My crown does not match the colour of the tooth and it makes me feel uncomfortable when I smile because it is slightly yellow. Are there any solutions?
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It seems as though your occlusion (bite) is high. If a crown is placed and the bite is not right, every time you bite down it can cause pain in that tooth. The best thing to do would be to go back to your dentist and have your bite adjusted. If you choose to not go back, the...
Just because a crown is loose does not mean the tooth underneath it is loose. Although baby teeth are not meant to last forever, many times if you have a baby tooth and no permanent tooth underneath, the roots of the baby tooth will ankylose to the bone and sort of become one. I...
It is not unusual to adjust permanent restorations after they are seated in the mouth. If there is a lot of adjustment required, it's best to do it before the cementation, however, if it's just a finite amount that needs adjustment, adjusting the crown after it's permanently seated is okay...