I am in pain and need help! Crowns are irritating! (Photo)

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I went to the dentist to get my two front teeth crowned 5 days ago. After 5 hours the nurse finished the crowns and did a horrible job. She wanted to re-do everything but I was already very upset. The following day I got my crowns re-done again. They looked better but I was still in pain after. I went home and that night I started bleeding. It is now day 5 and I can't eat do to the pain and sensitivity. I have a blister behind the crown with some swelling. Should I be concerned?! What do I do!

Vicki Borowski, DDS · Answer

I hope that you currently have temporary crowns placed and that the final crowns are yet to be placed. If these are the permanent restorations I would get a second opinion. If these are temporaries I would suggest returning to your dentist and showing her the problem. It is important for temporary crowns to fit well to protect the tissue and remaining tooth structure prior to putting the permanent crowns into position. These temporaries do not seem to fit well and spontaneous bleeding is not normal. I hope this helps.

Susan Hollinsworth, DDS (retired) · Answer

It would appear that these are temporary crowns which is good but they should not be causing bleeding and pain . Please go back to the dentist and have him/her check them.The blister behind the tooth may be due to some excess material . The margins of the temporaries may need to be smoothed or thinned or the temps may need to be redone. The bite may also be high.With good temporaries,the gums will be irritated at first, but gentle,thorough brushing should help them heal. You want them to be as healthy as possible so as to minimize bledding when the real crowns are put on. This needs to get much better for you before the final crowns are put in. If they can, the final crowns could be put on temporarily to be sure they feel good and fit well and that your gums will be fine. You didn't say why you had the crowns done, but it is possible that the tooth preparation went too far up under the gum and then they won't heal. This can occur if existing fillings,decay go way up under the gum. You can ask your dentist about this and if that is the case, you may need to have crown lengthening done to move the bone up a little to availd this encroaching on then "biologic width."  Good luck

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