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Is it normal to have pain after crowns procedure?

djalilMay 27, 2015
I’ve got crowns on all my teeth, now one week after the permananet crowns i still have pain that wake me up at night. I take ibuprofen about 600 mg/day and diclofenac 75 mg/day but still have the intense pain once or twice a day which can be released 30 min after taking ibuprofen. i have no pain while cheiwing food except little sensibility to hot and cold food.

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Dr. Charlyn Quiec, DMD
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Answered on Jun 1, 2015
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Dr. Thomas Roberts, DDS (retired)
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