They had a hard time getting the temporary crown off. It felt as if they were pulling my tooth out and this created pain. He had to deaden my mouth to put in the permanent crown. This was 3 days ago and the tooth hurts when I bite down on it. Only when I bite. Could they have messed up the nerve or couldn't tooth possibly just be sore?
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Just because a crown is loose does not mean the tooth underneath it is loose. Although baby teeth are not meant to last forever, many times if you have a baby tooth and no permanent tooth underneath, the roots of the baby tooth will ankylose to the bone and sort of become one. I...
It is not unusual to adjust permanent restorations after they are seated in the mouth. If there is a lot of adjustment required, it's best to do it before the cementation, however, if it's just a finite amount that needs adjustment, adjusting the crown after it's permanently seated is okay...
The papilla, the triangular shaped gum tissues between the teeth, can get "blunted" during the provisional stage of crown treatment. Over several weeks, the tissues can return to their original shape.... but don't always. Each case depends. The best advice it to wait for a little while. Y...