I recently got a crown on the upper left rear tooth. Now I have jaw pain and I have bitten my cheek.

January 3, 2015
Asked By:sharon96 in Minneapolis, MN

My lower left rear tooth has had a crown for years. I have 3 other crowns and never had a problem like this. When I had the temporary crown for 2 weeks I had no problems. After a week I did go in and my dentist adjusted my bite. My jaw still hurts. My dentist made the comment that the top rear tooth normally cusps the lower tooth and mine does not. Is it possible that the dentist took too much off of the tooth before cementing it in?

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