problems with gums after crown placement
Hello,
I am wondering if anyone can help me with this question: I am currently undergoing a crown placement. About 10 days after the temporary crown was fitted, my gums became very inflamed and sore. I went back to the dentist and he took the temp off, cleaned the area (again) to verify that there was no cement residue etc and slightly modified the crown's edges and placed it again. He recommended salt water rinses and told me to give it at least 3-4 weeks to see if gums would heal. My impression of the temp crown fit seemed good- it was not too high and seemed to match my bite well. Yesterday, 4 weeks after the second temp placement I went back, and the gums have still not healed and are still red and inflamed around the edges of the crown. My dentist has not seen this happen before and does not seem to know what to make of it. Now I have another appointment to take temp off again and reshape it again. Has anyone ever experienced any such trouble with gums after crown placements? Just a little addl info: my other gums are extremely healthy, the tooth underneath the temp is fine as was verified by numerous x-rays. Thank you,lehara
lehara
I'm having crown problems too!
I had a new crown done recently that is giving me exactly the problems that you described. I haven't had it put in with permanent cement because I keep having pain around the gum area underneath.
I've even been experiencing pain in another tooth that had a crown done ages ago that is directly above this new crown.
When I just think the concept of placing a crown on top of a gum, not connected to your bone, I don't see how it cannot cause problems with the gum.
Anyway, now the dentist is saying that I have to have gum surgery to cut down my gum under that tooth, and if that doesn't work, to then have crown lengthening!
I'm so tired of this - don't know what to do orwho to trust anymore.
Problem with gums after crown placement- allergic to acrylic!!
I know exactly what you are going through with the irritation and soreness of the gums around the tooth with the temporary crown. I think I may have the answer to your problem so you can avoid having this happen again. This happened to me several years ago and the dentist told me I was allergic to the acrylic temporary. He told me to never get an acrylic temporary crown or acrylic nails because I would have a similar allergic reaction. Clothing with a small amount of acrylic does not appear to cause a problem for me. Many dentists use acrylic for temporary crowns because the acrylic temporary crown looks more like a tooth and fits much better than the molded metal type or the ugly "tin can" temporary they used to use. Unfortunately, if you are allergic to acrylic you will have an allergic reaction again if the dentist uses acrylic. The soreness is beyond belief and can cause the gums to recover slowly, even after the permanent crown has been cemented into place. My permanent crown had to be redone because the margins did not fit well because my gum tissue had receded back too far. I could stick my fingernail on the edge of the crown and felt pain very time I ate or drank something cold, or even took a big breath. Hopefully, your permanent crown fit better than mine did after the inflammation went down. The best advice I can give you is to never allow a dentist to use acrylic when you have a crown prep. Crown work is too expensive and painful on its own to go through the terrible experience of an allergic reaction. Be sure to tell your dentist in advance and insist that an old fashioned temporary is used instead so you will never have to experience that extreme soreness again. I have had a couple crowns done without the acrylic temporary and have never had this problem again. Good luck.
Technician and educator,retired
I have read so many complaints about gum problems and the responses are so wrong. First, most of you are having problems because the dentist did a bad job. Look no further than getting a second opinion.You will be told that the crown is sitting on the bone and that is a definite NO NO. That is called crown invasion and it is not allowed. When the crown sits on the bone (it is suppose to be set on top of a tooth spike) the gum can and will not heal. Getting a new crown or temp and placing it on the existing area will not solve anything. The bone around the spike must be removed in order to insure that the crown sits on tooth and not on bone. You will need crown lengthening to remove the excess gum tissue and then have the bone honed down. Good luck folks. :)
Seem like too many dentists can't resisit lucrative non essential crown work
Crikey,
I just made a Google search for "painful teeth after crown work" and lo and behold I`m in great company.I'm not very good at saying no but I had my doubts when the dentist said that 1, possibly 2 fillings were 2 big (so what) so why not have crown(s).Ok one of the teeth was slightly chipped but now I feel as if I'm chewing silver foil and strapped in that dentist chair in Marathon Man!
No way was ths worth the pain a week after the operation.I'm going to roast him when I see him especially since he wants £450 for each crown 1 of which will be gold.He said to me it's normal for a bit of sensitivity a few days after but didn't say it would spread to my front teeth and other teeth.Why and what's going on ?I took 4 Ibuprofen (400mg)last night and thank God the pain subsided.Going to Cuba tomorrrow where you have to bring your own toilet roll so will have to have a suitcase full of Ibu.Let me know if yours has now disappeared.Thanks.