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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / September 2006Tongue hits bridge and is bothersome
I just had a 7 tooth permenant bridge installed top front and I am bothered because my relaxed tongue hits it on the left side only. I am having a 5 tooth bridge installed on the bottom so should I wait until it is installed before I ask my doctor to grind down the upper a bit? My teeth look excellent but I am really stewing about the tongue hitting. Any advice would be greatly appreciated and may help ease my mind a bit. Thank you.  Signature. > I just had a 7 tooth permenant bridge installed top front and I am bothered > because my relaxed tongue hits it on the left side only. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thank you. Esp. if there were missing teeth that are being replaced on the bridge, it is wise to wait. Your tongue may have gotten very used to the spaces over time, and it probably will get used to having teeth back there. But it may take a little while. It is a bit risky to try to reduce the contour of a bridge in the mouth, and there is only so much it can be reduced anyway. Wait if possible. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > > I just had a 7 tooth permenant bridge installed top front and I am > > bothered because my relaxed tongue hits it on the left side only. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Steve Thank you very much for the reply. I was only missing one tooth in the front center, the others were once crowned but had all fallen off. I think the side of the front where my tongue hits is actually a 2 or 3 tooth crown. They feel alot thicker than the teeth on the bridge. The bridge area teeth don't feel as thick and when I look with a mirror I can see that they are smaller. I am really stewing about this because I didn't notice this before it was cemented. I will try not to worry and ask my dentist if he can grind a little off. Doesn't just a little always feel like alot? I hope anyways. Thanks. Signature. >>>I just had a 7 tooth permenant bridge installed top front and I am >>>bothered because my relaxed tongue hits it on the left side only. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Doesn't just a little always feel like alot? I hope anyways. Thanks. Every situation is different, but yours is certainly not uncommon. Many labs make the false teeth on a fixed bridge a bit narrower. This can be to lessen stress on the holding (abutment) teeth. It also lessens the chances of food being difficult to remove from under the bridge. I would tend to be forgiving unless this is unsightly under normal conditions. CRC as in Century Road Club? Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > >>>I just had a 7 tooth permenant bridge installed top front and I am > >>>bothered because my relaxed tongue hits it on the left side only. [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > Steve ©®© is "Cavity - Root Canal - Cavity Signature. >>>>>I just had a 7 tooth permenant bridge installed top front and I am >>>>>bothered because my relaxed tongue hits it on the left side only. [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > ©®© is "Cavity - Root Canal - Cavity ouch. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > >>>>>I just had a 7 tooth permenant bridge installed top front and I am > >>>>>bothered because my relaxed tongue hits it on the left side only. [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] > > Steve The same dentist that did my bridge also did 4 roots canals on me, two at a time. Why do people cringe when you mention a root canal? They are not that bad. Signature. > The same dentist that did my bridge also did 4 roots canals on me, > two at a time. > > Why do people cringe when you mention a root canal? They are not that bad. No, most of them are not--and the image is skewed by the few bad ones you are more likely to hear folks complaining about. Just a bit impressed your using it as a sig. Steve > > The same dentist that did my bridge also did 4 roots canals on me, > > two at a time. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Steve If they don't complain about the root canal they complain about the cost! OUCH! Root canals hurt the pocket book! Signature. > >>>I just had a 7 tooth permenant bridge installed top front and I am > >>>bothered because my relaxed tongue hits it on the left side only. [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > Steve You are right because it seems that I am a bit less bothered everyday so maybe I am getting used to it. The teeth that were there before were ground down because they once had crowns and I guess I got used to the smaller teeth. Thanks alot for all the advise. Signature. |
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