For quite a while I have been sometimes biting my tongue and/or lip/cheek on the left side when I eat. Never on the right. I have 3 molar crowns on the left side & they appear to me to be shorter than what my original teeth were. Can upper molar caps that are changed in size of the original teeth be the cause of this? I didn't occur to me until I had one of the 3 molars pulled & a temporary crown put on. I then started biting my cheek so it made me wonder. Sorry no pics of old crowns
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Yes, x rays will be very important to identify the problem if there is any at all. It will also determine if root canal treatment will need to be performed on the tooth. If there are in fact cavities under the filling, if not treated in time, will probably get severe. You already have the...
The essentially is what is often called a "full mouth reconstruction" and is often a great choice. The photos provided appear to show a case that bleaching and bonding would not be enough, so a FM rehab should be considered.