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After 5 years it is quite common to charge, mostly for the materials and time in the chair. It also depends on why it came off, is there decay underneath?, sticky candy? grinding habit? Lots of things to consider Good Luck
Yes after 5 years it would be OK for the dentist to charge for the re-cement of the crown. In my office it would depend on the patient but in most cases I would charge for it
After 5 years that seems fair but in most cases a patient of record coming in regular visit would be a NC visit good luck Kevin Coughlin DMD, MBA, MAGD CEO Baystate Dental PC
Absolutely! If it happened within the first year, there probably would be no charge. Nothing lasts forever!
Yes, after 5 years, a fee to recement your crown is in order. If this had happened a few weeks or months after getting the crown, then the fee could have been waived
5 years is a long time! There is a cost for chair time, cement and staff. The fee charged likely doesn't cover it all, but it is normal to be charged. The reality is, it likely should be made new, so having it recemented was a bargain (crowns come off for a reason, usually decay or cracked tooth).
Since the tooth has broken off at the gumline, you may be at risk of losing the tooth altogether because there may not be enough tooth surface left to build a crown on top of.  With pain and swelling, you should get to a dentist sooner rather than later.  You have an open access for...
It sounds like your dentist's advice was accurate.  It is not necessary to do a root canal every time you do a crown.  Some teeth will do fine after a crown and may never need a root canal.  When we realize that the decay is "dangerously close" to the pulp, we will advise a...
Short roots are not a problem unless you have significant mobility with those teeth.  If that is the case you may need to see a specialist and consider dental implants.  Slight mobility is to be expected with short roots.  A dentist would have to determine how much mobility is...