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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / September 2005TEMPORARY CROWN
I'm wearing a multi-tooth temporary crown piece. Some of the filed teeth are covered by a temporary teeth that extend completely beyond the filed tooth to slightly below the gum line. I'm certainly aware that a temporary piece is often ill-fitting - it's hardly a perfect fit. But I'm concerned about the permanent piece. Shouldn't the permanent piece fit perfectly over the filed tooth as opposed to completing covering the entire tooth,all the way to the gum base? Would appreciate responses from dentists - thank you. > I'm wearing a multi-tooth temporary crown piece. Some of the filed > teeth are covered by a temporary teeth that extend completely beyond [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > completing covering the entire tooth,all the way to the gum base? Would > appreciate responses from dentists - thank you. This is one of those areas where judgements differ. Cosmetic need, periodontal health, and caries protection have conflicting needs. Yes, the crown should end where the preparation of the tooth ends. But for front teeth, generally the preparation is carried SLIGHTLY under the gumline so the edge of the crown doesn't show. For back teeth, we generally try to end the crown at the gumline. Sometimes teeth are short and the preparation must be carried far enough down the root that the crown made will stay on. In this case it is wise to do what is called a crown lengthening procedure, in which gum tissue (and sometimes a bit of bone) are removed, so the crown need not be extended far under the gumline. Extending the crown under the gumline significantly will cause gum problems. Steve  Signature{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Arial;}} {\*\generator Msftedit 5.41.15.1507;}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 Remove "nospam" to reply\par } Um,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, what's a temporary? I know STeve B. was waiting for me to say that. >> I'm wearing a multi-tooth temporary crown piece. Some of the filed >> teeth are covered by a temporary teeth that extend completely beyond [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Steve ``````````````````````` Stephen (What's a temporary?) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Um,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, what's a temporary? > > I know STeve B. was waiting for me to say that. I can breathe again--thanks! Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 For an anterior bridge, I would imagine even you might fabricate a temp once in a while. ;-) Fawks > Um,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, what's a temporary? > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Stephen (What's a temporary?) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Except on Oct. 31st. >For an anterior bridge, I would imagine even you might >fabricate a temp once in a while. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >> I know STeve B. was waiting for me to say that. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com The permanent bridge should have the margins cover all of the tooth that was prepped. The lab should be easily able to identify where the prep ends and tooth begins and should match that in the prosthesis. Fawks > I'm wearing a multi-tooth temporary crown piece. Some of the filed > teeth are covered by a temporary teeth that extend completely beyond [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > completing covering the entire tooth,all the way to the gum base? Would > appreciate responses from dentists - thank you. |
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