Went to the dentist and he is insisting that the crown on my bottom molar is risen and that he can try to push it down and readjust it but that because there is not enough porcelain it won't look or feel good afterwards. He says the metal will rise above the porcelain. He is looking to replace the entire crown and he says that's the reason the upper moler is causing me so much pain because the crown keeps hitting into it. Can this be true the bill is quite expensive!
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Michael P. Negru, DDS, FAGD - Account Suspended says:
Considering the amount of dental work done on that tooth there is always the possibility that tooth #12 is failing. Without a dental x-ray and clinical exam is impossible to diagnose your problem. If there is a fracture in the tooth, most likely that the tooth cannot be saved and implant or...
If your tooth are enough strong to put single crown the best and more comfortable to you is do it single.. but if you have a bridge now, or your teeth not are enough strong its better with a bridge.. the bridge give stability and do it more strong the teeth because are together.
Usually what you are feeling is
the junction of the crown where it meets the natural tooth. Usually a
dentist, unless there was a cavity here, will leave the edge of the new crown
slightly above the gum line on the inside. There is always a possibility
that the dentist did not put the crown...
