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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / March 2005Shape of teeth
When my dentist fills a tooth or places a crown, he depresses the biting surface of the tooth: grinding the biting surface to a concave shape. I imagine that this is probably to avoid unnecessary contact with the opposing tooth. I am unfamiliar with using that procedure and I wonder about the reshaping of teeth contrary to their natural shape. Is this a normal dental procedure? Normally, teeth are restored to resemble as closely as possible the natural configuration. The biting surface sometimes needs to be adjusted for it to fit well with the opposing tooth. This could result in a concavity in that tooth. > When my dentist fills a tooth or places a crown, he depresses the > biting surface of the tooth: grinding the biting surface to a concave [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > reshaping of teeth contrary to their natural shape. Is this a normal > dental procedure? Your apology for my dentist grinding the biting surface of teeth he either fills or caps into a concave shape does not seem to apply in my case. My bite is usually very good and upper and lower contact seem reasonably OK. My dentist seems to grind the concave shape to relieve pressure on any tooth he worked on; for instance, to prevent a crown for coming off, or to prevent undo pressure on a new filling. I am just worried about future trouble with a wrongly shaped tooth!!! > Normally, teeth are restored to resemble as closely as possible the natural > configuration. The biting surface sometimes needs to be adjusted for it to [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > reshaping of teeth contrary to their natural shape. Is this a normal > > dental procedure? >Your apology for my dentist grinding the biting surface of teeth he >either fills or caps into a concave shape does not seem to apply in my [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >I am just worried about future trouble with a wrongly shaped tooth!!! No apologies, besides what is the state of your knowledge of dental morphology and anatomy ? My guess is slim and none. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com No apology intended > Your apology for my dentist grinding the biting surface of teeth he > either fills or caps into a concave shape does not seem to apply in my [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > normal > > > dental procedure? |
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