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02-07-2012, 07:41 PM
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I think I accidently chewed almonds into the white color crown and felt pressure. It felt like the crown was coming off. Is this possible? I can't really chew food where the crown is because it causes pain.
What do I need to do? Will the Dentist put a new crown or work on the same on? The crown is probably 4 years old.
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02-07-2012, 09:08 PM
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You shouldn't have pain. *Possible* that you simply cut the gum while chewing, and it's just healing from a little cut. Even an errant popcorn kernel can cause pain and inflammation for a couple days til it gets loose, if it gets stuck under a crown's rim.
If the discomfort lasts more than 48 hours, or if you notice swelling or greyish discoloration around the crown area, get to the dentist asap. And in the meantime, get an appointment for the dentist even if everything goes back to normal, to have him check the crown and the integrity of the tooth, even if he can't see you right away or it's not an emergency anymore.
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02-07-2012, 11:16 PM
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Pain is gone. Pain is only when it puts pressure on food now. I don't see the cut on the gum? Maybe its stuck under the crown's rim?
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Originally Posted by AnonChick
You shouldn't have pain. *Possible* that you simply cut the gum while chewing, and it's just healing from a little cut. Even an errant popcorn kernel can cause pain and inflammation for a couple days til it gets loose, if it gets stuck under a crown's rim.
If the discomfort lasts more than 48 hours, or if you notice swelling or greyish discoloration around the crown area, get to the dentist asap. And in the meantime, get an appointment for the dentist even if everything goes back to normal, to have him check the crown and the integrity of the tooth, even if he can't see you right away or it's not an emergency anymore.
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02-08-2012, 06:46 AM
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If pain happens when you put pressure on the tooth from food, then the pain is -not- gone. Pain that occurs now, that hasn't occurred in the last 4 years you've had the crown, indicates something is wrong. And so you should see the dentist asap. Not in two months, not in a few weeks. Within the next few days. Any time you're experiencing pain in your mouth that you can't identify (such as a canker sore or a cut), you should consider it an urgent matter.
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