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3rd time my crown pops off. What treatment would you recommend?

Noreen1234Jul 25, 2014
This is the 3rd time in 3 weeks that my double (2 front teeth) crowns popped off. They are held by 2 pins that go Ito my old teeth (more or less the roots) I'm thinking I need longer pins because they don't seem to hang down and grip the crowns.

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Dr. Michael J. Landry, DDS
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Answered on Jul 28, 2014
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