How can I get rid of my black gum line?
Q.
Hiya, I chipped my front tooth 5 years ago and had root canal treatment on it and they then filled my tooth up but it started going black so my dentist suggested a crown.From day one my crown has had a black line above it and my gum area above my tooth is black. I had fluid coming out of my gum so I went to see my dentist which referred me to a dental school in Aberdeen, they sent me back to my dentists and instructed him to take my crown off and leave it open and put a temporary crown on and redo root treatment. I had a new crown put on in august but my gum is still black. Can anything be done to get the dark colour away from my gum area? and why has it turned that colour?
Hiya, I chipped my front tooth 5 years ago and had root canal treatment on it and they then filled my tooth up but it started going black so my dentist suggested a crown.From day one my crown has had a black line above it and my gum area above my tooth is black. I had fluid coming out of my gum so I went to see my dentist which referred me to a dental school in Aberdeen, they sent me back to my dentists and instructed him to take my crown off and leave it open and put a temporary crown on and redo root treatment. I had a new crown put on in august but my gum is still black. Can anything be done to get the dark colour away from my gum area? and why has it turned that colour?
A.
One way to reduce the dark colour is by internally bleaching the root canal treated tooth. The crown margin can also sometimes be placed just slightly under the gum. The deepest dark area can also be removed and a bright filling put in before a new , all ceramic crown is placed – your crown may have some grey metal in it and so this could be resolved with a ‘no-metal’ crown.
One way to reduce the dark colour is by internally bleaching the root canal treated tooth. The crown margin can also sometimes be placed just slightly under the gum. The deepest dark area can also be removed and a bright filling put in before a new , all ceramic crown is placed – your crown may have some grey metal in it and so this could be resolved with a ‘no-metal’ crown.
Please come for an assessment to help answer your questions and choose a solution for you.
Kind regards
Mark
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