Can A Canine Crown Be Ground Down A Bit?

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Frank L - 15 Jul 2007 15:57 GMT

I have a crown on top of a root canal. The gold part feels sharp, where
the point is. Since this is a root canaled tooth (upper cuspid), I am
afraid if the dentist tries to smooth it, the porcelain or crown can
fall apart and he'd have to start all over and remove the crown. Is
there anything he can do as far as smoothing the gold just a bit? It's
sticking out beyond the porcelain so it looks like it can be done but I
don't know if gold can be altered, smoothed. Thanks.

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Steven Bornfeld - 15 Jul 2007 18:22 GMT

> I have a crown on top of a root canal. The gold part feels sharp, where
> the point is. Since this is a root canaled tooth (upper cuspid), I am
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The tricky part is that there's no way to know how thick the gold is,
so there's a risk of a perforation. Certainly it can be adjusted, but
if the dentist puts a hole in the crown it may need to be redone.

Steve

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Dartos - 16 Jul 2007 13:47 GMT

Plus the dentist needs to find the exact spot that is bothering
your tongue. Sometimes the patient does not always 'see' the
same as the tongue 'feels'.

D

> The tricky part is that there's no way to know how thick the gold
> is, so there's a risk of a perforation. Certainly it can be adjusted,
> but if the dentist puts a hole in the crown it may need to be redone.
>
> Steve

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Frank L - 17 Jul 2007 13:24 GMT

Thanks so much for your replies. I'll see what he says.

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mamounjo3@yahoo.com - 18 Jul 2007 14:13 GMT

> I have a crown on top of a root canal. The gold part feels sharp, where
> the point is. Since this is a root canaled tooth (upper cuspid), I am
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> sticking out beyond the porcelain so it looks like it can be done but I
> don't know if gold can be altered, smoothed. Thanks.

it can be smoothed. only a tiny fraction of a millimeter need be
taken off and smoothed for a big difference to be noted. every
dentist knows how to smooth gold. special drill bits with rubber
embedded with polishers do the job. Porcelain can also be smoothed in
a 2 or 3-step polishing process using special porcelain polishing
drill bits. smoothing a canine tip is often a piece-of-cake process
taking less than 5 minutes.

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