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I would leave the crowns separated to allow for you to floss thorough them. In addition, this would keep each tooth from having extra forces placed on them when splinting them together. You would get more longevity by keeping them separated. Good luck.
Unless your teeth are mobile (slightly loose or "wiggly" from loss of bone cause by periodontal disease) splinting (joining two or more crowns together) is usually contraindicated. Splinting makes cleaning your teeth much more difficult, and thus oftentimes actually causes gum inflammation and irritation that could be uncomfortable to you.
If the bone support of the teeth is good then I recommend keeping the crowns separate. This will allow much easier cleaning and maintenance. Also in the future if something happens to one crown you will not be locked into treating both teeth.
As a first choice separate crowns are a better option. Its easier for you to clean and floss around them. If one or both teeth is weakened from the decay, joining both crowns together would be advised.
Dear acjs: There are only a couple of very specific reasons to connect two molar crowns. One is loose teeth which need to be splinted due to periodontal disease.However, by enlarge, connection of teeth IS NOT recommended or desired. A "stand alone" crown will outlast connected crowns without a doubt. Unless there is a specific reason as to why the crowns should be connected, they should not be.Please talk to your dentist about it.
It is much better to have individual crowns. If you have two adjacent crowns that are joined, then there is no maintainability as far as hygiene is concerned. No matter how well you try to clean under two fused crowns, inevitably you will develop caries (dental decay) or gum disease in the area.
I would recommend using caution when eating hard foods or foods that require you to use your teeth as tools, such as to separate the meat from a rib bone. Your front tooth has been restored likely very well but because it has had a root canal and been crowned it will never be as strong...
Any general or cosmetic dentist can fabricate a crown for you . If the crown is to repair a broken or disclosed tooth toward the front of your mouth the esthetics can be challenging in which case it is advisable to choose a dentist experienced in matching shades of teeth or who has an in house...
Hi:Normally smoking is not a problem after a root canal and crown preparation. Smoking interferes with healing after extraction or gum surgery.Best,Dr. Maddahi
While it may be counter-intuitive, leaving the root in place is a method that has been around for a long time. If you are keeping the root, it is best to cover what remains with a coping to prevent decay and give reinforcement, but even better is to remove the root and place an implant....
It sounds like that little screw that is left inside is a post. This can detach from the crown and sometimes the post itself can completely come out. So, in this case provided that the tooth hasn’t fractured underneath and the crown fits accordingly, you can often re-cement that. The dentist i...
There are a few things that can be causing your discomfort following the root canal. Since it was done recently, it may be that your bite needs adjusted. If you're biting too heavy on that tooth, it can cause discomfort in the ligament around the tooth (called the PDL). Another possibility is...
