prong). Does this sound normal? ...Visitor from IL (answer)
- Crown defect: I got porcelain crowns done for my front teeth. One of them had a bubble in the center so the dentist polished it. It looks ugly. Can an all porcelain crown cemented permanently be removed, repaired and recemented? ...Visitor from CA (answer)
- New All Porcelain Crowns I received 6 new all porcelain crowns on the upper front. One crown has cracked down the center, four others have chips. It has been suggested that it was caused from grinding at night. I do not grind or clench at night, or eat anything hard enough to cause chipping. My original teeth did not show any signs of grinding. The new crowns have only chips on the face of the tooth and none on the back surface, which would indicate to me that, if endeed grinding were involved, the back of the crown would be damaged also. Can crowns be defective due to a faulty process during manufacturing or faulty materials? ...Visitor from NC (answer)
- 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)
- Root Canal - Crown Prep: I had a root canal on #3 a couple of months ago. The dentist put in a build up to prepare for a crown. I was still experiencing pain, and had cavities filled in #2, 4 and 5 a month later (last month). I still feel some sensitivity around that area, but cannot pin point it. I have heard that before a crown is placed over a root canal, there is sensitivity. How long should it last? Will
the sensitivity decrease with the crown in? ...Visitor from GA (answer)
- Crown on lower tooth: I have had a crown on my lower molar for several years. Part of it recently chipped off. My dentist smoothed the rough area and wants to put a new crown on. There are no cracks and it doesn't bother me at all, although the dentist had a "watch" on it due to age. He suggested that since it was not shaped properly, food might slough off and get under it, causing gum problems. Is this a legitimate issue and do I really need a new crown or can I wait until it bothers me?
...Visitor from KS (answer)
- Dark line at top of NEW crown: I had two crowns put in late summer of last year. I chose the porcelain with gold inlay so there would be no dark metal line between the gum and crown. The gold was just in the bottom part of the crown not on the entire inside of the crown. When the crown was put in my mouth I did not look at it beforehand as I just trusted my dentist to have ordered the correct one. Anyway I got a few blocks from the dentist office and took a look at it and there is a dark line on both of them at the top. I immediately turned around and went back in and asked why I had this after being told this would not show a dark line. The dentist told me it was my root showing. I have not been able to find anything on the internet to support this. Could it actually be the root and if so why would the crown not have been made to cover the roots? ...Visitor from IL (answer)
- Crowns replacing Veneers: I have had porcelain veneers on my two front teeth for several years for cosmetic reasons (the nerves on my front teeth died and the teeth yellowed significantly). When one broke recently, I went to my dentist (not the same dentist who originally put the veneers on). After trying to put some replacement veneers on, he said that my teeth had yellowed significantly and that veneers would not work. He then proceeded to shave my teeth down so that he could put crowns on instead. He did not ask me whether I would
prefer crowns (in my opinion, the veneer replacements did not look that bad), but just prepared me for them. I have now had the crowns for about two months, and am very unhappy with them. While they do look great cosmetically, they feel much less stable and much less like my own teeth than did the veneers. I tried to eat an apple last night, and I found it challenging to bite into it, and then my teeth hurt the rest of the night. The teeth feel much thinner than they did with the crown (they are almost sharp at the bottom). I am constantly paranoid that the crowns will fall out, and it has been very upsetting. I have two questions: 1) is it typical that a porcelain crown would feel less stable than a veneer, and should my dentist have communicated that to me, and 2) would it make sense for me to go for a 2nd opinion on the crowns to see if it could be fixed? ...Visitor from CA (answer)
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