Hi Bryanna,

I still have a problem with a crown on #15 causing irritation on the tongue. The dentist isn't sure if it is the crown or the wisdom tooth #17. The wisdom tooth has a flattened out cusp of mercury on the part of the tooth closest to #18. The tongue gets sore after eating. Could the #17 tooth even be affecting the tongue when chewing. The opposing wisdom tooth #16 was extracted, so there is no tooth to chew against. I hate to get #17 extracted if it is not the problem. The roots are close to the nerve on that tooth.

The crown is in temp cement. I was wondering if it was possible to make a very small temp crown (maybe something the shape of a bottle cap....the prepared tooth does not have much height to it) to put in there to relieve the irriation for a while and try to determine which tooth is the problem. Appreciate any helpful insight you might have. Thanks. Silky