Atlanta Dental Crown doctors
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Roderick Cooper, DDS
Atlanta Cosmetic Dentist
4122 East Ponce De Leon Ave Suite #5, Clarkston |
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Susan Goode Estep, DMD
Atlanta Cosmetic Dentist
1875 Old Alabama Road Building 100, Roswell |
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Andrew Soulimiotis, DMD
Atlanta Cosmetic Dentist
3189 Maple Drive, Atlanta |
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Peter Boulden, DMD
Atlanta Cosmetic Dentist
1875 Old Alabama Road Bldg 100, Roswell |
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Hugh Flax, DDS
Atlanta Cosmetic Dentist
1100 Lake Hearn Dr NE Suite 440, Atlanta |
Recent Answers
In Nov I got crown for tooth #30,was broken and doesn't have any infection(#30 was impacted by #31 now removd) I crown altered my bite and caused some pain and mild headaches which started to build up, also started to have stiff jaw. After two months I went to replace the crown. Now I'm waiting for my permanent crown but for last few days I had stiff jaw, weird feeling in my ear and can't close my jaw properly without effort. Is this TMJ? Is this going to be permanent? Please advise. Thank you.
Whenever you receive dental work of any kind, it is important to make that restoration at least even with your current bite. If left at a different amount of force from your bite, it can cause problems with your jaw. Many times, your jaw is already at a position that is not ideal, so adding just a small amount of difference can cause it to be a problem. But this may have occurred later in life, even if a perfect fitting crown was placed.
For some, the bite is so much off from where the jaw wants it to be, that things like this will happen. Unless your bite is equilibrated (evened) on both sides and when you move your teeth left and right. Doing so will help keep the disc of the jaw joint in a comfortable, natural position.
It sounds like your jaw has been sore for some time now, and a new crown is a relief but may need some time to heal. Or that tooth could have been infected during the entire time (even with the previous crown) and your problem this whole time has been a bad nerve, needing a root canal. Good luck.
I recently got two crown lengthing/crowns. I waited a month between the lengthening and crown. It's two weeks later and I'm still throbbing in pain. It's hyper sensitive to cold. Now he says I need a root canal, without even looking in my mouth. I'm suspicious that two teeth suddenly need canals and suspect the process. These new crowns are all ceramic (not metal on ceramic) and I read the cement used might be the issue. I'm leaning towards getting a second opinion.
Without examining the teeth there is no way to properly diagnose your problem. Many things can cause the symptoms you are describing. If it is only a cold sensitive issue, there may be exposed part of the root that will need to be addressed and likely it would not need a root canal. I agree with Dr. Frey, many times bonding an all ceramic crown improperly can cause an issue. The true test is to get a second opinion from another dentist or visit a root canal specialist (Endodontist). I hope this helps.
The dentist recommend me crowns but I am not sure about it because people with old crowns has a deep space between the gum and the teeth or you can see a "screws" between the teeth and the gum. I don't want to look like that after years.
This is a common misconception about recession. Having a crown performed should NOT cause recession in your mouth. That being said- it the crown contains metal you could have a mild allergic reaction to the metal (nickel, tin, cadmium, etc that are sometimes contained in the metal) and the gum tissue could pull away from the tooth in response.
Recession is almost always causes from a disharmony in the occlusion (bite). Meaning you could have a crown that is misplaced for your bite and it could intefere with your bite (called working and non-working interferences). This causes the tooth to be stressed laterally - teeth don't like side-to-side forces being placed on them- and eventually causes recession.