The vile taste is a collection of food, plaque, and bacteria. Have your dentist clean out the temporary crown and scrub the tooth with Peridex , (chlorhexidine gluconate) before recementing. Be sure to keep it as clean as possible until cementation of the permanent crown.Charlie Janes DDSInnovative Dental of St. Louis
Please return to your dentist and have them adjust the height of the crown. Make sure it is checked 3 ways:1) Normal biting up and down on the articulating paper2) Sliding your teeth side to side when biting down.3) Chew cycle, meaning put the articulating paper on the crown and a piece of wax or gum on the opposite side and chewGood luck, it should get better soon.Charlie Janes DDSInnovative Dental of St. Louis
First of all, veneers will work for you if done properly. The first thing to be concerned about is your occlusion or the way your teeth fit together. There is not enough information from that picture alone, you need to be evaluated for any signs of occlusal issues such as worn, chipped teeth, wear facets, etc. ASSUMING there are no occlusal issues then you could proceed. First of all a good exam, impressions, and diagnostic wax -up of the case needs to be done before any tooth is prepped. The diagnostic wax-up allows the dentist to show the pt the case before a tooth is prepped. In your case I see several issues. First of all the gum is higher on the right front tooth(#8), and on #7 , the small tooth next to it the gum is disproportionately lower. This is easily corrected at the time of prep with a soft tissue laser. Your front 2 teeth slant to your right, make sure this slant or cant as we call it in dental terms is corrected. Please find an experienced cosmetic dentist. Veneers fail for many reasons but they shouldn't. Many factors should be addressed: 1) occlusion 2)decay 3)dentist experience 4)bonding(gluing) protocol5) pt homecare 6) lab used. Simply put, the dentist should be trained, prepared, and experienced. Ask to see cases that they have done. Personally I trained at LVI.
There is decay present , I would encourage you to get it restored. I would also evaluate the margins of the silver fillings that are present. This can be done clinically and by looking at the xrays.
In all likelihood the crown was "too high" thus the grinding. It's very possible this produced movement of the disc of the TMJ complex, therefore you can't "open straight" anymore. In my opinion the crown needs to be removed and a new one placed that is in the proper occlusion. If the prepared tooth is very short a gold crown works very well in this situation. However my material of choice today is a full zirconium crown.
