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Can the fit of upper molar crowns be the cause of biting one's tongue or lip when chewing?

January 14, 2018
Asked By:MerciMoi in Lincoln, NE

For quite a while I have been sometimes biting my tongue and/or lip/cheek on the left side when I eat. Never on the right. I have 3 molar crowns on the left side & they appear to me to be shorter than what my original teeth were. Can upper molar caps that are changed in size of the original teeth be the cause of this? I didn't occur to me until I had one of the 3 molars pulled & a temporary crown put on. I then started biting my cheek so it made me wonder. Sorry no pics of old crowns

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January 17, 2018

Answer: Lip/check and tongue biting

Kourosh Maddahi, DDS
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January 17, 2018

Answer: Lip/check and tongue biting

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January 18, 2018

Answer: The most likely reason

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Answer: The most likely reason

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