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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / July 2005Damage to crown piece
My dentist recently (accidently) dropped my permenant multi-piece crown (which will cover over 10 teeth - upper). Uggh. I'm concerned that perhaps it bent on impact. No doubt my dentist will say it's all right, not to worry. I'm wondering that the post-implantation pain will be cause by a potentially ill-fitting piece.....and not just the normal pain caused by such work. Geeze.....how do you know??? >My dentist recently (accidently) dropped my permenant multi-piece crown >(which will cover over 10 teeth - upper). Uggh. I'm concerned that >perhaps it bent on impact. No doubt my dentist will say it's all right, >not to worry. I'm wondering that the post-implantation pain will be >cause by a potentially ill-fitting piece.....and not just the normal >pain caused by such work. Geeze.....how do you know??? Sounds as if you are describing a multi unit fixed bridge. Pretty hard to bend one of those. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com I doubt you would bend it even if it hit the marble floor, more likely to crack the porcelain. >>My dentist recently (accidently) dropped my permenant multi-piece crown >>(which will cover over 10 teeth - upper). Uggh. I'm concerned that [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Take out the G'RBAGE > wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com It sounds to me like you don't have very much confidence or trust in your dentist. What would make you think that he/she would say "it's all right not to worry" if it really isn't all right? You are spending a significant amount of money -- I would estimate in the neighborhood of $10,000 -- and if I were spending that much money, I would have made CERTAIN that I had complete confidence and trust before anything was started. That being said, however, if the bridge was bent, it will not fit. That's pretty simple. With a 10 unit bridge, you probably have at least natural 5 teeth holding it in place. If the bridge were bent even a very slight amount, it would not be able to be inserted and fit over the 5 teeth. To calm your nerves, you should ask your dentist to make sure that he/she checks ALL the margins when the bridge is tried in and BEFORE it is cemented in place. If all the margins are closed, then the bridge fits properly. > My dentist recently (accidently) dropped my permenant multi-piece crown > (which will cover over 10 teeth - upper). Uggh. I'm concerned that > perhaps it bent on impact. No doubt my dentist will say it's all right, > not to worry. I'm wondering that the post-implantation pain will be > cause by a potentially ill-fitting piece.....and not just the normal > pain caused by such work. Geeze.....how do you know??? Don't all dentists still temporarily cement all round-house bridges with Flow-Temp or something similar for a few weeks prior to final cementation? > It sounds to me like you don't have very much confidence or trust in your > dentist. What would make you think that he/she would say "it's all right [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> cause by a potentially ill-fitting piece.....and not just the normal >> pain caused by such work. Geeze.....how do you know??? > My dentist recently (accidently) dropped my permenant multi-piece crown > (which will cover over 10 teeth - upper). Uggh. I'm concerned that > perhaps it bent on impact. No doubt my dentist will say it's all right, > not to worry. I'm wondering that the post-implantation pain will be > cause by a potentially ill-fitting piece.....and not just the normal > pain caused by such work. Geeze.....how do you know??? As Dr. Steve said, you are far more likely to fracture the porcelain than bend the understructure. For all that, you'll doubtless put the bridge under far more stress with even normal chewing than you will by dropping it on the floor. Steve  SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 |
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