One of the crowns is rubbing against the inside of my mouth and I still speak with a lisp 3 weeks on. Will this eventually go or do I need further treatment?
Answer: Crown rubbing check
Have the crown polished by the dentist. If the crown is rough, it will make your cheek sore or your tongue irritated. This will affect your speech.
It should be an easy solution if the edge of the crown is smooth. Good luck talking all weekend!
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Answer: Crown rubbing check
Have the crown polished by the dentist. If the crown is rough, it will make your cheek sore or your tongue irritated. This will affect your speech.
It should be an easy solution if the edge of the crown is smooth. Good luck talking all weekend!
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August 8, 2011
Answer: Poorly Fitting Crowns Won't Self Adjust
When you have a crown that does not feel comfortable you should see your dentist and have it adjusted. Though some patients can eventually train their tongue to eliminate the lisp it does not happen often. The crown may be too bulky on the tongue side causing your tongue to hit it prematurely. There could also be a space between the teeth that is causing the lisp. Let your dentist evaluate it and come up with a plausible solution. Good luck.
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August 8, 2011
Answer: Poorly Fitting Crowns Won't Self Adjust
When you have a crown that does not feel comfortable you should see your dentist and have it adjusted. Though some patients can eventually train their tongue to eliminate the lisp it does not happen often. The crown may be too bulky on the tongue side causing your tongue to hit it prematurely. There could also be a space between the teeth that is causing the lisp. Let your dentist evaluate it and come up with a plausible solution. Good luck.
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September 1, 2009
Answer: Adaptations are difficult to predict There is no guarantee that you will adjust, and more often than not, you won't. The best advice is to see the dentist that placed the restoration and see if there are some minor adjustments that can be done.
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September 1, 2009
Answer: Adaptations are difficult to predict There is no guarantee that you will adjust, and more often than not, you won't. The best advice is to see the dentist that placed the restoration and see if there are some minor adjustments that can be done.
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Answer: Crown causing lisp and poor fit
A crown on a front tooth will cause a lisp if the upper and lower front teeth are prevented from coming together the way they did previously. This is often the case if the crown is too thick on the inside surface of an upper crown or the outside surface of a lower crown. Your dentist should be able to make the necessary adjustment and repolish the crown and have you speaking normally again.
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Answer: Crown causing lisp and poor fit
A crown on a front tooth will cause a lisp if the upper and lower front teeth are prevented from coming together the way they did previously. This is often the case if the crown is too thick on the inside surface of an upper crown or the outside surface of a lower crown. Your dentist should be able to make the necessary adjustment and repolish the crown and have you speaking normally again.
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April 23, 2012
Answer: Problems with Dental Crowns
Problems such as a crown rubbing the inside of your cheek or speaking with a lisp require the attention of your dentist. This is a classic example of the fact that your dental crowns are generally made on a stone model in a dental laboratory (we also have CAD/CAM computer generated impressions and crown fabrication) that are unable to replicate the mouth environment completely with your lips, cheeks, tongue etc.. Therefore a cusp rubbing on your cheek or a lisp from to much air passing between your teeth may be a simple adjustment such as re-contouring and adjusting your bite, or sending the crown back to the laboratory for re-baking and/or addition of porcelain. Hopefully, they are not permanently cemented which can make adjustments more difficult.
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April 23, 2012
Answer: Problems with Dental Crowns
Problems such as a crown rubbing the inside of your cheek or speaking with a lisp require the attention of your dentist. This is a classic example of the fact that your dental crowns are generally made on a stone model in a dental laboratory (we also have CAD/CAM computer generated impressions and crown fabrication) that are unable to replicate the mouth environment completely with your lips, cheeks, tongue etc.. Therefore a cusp rubbing on your cheek or a lisp from to much air passing between your teeth may be a simple adjustment such as re-contouring and adjusting your bite, or sending the crown back to the laboratory for re-baking and/or addition of porcelain. Hopefully, they are not permanently cemented which can make adjustments more difficult.
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