After getting crowns, I noticed that between #14(crowned tooth) and #15, I get a big chunks of food get trapped. Found out that #15 has been nicked by the dentist while #14 was prepped. #14 also has open margin. If I get a new crown given #15 is nicked, can a new crown provide a good tight contact? How common is it to have open margin on crowns? I would like to have this crown as long as possible since I am afraid everytime I replace them, more of my tooth will be drilled away.
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Crowns and veneers when cemented properly are attached to the underlying tooth very strongly. When taking impressions it might feel like a lot of force is being placed on your crowns/veneers. However, this force is very minimal and very unlikely to disturb the strong attachment between the...
In most cases teeth can be crowned many times as long as the dentist is careful to conserve tooth structure. I have had my front teeth crowned 4 times in 25 years. So you should be fine. Let you dentist know your concerns and I am sure they will set your mind at ease....
Replacing crowns is not cheap, unfortunately. Also, based on the protrusion, the roots may have been slightly displaced by your accident or grew that way naturally. It is difficult to tell just from a photo. Normally, you have two options to fix protrusions like that, which is either crowns and...