Over the past year I've had two root canals that resulted in
crowns with gold posts. Both keep loosening and falling out.
In one case I swallowed one with obvious results. My dentist
claims that he is using the largest post and my margins are very
thin. On the other he's using the next to last largest post. Isn't
there a better technique for holding crowns with posts in
permanently? Stated another way -- is there an affordable
solution to the problem? Can't something be added to the post
to make it harder to come out? Perhaps a teaching school has
a later method of holding posts in place?
Regards...Bob

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld - 29 Dec 2005 00:55 GMT
> Over the past year I've had two root canals that resulted in
> crowns with gold posts. Both keep loosening and falling out.
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> Regards...Bob
This shouldn't happen unless the tooth is very badly broken down, or
the tooth has been shaped in a non-retentive way or has been overprepared.
Sometimes the newer cements will help, but usually I have a good idea
which teeth I'm going to have trouble retaining a post or crown in.
Sometimes these teeth really weren't worth saving in the first place,
but hindsight (as they say) is always 20/20.
Steve

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Amatus Cremona - 29 Dec 2005 13:43 GMT
Metal posts ruin teeth.
Good chance you need an implant instead.

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Aosmosis - 29 Dec 2005 16:09 GMT
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Post crowns will fail eventually...just a case of when
Whamatus_B - 31 Dec 2005 17:08 GMT
>Metal posts ruin teeth.
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>Good chance you need an implant instead.
Thanks for the second, sista.
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Dartos - 29 Dec 2005 16:38 GMT
Possibilities:
1. the teeth are really too far gone for any repair to last
2. poor cementing technique or the wrong cement used
3. prep design for the post and crown are inadequate
4. you are clenching your teeth
5. any combination of the above
Nothing lasts forever. Teeth that need post & crowns generally fail
sooner than less severely damaged teeth.
JMO,
Dartos
> Over the past year I've had two root canals that resulted in
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> Regards...Bob
Whamatus_B - 31 Dec 2005 17:20 GMT
That's dentistry in a nutshell, mebbe life as well.
Is class dismissed, time for lunch ?
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Dartos - 01 Jan 2006 17:33 GMT
Just CMA.
Happy New Year,
Dartos
> That's dentistry in a nutshell, mebbe life as well.
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W_U_B - 01 Jan 2006 22:03 GMT
Same to ya, brother.
Feliz Anó Nuevo.
>Just CMA.
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>>>Possibilities:
>>>Nothing lasts forever. Teeth that need post & crowns generally fail
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>>>JMO,
Feli
>>>Dartos
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Bob Rasmussen - 29 Dec 2005 19:44 GMT
Thanks everyone for your response(s). I was hoping that something
could be added to the post to help anchor it against the walls of
the remainder of the tooth. If I were younger I'd consider an
implant, but, not at my age, primarily due to the cost.
Regards...Bob

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> Over the past year I've had two root canals that resulted in
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> Regards...Bob
Amatus Cremona - 29 Dec 2005 22:10 GMT
What does age have to do with it ?

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Whamatus_B - 31 Dec 2005 18:21 GMT
>Thanks everyone for your response(s). I was hoping that something
>could be added to the post to help anchor it against the walls of
>the remainder of the tooth. If I were younger I'd consider an
>implant, but, not at my age, primarily due to the cost.
>
>Regards...Bob
Bob,
If your health is average for your age, there are no
contra-indications for implants.
Age is not usually a factor.
Cost ? Well have you considered financing ?
How did you pay for your latest automobile ?
Don't despair, there are options.
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Whamatus_B - 31 Dec 2005 16:49 GMT
> Stated another way -- is there an affordable
>solution to the problem?
Everything is 'affordable'.
It just depends on where your priorities are.
Plasma Screen TV v. teeth fixed,
you decide.
One word dude, 'implants'.
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