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Dear lucypooh, How long have you beenexperiencing that discomfort? Do your gums around these implants bleed? Somediscomfort might be present after implant crown insertion if the crowns arewider than your gums and putting pressure on them That discomfort shoulddissipate within 24-48 hours after insertion. Contact your dentist to verifythe root of the issue.
If the healing cap that was in place to form a wider pocket above the implant (emergence profile) is smaller than the abutment and/or crown diameter then there can be some temporary discomfort. The other concern is if the sore tissue continues more than a few days that there may be cement that was not removed. If discomfort continues more than a few days return to the restoring dentist for evaluation.
This is a challenging situation. Your crown will be weaker, if it can be saved at all. Removing the post is also going to be difficult. You may find A better long term solution is to extract the tooth and place an implant.
Dental crowns made of metal, can show the metal specially if the preparation of the dentist is not under the gum, or possibly due to recession, or just possibly due to an inaccurate fit of your dental crown on your tooth.You must evaluate what the cause of metal showing?If the fit is perfect,...
Dear tonydweaver, Have you returned to your dentist for an evaluation of your bite? Did the tooth under the crown have a root canal treatment? Additional information is needed in order to find what’s causing so much discomfort. It sounds like it might be the bite problem, but it has been al...
Dear ashjohnson4536, You should contact your dentist ASAP. Was a crown cemented with temporary cement? If yes, why? If it was permanently cemented, the crown being loose and bleeding gums around it are not good signs.
Dear rcg008, It’s hard to tell without seeing clinically what is under that crown and without seeing the x-rays. Sometimes teeth have undetectable fractures, and that might be a cause of the crown failure. Do you have a periodontal disease that might have caused that tooth failure? Even if th...
When you use the term cosmetic crown I am assuming you are referring to an all ceramic crown. Typically these crowns can have a zirconia substructure for strength and aesthetics. There was recently a study by Clinicians Report that discussed the difficulty in obtaining crown cementation of c...
