During the wisdom teeth removal a crown popped off and was reattached. Afterwards, that side felt higher than before; a very uncomfortable bite. They used a drill on the crown and the tooth above it to help that. My bite is now okay but I was told that the porcelain on the crown is partially gone, exposing metal. Is it okay? Will having metal exposed change my experience eating or even damage the opposing tooth? Should ask them to replace the crown altogether? It's been there for 6ys. Thank you!
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October 15, 2013
Answer: Underlying metal on crown shows...is that a problem?
It all depends on how large the gap between the teeth are. If small, generally composite bonding or two porcelain veneers or two porcelain crowns will do the trick. If large, than oftentimes better to treat the four front teeth, this enables the dentist to distribute the space among...
If you are going to do flap surgery with any osseous (bone) reshaping you would wait 4-6 weeks. If just gingival recontouring with scalpel, bur, diamond or electrosurge you should wait until healing, which is as long as it takes. If you are speaking about only doing laser gingival...
If you are in the process of having a root canal treatment it is most likely a temporary filling with some medicated cotton. The most important thing is that the temporary filling isn't leaking and allowing more bacteria from your mouth to enter the root canal opening. Just call your...
