If I move the two crowns there's a slight movement but no problem if I eat and all. Is the movement normal? I am very scared as it's my permanent crown. I don't feel any movement like that but if I gently move it there's slight movement which I feel.
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When working in the back of the mouth, dentists usually numb you up by doing a lower jaw block. In doing so, your lower jaw nerve (mandibular branch of your Cranial Nerve 5, not Facial nerve which is Cranial Nerve 7) may be disturbed or injured. If that nerve was injured during...
I don’t think he exposed a nerve preparing the tooth. When a nerve is exposed, you tend to feel it immediately, even when you‘re numb. A certain percentage of teeth that have crowns will eventually need root canal therapy. This may be due to the pulp being traumatized by crown preparation or the...
Hmm, I imagine you are quite frustrated after having spent all that time and money. You have to ask this of the dentist who placed it. The edge can be ground down; however, depending upon the type of crown, such a change might affect either the color, strength or both.