I had my four front teeth crowned two weeks ago. After the permanent crowns were fitted, everything was great for the first week, but now I constantly feel a clicking or slight back and forth movement when my tongue touches my teeth. The crowns seem to be well fitted but I am not sure what the movement is an indication of. I also feel some light tension, similar to a feeling of having braces taken off. Are the crowns still settling in?
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Since I don't know your dental history, I will refrain from saying too much. An x-ray can say something, but it won't say everything. You can obtain your dental records and get a second opinion from a periodontist, which is a dental specialist in gums and gum-related surgeries, including...
Different porcelains have a different look. A1 is slightly different from manufacturer to manufacturer and material to material. Porcelain over metal is different from porcelain over zirconia or alumina, two common substructures in crowns. An all zirconia crown, very popular now because...
35 years is a long time for a crown to last, especially with a post! I applaud your previous dentist's work. It sounds like it was very well done!In an ideal world, a dental crown would be a "forever" treatment that never needs maintenance or re-fabrication. There are multiple reasons why the...
