Why would I have an exposed nerve after having a tooth crowned/capped?

The first question for you is how long has it been since your teeth have been checked by a dentist and you have had your teeth cleaned and polished by a dental hygienist? If it has been over six months, suggest that be your first order of business.Yes, you could have food and bacteria wedged...

Most cosmetic dentists will have this discussion with the patient before doing any crowns in the front of the mouth. Standard protocol is if doing a few crowns or veneers, to match the adjacent teeth. If the patient wants their teeth to be whiter, then usually a patient will bleach their teeth...

It seems that you have a problem with the retention of the crown that most of the time is because either the preparation was not well down and is too tapered or there is mort sufficient tooth structure to hold the crown, on either case you could have the prep rebuilt and get a new crown or in...

Root canals work 90% of the time, and root canals done today with better techniques even exceed that success rate! It is possible that all the bacteria weren't removed before the root canal filling done. Also possible is that the root canal filling, although removing the entire nerve, did not...

If the pain from cold lasts longer than 60 seconds after the cold is taken away you may have a nerve issue requiring a root canal.  I would have the dentist take a CBCT (a 3D type of xray) of the area if he has the machine to do it.  Or just a standard xray and check the ends of the...

This is very common. And the cause is because the bone where you have both implants is flat. Therefore the gums are also flat in between. Reshaping of the gums before making the crowns and/or bulkier crowns around the gumline may help. Even then, it will be difficult to duplicate bone and gum...