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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / September 2005crown metal inside or all porcelan
I posted this in another thread, but I'm afraid no one will see it, the work is to be done tomorrow Thursday, I canceled my Wed appointment: I'm supposed to get a crown tomorrow, and I was glad to be getting rid of my old silver fillings as I tend to be one of those who think they might be leaking mercury into my system. I have 2 choices of crown types, as this is what I think I know. If I have anything wrong, please tell me(!): 1. with the metal on the inside crown, they have to shave off a whole lot less teeth, and the crowns are stronger against breaking. I then began to worry about that metal inside, if it wasn't the same thing as the old fillings in my tooth. The office worker said it wasn't, even though the sample looked black like old silver, it was really a gold alloy and had no mercury. Is this a "what she don't know won't hurt her" statement, or the truth? 2. Complete porcelain crowns would contain no metal and if I was stupid enough to bite hard things like hard candy, jawbreakers, ice, I might get into trouble, or there could be a 'fluke' accident in my future, anyway. A whole lot more tooth has to be ground down, as they are thicker. -the teeth I'm having capped on the bottom, will not show the metal ring that I hear will line up with the gumline. But some 2 on the top, would show, when I smile. All these 5 crowns that I will get over time, are in the same area, about 5-6 teeth back when counting from the midline. I had thought about getting them done all at once, and began to think if anything went wrong, I might end up with a whole mouthful of mad teeth or gums. Also, I've never been to this dentist before, but naturally, hope his work really fantastic, so am taking it slow. >I posted this in another thread, but I'm afraid no one will see it, the work >is to be done tomorrow Thursday, I canceled my Wed appointment: > >I'm supposed to get a crown tomorrow, and I was glad to be getting rid of my >old silver fillings as I tend to be one of those who think they might be >leaking mercury into my system. REPLY I heard about this once or twice myself. > I have 2 choices of crown types, as this >is what I think I know. If I have anything wrong, please tell me(!): [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >gums. Also, I've never been to this dentist before, but naturally, hope >his work really fantastic, so am taking it slow. I dunno ......... I just do not know ...... I would have expected that the dentist him/her self would have answered your questions and not just referred you to "the office worker." Judging from your next posting, you should be looking for another dentist today rather than beginning your treatment with this one!! There is NO way that I would let any dentist do ANYTHING if I didn't have COMPLETE confidence in them; it is obvious to me that you don't and you should find another dentist today and never go back to this one. > I posted this in another thread, but I'm afraid no one will see it, the work > is to be done tomorrow Thursday, I canceled my Wed appointment: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > gums. Also, I've never been to this dentist before, but naturally, hope > his work really fantastic, so am taking it slow. Excellent Jacob. Right you are. If someone has lived 30 years withou the crown, why must it be done TOMORROW? I do not even get my ca serviced that quickly. Joe -- Joel34 I've never had a crown before... and this tooth never really hurt, except when I bit down on food by mistake, which I always tried to keep the food on the other side. Now that I have the temp crown on...uh.... the tooth hurts all the time. Is this normal? I don't want to proceed to getting the real crown on until I know if this is more trouble or normal - but it still has to stop before I get the real crown. I mean, there's no sense in slapping it on there and starting in drilling into it right away, in my opinion. Any ideas? >I've never had a crown before... and this tooth never really hurt, except >when I bit down on food by mistake, which I always tried to keep the food on >the other side. Now that I have the temp crown on...uh.... the tooth >hurts all the time. Is this normal? REPLY Hard to say ... its a temporary. Perhaps it has come loose a bit. > I don't want to proceed to getting >the real crown on until I know if this is more trouble or normal - but it >still has to stop before I get the real crown. I mean, there's no sense in >slapping it on there and starting in drilling into it right away, in my >opinion. Any ideas? REPLY Sure. Ask the dentist to temporarily cement the permanent crown for three or four months .... Joel M. Eichen DDS >Now that I have the temp crown on...uh.... the tooth > hurts all the time. Is this normal? Do NOT proceed from the temporary crown to the permanent crown if the tooth still hurts. If the pain is transient and occurs to temperature or sugar, then sealing a final crown on will cure the pain. If the tooth hurts to bite on, either the temporary crown is too tall, or the tooth is not healthy inside. If the tooth is not doing well inside, sealing a final crown on will not solve your problem and just cost you money for something you will have to cut a hole through to treat the inside of the tooth later. Since the previous postings was not copied to your last message, I cannot look to see if you have had RCT on this tooth yet. If not, I suspect it will be your next path. If RCT was done previously, you need to consider a fractured root. In addition, there are occasional patients who have teeth which hurt to pressure just like a toothache, and the pain is actually muscular and due to hours of clenching every night while sleeping.  Signature/ Amatus / > I've never had a crown before... and this tooth never really hurt, except > when I bit down on food by mistake, which I always tried to keep the food [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > slapping it on there and starting in drilling into it right away, in my > opinion. Any ideas? Original message here ......... Re: crown metal inside or all porcelan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:17:27 GMT, "cozyhomelife" wrote: >I've never had a crown before... and this tooth never really hurt, except >when I bit down on food by mistake, which I always tried to keep the food on >the other side. Now that I have the temp crown on...uh.... the tooth >hurts all the time. Is this normal? REPLY SignatureJoel344 Actually, the pain I used to get from an accidental piece of food getting over there and bitting on it, doesn't happen now. It's some other pain. Like it happens a couple of times a day where there is pain coming up the whole side of my lower jaw, I take 2 tylenol + 1 advil and it goes away and doesn't return for like 12 hours. If I don't take the meds, it turns into like a stabbing pain. But when I take them, it stays good even after the 4 hours is up on the pills - weird. I'm watching myself for brushing with 2 much gusto and holding my jaw tense to try to get to the bottom of it. The bad thing is, since I had the tooth filling redid that was behind it, I'm not even sure which tooth is causing this, I _think_ it's the crowned one, but since this pain is like flowing up the whole bottom side, I can't be sure. It would be easier if just the tooth hurt. My gum is not hot, nor red nor have any bumps anywhere. SignatureHappiness doesn't come from having things, it comes from *having things you can find* :) > > > >Now that I have the temp crown on...uh.... the tooth [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > slapping it on there and starting in drilling into it right away, in my > > opinion. Any ideas? >It's some other pain. > Like it happens a couple of times a day where there is pain coming up the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > 4 > hours is up on the pills - weird. Your description could easily be a dead (or dying) tooth which needs RCT. This usually happens when the tooth has had too many traumas during its life. Each episode of being hit the face, having decay, getting a filling, etc. contributes. Enough trauma and the blood supply going into the tiny opening at the root of the tooth is cut off, and the inside become gangrenous. The tooth then needs RCT. I have not seen your tooth, but your description would fit. Signature/ Amatus / > Actually, the pain I used to get from an accidental piece of food getting > over there and bitting on it, doesn't happen now. It's some other pain. [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] >> > slapping it on there and starting in drilling into it right away, in my >> > opinion. Any ideas? >Actually, the pain I used to get from an accidental piece of food getting >over there and bitting on it, doesn't happen now. It's some other pain. >Like it happens a couple of times a day where there is pain coming up the >whole side of my lower jaw, I take 2 tylenol + 1 advil and it goes away and >doesn't return for like 12 hours. This sounds like the pulp is dying and wil lrequire root canal tehrapy. This is a guess though. Joel M. Eichen DDS > If I don't take the meds, it turns into >like a stabbing pain. But when I take them, it stays good even after the 4 [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >be sure. It would be easier if just the tooth hurt. My gum is not hot, >nor red nor have any bumps anywhere. |
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