I had two crowns (molars) next to each other and one fits just fine, the other I can feel when I chew. Dr has ground it down 5 times and I still feel it when I chew. What else could be the problem?
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Cerec technology is wonderful for inlays/onlays and allows to save time and money for both a practitioner and the patient. However, the research shows plenty of evidence about failures of Cerec crowns (all-ceramic) crowns used for posterior teeth. The Cerec crown never will be able to adapt the...
A dental crown covers all five exposed surfaces of a tooth. The crown must fit well to chew for proper digestion, comfort, and harmony with the other teeth, gums, bone and muscle. First the tooth must be prepared or reduced in size to allow for thickness of the crown and remove all...
In the skilled hands any procedure should work fine. Advantage of CEREC crowns is cementation and delivery of the crown can be done fast. Disadvantage is aestetic may not be a good as if done by an experienced dental technician, who makes them day in and day out. Dentists are not trained as much...