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How do I get rid of the smell around my crown? The doctor concluded that I had gingivitis. (Photo)

bill.may45Aug 24, 2018
I went for a dental checkup and the doctor concluded that I had gingivitis, and around my dental crown, my top left molar, I had a pocket of 5 mm, with bone loss around a half a mm to a mm. There is a foul smell around my crown, and the dentist gave me some kind of medicine under my gums to heal them. I had another dentist look at my crown and he said that it was completely solid, with no signs of decay or the cement being loosened, or no points of entry, so he ruled out the crown as being the smell.

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Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, DDS
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Answered on Aug 26, 2018
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Andy Shieh, DMD

Your dentist need to adjust the new crown or the teeth that hits the crown first. You can’t get used to it for the poor work he has left you to deal with. At times, if the high bite is minor, yes in time, the material will be ground down so your bite is better, but if the high bite is caused b...

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It could be irritation from the treatment done. It could be an areas of trauma; maybe you bit the area when it was numb. I would speak to the dentist about it and make sure it's nothing out of the ordinary.

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Kourosh Maddahi, DDS

Hello:Not to worry, in most cases the crown with the post can be recemented without any problem.Best,Dr. Maddahi

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