Just over a year ago I had a root canal on a tooth. My insurance did not then cover a crown, so my dentist filled it, and I had no problems with it. My new insurance will cover a crown so a few weeks ago I went in, they put on a temporary crown, and again I had no problems with it. Last week I went for the permanent crown and was ok for a few days, but gradually it started aching. No sensitivity to hot or cold, but any pressure on it is terrible pain in that tooth only, not surrounding ones.
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Yes, food impaction can become a problem. It can lead of further decay underneath the new crown or in the adjacent tooth and gum issues. I would recommend going back to your dentist to have the crown replaced.
Yes, every time the dentist puts a drill on a tooth, it introduces some trauma to the nerve. That said, make sure this time you see the crowns with a try in paste first. This is the same shade as the actual cement and will allow you to see what the crowns would look like before cementing them ...
When crowns brake is due to a bad diagnose, occlusion is one of the most important things here, and needs to be checked before giving a solution, now, the size looks big, and this can also be a problem for good support, do teeth have root canals and posts? are they fused together?do you have...
