Thank you Steve. I went to see my dentist today and he took an x-ray,
sees no decay or cracks or signs of infection but does see pretty
severe bone loss.  He ground the crown down a little to adjust my bite
which seemed high. He didn't feel that is was necessary at this point
to remove the crown and see what's underneath. The tooth isn't a good
candidate for a root canal or even a new crown due to the bone loss.
Probably extraction if it keeps feeling sore or really acts up. I
would like to keep it as an anchor because 3 and 4 are both root
canaled and also have bone loss and may someday fail but the tooth is
not a good anchor so not worth preserving for that purpose. Sorry for
the double post. I posted last night and it didn't show up this
morning, so reposted. If the pulp is acting up as you said is a
possibility, I guess I will have to wait and see if the pain becomes
more constant. At this point, it is only upon pressure and not as much
as I felt it yesterday. Thanks as always.

On Oct 28, 9:23 am, Mark & Steven Bornfeld
<bornfeldm...@dentaltwins.com> wrote: