Hi Silky,

The dentist could make a new temp with a different shape and also remove the mercury filling in #17 and replace it with a composite one (non mercury). I would not extract #17 unless it was infected, a collector of plaque and/or served no chewing purpose. Just changing that filling may solve the problem.

Bryanna

Tongue irritation and biting after new crowns
 

Hi Bryanna. I was unable to find a way to post a question addressed directory to you, so I'm just replying. Please forgive me for that.
I read your posts and I have a question. About a a year and a half ago I had 2 crowns replaced, bottom moLars on opposite sides. My previous crowns didn't bother me at all. My dentist told that they were old and leaking. They were kind of old. It's true. So I replaced both. After they were replaced i started experiencing severe burning on my toungue and sometimes even my mouth is very irritated. Also the gum I kind on receded in one side. I first called the dentist and he said that everything is right in my mouth and he never had a patient with this problem. RE the gum he said it's because he had to make a crown taller going into the gum more and my body doesn't like it. He said it will adjust with time. It's still the same issue. I also told him that I time to time bite my tongue. He said that it may be because the crowns are new. I went to numerous MDs with my toungue issue. I had upper GI scope done and it's all negative. At first I thought may be I have an allergy to some materials in the crown. I now think after reading this forum that may be the crowns are wrongfitted??? My teeth are naturallying very short and every dentist I see says that it may be a problem. But I had crown there before and there was no issues. What do you think about it?is this a crown issue?

Hi Spiro,

Welcome to neurotalk! If you ever want to address a thread to me directly, you can just start a new topic :)

In the meantime, I found you........... :)

Having short teeth is a problem when trying to fit a crow properly because there just isn't much to work with. If your original crowns had fit well with no problems and there was no decay underneath them that needed to be removed when he prepped for the new crowns, then the new crowns should fit just as well as the old because he would not have had to do much drilling.

Yes, crowns need to be replaced as the cement eventually gives out and bacteria is able to seep in underneath the crown.

Regarding the possibility of being sensitive or reactive to the crown material... that is always possible. It is also possible to be sensitive or reactive to the cements used to cement the crown. All it takes is one smidgen of cement to be caught below the gum line and a reaction can happen. Especially if the person is sensitive to the chemicals in that cement. The reaction usually consists of an irritation sensation, burning, itching, inflammation, etc. The gum tissue will tend to pull away from the tooth in the area of the irritation. The symptoms of that could transfer to the tongue or other area of the mouth as it travels along a nerve path.

Perhaps it would behoove you to have a consultation with another dentist, not associated with this one, and bring your pre and post op xrays to that appointment. Ask them to check the gingival (gum) margin, check the bite, and check to see if there are any pieces of cement caught between the gum and tooth. it's probably not best to wait as your reaction to these crowns indicates not right.

You can also be tested to see if you are reactive to dental materials. It is a blood test called a biocompatibility test. Here is a link that talks about that:
http://iaomt.org/practical-guide-com...tal-materials/

Some holistic dentists use another test called Kinesiology which is a form of muscle testing. This type of testing is usually pretty accurate.
Here is a link that talks about that:
http://www.drwolfe.com/dentistry/dental_materials

Hope this info is helpful to you. Keep in touch.
Bryanna