Tooth with crown (I've had the crown over a year) is throbbing and has caused my cheek on that side to swell. I can feel it messing with my sinuses and has caused me a splitting headache. I have had this happen once before and went to my dentist who did the crown (no root canal done) and he filed the crown down and did not seemed concerned that it was swelling my face. Swelling went down a few days later, but it is back once again even worse. Could the tooth under the crown be infected?
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It sounds like both dentists have tried to adjust your bite. Did they check the bite with you lying down as well as when you were sitting up? There can be different interferences with teeth contact depending on body position. Have them try adjusting again and use the carbon paper in both po...
You need to see a dentist to have the bite adjusted. This is one of the problems with vacation dentistry. The original dentist that placed the restorations isn't available to you to manage any problems. And it's likely that another dentist doesn't want to take on the responsibility or liability...
My advise is to try to get your build up and crown asap, but if you need to wait for insurance to be effective just be extremely careful chewing on the side of the crown. Crowns with CEREC technology can be done on the same day in just a couple of hours.
