Six months ago I had 4 crowns and 4 veneers put on, since then I have had a burning tongue and roof of my mouth. My tongue is also swollen... I am so scared, it took me years to save the money for this and now i am in pain every day of my life... Benadryl helps. My dentist pretty much has said sorry about your luck! I am assuming i am allergic to the material of the crowns and veneers . Any help will be most appreciated!
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Porcelain veneers are like fine china. The color they are when they are cemented does not ever change. If you choose to whiten your teeth, the crowns may need to be redone.
Cracks can be difficult to detect, they can be in the same plane as the x-ray film or sensor and not visible on x-ray. The issue is that a crack below the gumline can lengthen into the space between the roots, the furcation. If this happens, the tooth will split and it won't be restorable. A...
It's very difficult to make out a dark gum line in your photo, but Zirconium crowns do not show a dark metal line. If your bridge is truly Zirconium, then the dark line has to be bacteria that has colonized at the gum line. If the bridge is not Zirconium, then the line is most likely...