Hi, great group you have here.
on 4/3/07 I had 3 temporary crowns placed in preparation for a 1 tooth
bridge. 2 of the teeth had root canals in November (fillings fell out
and I neglegted them too long). In front of those is a gap from a tooth
that was pulled 18 months ago after splitting to below the gum line
(root canal I was not told ought to be crowned). Next to that is another
temporary crown on what was a sound tooth but had to be crowned in order
to place the bridge. So I now have 3 temporary crowns + one fake
tooth/crown. This crown-appliance-thing is driving me NUTS! Especially
the 2 that are on the 2 root canal teeth. It doesn't really hurt so much
as it feels like my teeth or gums or being pinched or squeezed. They
seem to have stuck some sort of wire under my gums, I can see it. Is
part of what will hold the brigde? I can't find any info online about
this wire stuff. I call it wire because that's what the dentist called
it when he poked me with the needle again without warning me first: "oh
I didn't want you to feel this while I was trying to get this wire under
your gums". I think it's this wire that's bothering me so much. Also,
when I rinse my mouth with water I swear it's getting inside the crowns,
especially the one where I have no tooth. I get the permanent crowns +
bridge on 4/19/07. Is this thing going to feel like that till then? Will
the permanent crowns + bridge be just as annoying? Where can I find some
in-depth information about this "wire"?
I have 4 other crowns done by this same dentist in the last 6 months and
they look and feel great. Should I call them up and tell them this
latest thing is driving me batty?
FWIW, this bridge is costing me $4000 in central Ohio. I'd love to hear
what this would cost elsewhere around the planet.
TIA.