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Pressure, tightness, and sensitive on gum area where I had my dental crown placed 4 days ago. Is this normal? (photo)

March 16, 2019
Asked By:elarralde in Laredo, TX

I had a dental implant surgery on August 31, 2018. Everything went well with healing process and the abundent . Then on March 12, 2019, dentist placed crown 4 days ago. It doesn’t hurt when I chew gum, food etc. but it feels pressure, tightness, the gum is sentive achy . Is it normal to feel all that after 4 days of having placed crown?

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Answer: Pressure, tightness, and sensitive with a new dental crown.

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