I am not happy with the fit of my crown, what can I do?
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hi there, feel a bit down as last week i had cerec crown fitted to lower molar. crown seems fine, however i found i couldn’t floss either side of tooth. I went back and my dentist filed between tooth and said it was sorted. Next day i found i could only floss one side, the other side the floss could only go down half way. My dentist couldn’t fit in an appointment so his colleague tried to get rid of some cement from side of crown and he has left me with a little gap that none of my other teeth have. Yes i can floss now, but the floss goes down the gap without really touching the sides. It feels odd and food is getting trapped in it. Is there some way the gap can be lessened?
hi there, feel a bit down as last week i had cerec crown fitted to lower molar. crown seems fine, however i found i couldn’t floss either side of tooth. I went back and my dentist filed between tooth and said it was sorted. Next day i found i could only floss one side, the other side the floss could only go down half way. My dentist couldn’t fit in an appointment so his colleague tried to get rid of some cement from side of crown and he has left me with a little gap that none of my other teeth have. Yes i can floss now, but the floss goes down the gap without really touching the sides. It feels odd and food is getting trapped in it. Is there some way the gap can be lessened?
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Hi
Hi
I’d have to see the situation in person to be able to advise you correctly, sorry. If the contact is not ideal and this is usually due to the shape of the crown being less than ideal, then it can be a continued problem. it may require remaking the crown. But I think you should go back again and ask your dentist to have a look and see what can be done. Sometimes to get things ‘just’ right we need a few attempts
Hope you get it sorted out easily…by all means you can come and see me or a cosmetic dentist local to you, for a second opinion
Mark
Ive just had a crown fitted to my front tooth, when was fitted and shown to me it has left a big gap right in the middle of my 2 front teeth, i have never ever had a gap before, the dentist forstly said it was my gum the said it was where i had have a filling on my front tooth, yet i still again have never ever had a gap not even a slight one, she has filled in in with filling? but i feel this surley if the crown was moulded and made right i wouldnt have a gap at all? its my front tooth and im so upset about it.
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