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Tooth crown becoming less stable.
THEPAIN73
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I have a crown on one of my two front teeth. It's been there since 2006 roughly (maybe 2007). Anyways I have seen it becoming more and more loose as it were. I wake up after sleeping with my mouth open and there is blood in between the two front teeth and it's just a really bad, dirty feeling.
The main problem is that my gum line recedes and thus makes it hard to keep the crown in there.
I brush twice a day but I don't know if that can bring back gum tissue instead of maintaining it's current level.
Going to the dentist is last resort.
The main problem is that my gum line recedes and thus makes it hard to keep the crown in there.
I brush twice a day but I don't know if that can bring back gum tissue instead of maintaining it's current level.
Going to the dentist is last resort.
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You can put it off for as long as you want to suffer but we all know where this is heading.
I'm a little confused because to me a crown should be cemented onto the base firmly and remain in place regardless of the gum status.
Sorry but supergluing it back on isn't and option and the sad fact of having a crown (I have one, from a root canal) is that they can come loose. You've just gotta go there and get it re-fitted most likely. I'd hate to one day be flossing and have the thing shoot across the room.
Maybe I'm misinterpreting the severity of how loose the crown is, but a fresh batch of industrial strength dentist glue will hold it there until you can resolve the gum problem.
My crown does not have a gumline across it either and its rock solid, I don't think a few MM of skinflaps will hold a tooth in worth a damn. Go get re-cemented.
Oh, and really its not that expensive to get it redone. I'd bet if you went back to where you got it done, 50-100 bucks and an hour of time and you'd be set.
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You sure its the crown and not the base of the tooth?
It's time to go with the last resort. I suspect that you don't have a dental plan perhaps? In that case look up individual plans in your area. Dental isn't that expensive as pretty much all the plans are cost share anyway.
I just noticed it big time today and it's been really bugging me because I hate the dentist and the periodontists that come with it.
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Seriously, though, go to the dentist and get it checked out. It's the only way to be sure. Mostly.
It should be obvious weather its the crown or the base, but I guess I'm making some assumptions.
Normally you have a root canal. This leaves you with a stump of your original tooth and the root both of which are filled in.
Then you get a fake half of a tooth cemented onto this stump, this is the crown.
So either:
1. The crown is loose it wobbles on top of the stump that is what remains of your real tooth.
2. The entire tooth is loose, it moves as one structure.
In either case I recommend seeing the dentist. The longer you put off maintenance and repairs the greater the potential for damage. This applies to more than just teeth.