 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / April 2005Dental bridge problem
I had a bridge ''installed'' about 10 years ago. (starts at tooth #12, no tooth #13 & ends at tooth #14) Recently I've noticed that when I bite on anything with tooth # 12, it feels like that tooth is 'shifting'....like the bridge that sits on that particular tooth isn't cemented, I also get a bit of an ache in that tooth...no real pain, just a tinge of pain...tooth #14 is fine and neither teeth are sensitive to hot or cold. I know I have to see my dentist to find out for sure what is going on, but it's Friday night and his office is closed till Monday. My question is, other than a huge cost to me, what can I expect? Would the entire bridge have to come out and be replaced? Any insight is appreciated. Be well. > I had a bridge ''installed'' about 10 years ago. (starts at tooth #12, no > tooth #13 & ends at tooth #14) Recently I've noticed that when I bite on > anything with tooth # 12, it feels like that tooth is 'shifting'....like the > bridge that sits on that particular tooth isn't cemented, I also get a bit > of an ache in that tooth...no real pain, just a tinge of pain...tooth #14 is > fine and neither teeth are sensitive to hot or cold. REPLY It may have come loose from that abutment. Test it by threading floss through and pulling slightly and looking for bubbles ...... this is how I do it for patients. If it IS loose, please get it hammered off and recemented before it rots through! Joel > I know I have to see my dentist to find out for sure what is going on, but > it's Friday night and his office is closed till Monday. My question is, > other than a huge cost to me, what can I expect? Would the entire bridge > have to come out and be replaced? Any insight is appreciated. > > Be well. > It may have come loose from that abutment. > Test it by threading floss through and pulling [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joel In my experience, a bridge retainer rarely just "comes loose" from an abutment that has proper retention and resistance form. It is quite common for a retainer to loosen after the abutment is decayed. We can only hope that this is not the case here, but constant pain in the abutment can mean fracture, or deep caries. I agree, the sooner that bridge is removed to see what's underneath, the better. - dentaldoc > > It may have come loose from that abutment. > > Test it by threading floss through and pulling [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > In my experience, a bridge retainer rarely just "comes loose" from an > abutment that has proper retention and resistance form. REPLY We agree, however C&B Metabond (Parkell) works for ice-cream cone preparations! Joel > It is quite common for a retainer to loosen after the abutment is > decayed. We can only hope that this is not the case here, but constant [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > - dentaldoc >> In my experience, a bridge retainer rarely just "comes loose" from an >> abutment that has proper retention and resistance form. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Joel We called them tepees. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > >> In my experience, a bridge retainer rarely just "comes loose" from an > >> abutment that has proper retention and resistance form. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > We called them tepees. REPLY Yup as in high winds blow over TEEPEES. Joel > -- > > W_B > Take out the G'RBAGE > wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > Yup as in high winds blow over TEEPEES. > > Joel Tepees are very good shelters. The conical shape deflects wind and gives very little resistance. They provide quite comfortable accomodations in a wide variety of weather conditions. My only complaint is with the number of long poles needed to support them and it is difficult to erect by oneself. Since I'm usually camping alone at 'rendezvous', I use a large 'bell-back' wedge tent. Three poles that fit in the back of the pick-up and no ropes. Fawks > > Yup as in high winds blow over TEEPEES. > > > > Joel > > Tepees are very good shelters. The conical shape deflects wind > and gives very little resistance. DANG! We been setting them up upside down! No wonder ...... Joel > They provide quite comfortable > accomodations in a wide variety of weather conditions. My only [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Fawks Thanks for the reply Joel, once again I appreciate your advice and knowledge. I tried your floss ''test'' but saw no bubbles. That being said, the structure around that tooth did shift and I got that familiar taste of 'goo' one gets from infection. I don't suppose my dentist can just bondo the thing back in place huh? I'm guessing the entire bridge would have to be broken out, the decay fixed and a new bridge made? Be well. > REPLY > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Joel Well, I would tap off the bridge, hopefully without damaging it. What is my batting average with this? Over 95% but then again, I am skilled in bridge removal. We have devices for that purpose. Damage sometimes means the porcelain cracks which my lab will repair for one hundred bucks or less, providing its their bridge in the first place. That's the advantage of long-standing relationships ~ things go wrong and we need to MITIGATE the damage. That's our job. One of the old standbys for removal is what I call a miniature reverse dent-puller, exactly like they use in an auto body shop for pulling out dents but smaller. A friendly, relationship-based dentist could try that for you, but please understand its the dentist's call! Joel > Thanks for the reply Joel, once again I appreciate your advice and > knowledge. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > Joel
|
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.