Gap between crown and gums, exposing my real tooth - is this normal? (photos)

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My front tooth needed a crown and after the procedure I noticed the gap between the crown and my gums and I can see the back of my real tooth. Is this normal? The front of the tooth looks perfectly normal but will the back gap cause any hygienic complications? I also feel a bit of my bottom tooth touch the top crown when I chew but not when I bite, should I get this shaved down?

Diego Pulido, DDS · Answer

Hi Bettysalazar! The answer to your question to is it normal? is, no! Dental crowns has to seal smoothly on the rest of the surface of the tooth, or at the same level of the gums, without bumps in the transition of tooth-crown. The second question to get the crown shaved down, the answer is yes, the dentist has to adjust your crown on every movement the jaw makes, open and close, side to side and forward until you feel it completely comfortable. I hope I solved your concerns, have a nice day!

Kerem Turgut Atasoy, DDS, PhD · Answer

Hello. Your crowns do not fit properly onto your teeth.Marginal adaptation between those crowns and teeth are not ideal and this situation causes several problems such as food accumulation, caries, periodontal problems.

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