Whenever a patient experiences dental crown pain, it should be investigated by the dentist who placed the dental crown. This pain can get worse and should be prevented.The purpose of a dental crown is to protect the tooth underneath, not cause pain. To make a dental crown a dentist must remove the entire top of the tooth with a high speed drill and a diamond drill bit. This rapid removal insults the living tooth and can later cause problems . Fortunately, most teeth recover from the procedure but some do not. Most teeth that need crowns have large and deep amalgam fillings that come close to the living dental nerve inside the tooth. Removing the old filling, cutting the top of the crown off, and placing an artificial crown can cause discomfort.
Dental crown pain can also be due to a high bite. If the dental crown was placed while the patient was numb, the patient may not have been able to feel the real bite when the dentist cemented the crown. This causes the bite to be off and as a result, the tooth underneath gets beat up and very sensitive. Sometimes the gums shrink away from the bottom of a dental crown which leaves a band of exposed living tooth. This exposed area can be very sensitive to hot and cold and this causes discomfort. .
All back teeth require a dental crown after a root canal. Dental crown pain can be due to an inflamed tooth root from a root canal procedure. This pain can begin years after the root canal was completed. A temporary crown is not a final dental crown. Temporary crowns are used to help protect a tooth while the final crown is being made at the dental laboratory. Because temporary crowns are constructed quickly in the mouth, they do not always completely cover the traumatized tooth.
The dentists at the Atlanta Dental Group PC are dedicated to their patients' good health and well being. You are welcome to join our family of patients. They know that small dental problems can develop into big ones when left untreated. If you are experiencing dental crown pain and would like to find out what Atlanta Cosmetic Dentist, Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky can do for you, please consider scheduling a free dental consultation by calling 404-874-7428.