Due to an accident in 2005, I have a crown on my front left tooth and a porcelain veneer on my right front tooth. The new crown was placed about 5 days ago. It feels a little loose when I wiggle it and I often have a bad taste/ taste of blood in my mouth. When I woke up this morning there was dried blood between my two front teeth. Also, the new crown feels bulky on the tounge side and I can't stop messing with it! I'm In need of some advice. Please help.
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Dear rcg008, It’s hard to tell without
seeing clinically what is under that crown and without seeing the x-rays. Sometimes
teeth have undetectable fractures, and that might be a cause of the crown
failure. Do you have a periodontal disease that might have caused that tooth
failure? Even if th...
When you use the term cosmetic crown I am assuming you are referring to an all ceramic crown. Typically these crowns can have a zirconia substructure for strength and aesthetics. There was recently a study by Clinicians Report that discussed the difficulty in obtaining crown cementation of c...
It is likely that the tooth has another cavity and the top portion is loose. Or, there is an infection 'under' the tooth causing it to be loose.Either way, the tooth needs to be evaluated to see if it can be saved or if it needs to be extracted.Sincerely,Dr. Reiser
